A staff member asks a nurse what foam cells are.What is the nurse's best response? Foam cells in a fatty streak are:
A) Deposited adipose cells
B) Injured neutrophils
C) Macrophages that engulf low-density lipoprotein (LDL)
D) Lipid-laden mast cells

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Foam cells are lipid-laden macrophages that engulf LDL.
Foam cells are lipid-laden macrophages that engulf LDL.They are deposited in vessels,not adipose cells.
Foam cells are lipid-laden macrophages that engulf LDL.They are not injured neutrophils.
Foam cells are lipid-laden macrophages that engulf LDL.They are not mast cells.

A Staff Member Asks a Nurse What Foam Cells Are