Organ Macrophages Flashcards
1
Q
Liver
A
Kupffer
2
Q
Kidney
A
Mesangial
3
Q
Brain
A
Microglial
4
Q
Lungs
A
Dust cell / Heart-failure cell / Alveolar Macrophage
5
Q
Lymph nodes & connective tissues
A
Histiocytes
6
Q
Bone
A
Osteoclasts
7
Q
Skin (epidermis)
A
Langerhans cell
8
Q
Placenta
A
Hofbauer cells
9
Q
Granuloma (TB)
A
Epitheloid cells & Langhans cells (fused epitheloid cells)
11
Q
Others
A
Dendritic cells
12
Q
Blood vessel
A
Monocytes