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As is protocol in an autopsy, all internal organs are removed, dissected, and ex

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As is protocol in an autopsy, all internal organs are removed, dissected, and examined. A small part of every organ is set aside and sent off to the histology lab for microscopic inspection. A cross section of the throat is under the microscope. The lab technician notices that it is red and raw. If Dean died from complications due to a virus like influenza, what specific immunity cell/molecule should the lab technician see remnants of through the microscope in the throat tissue? Macrophage Complement proteins Natural Killer Cells O T Cells

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Macrophage

Macrophage provides the first line of host defense against a range of airborne pathogens, including influenza virus.