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The cells involved in the cellular response to a wound are:
 
The cells involved in the cellular response to a wound are:
* Tissue mast cells and '''[[Macrtophages|macrophages]]''' that initially phagocytose and detect bacteria<br />
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* Tissue mast cells and '''[[Macrophages|macrophages]]''' that initially phagocytose and detect bacteria<br />
 
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* The Blood granulocytes, or Polymorphonuclear (multi-lobed nuclei) Cells
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* The blood granulocytes, or Polymorphonuclear (PMN: multi-lobed nuclei) Cells
 
** The '''[[Neutrophils|Neutrophils]]''' are the most abundant as they are the primary cells that phagocytose bacteria, and the larger fungi
 
** The '''[[Neutrophils|Neutrophils]]''' are the most abundant as they are the primary cells that phagocytose bacteria, and the larger fungi
** The '''[[Eosinophils|Eosinophils]]''' and '''[[Basophils|Basophils/ mast cells]]''' are only needed in rare circumstances as they are for killing parasites by the release of granules (exocytosis).
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** The '''[[Eosinophils|Eosinophils]]''' and '''[[Basophils|Basophils]] / [[Mast Cells| mast cells]]''' are only needed in rare circumstances as they are for killing parasites by the release of granules (exocytosis).
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* Blood '''[[Monocytes|monocytes]]''': phagocytose bacteria
 
* Blood '''[[Monocytes|monocytes]]''': phagocytose bacteria
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The main role of the innate cellular response is to delay systemic infection until the [[Adaptive Immune System|adaptive response]] can back it up with a more specific attack
 
The main role of the innate cellular response is to delay systemic infection until the [[Adaptive Immune System|adaptive response]] can back it up with a more specific attack
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