Question 5. Which of the following cells functions most like a mast cell? (Pass your pointer over the tissue to learn the answer)

 

 

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eosinophil...does not release histamine

basophil: releases histamine (mast cells are called "tissue basophils"

 

monocyte: phagocytic, does not release histamine

neutrophil and eosinophil; neither are like mas cells