In the inflammatory response, clotting proteins form a clot. This action
A) stimulates pain receptors.
B) increases the permeability of blood vessels.
C) walls off foreign particles and microbes.
D) produces edema.
E) phagocytizes microbes.

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Clotting proteins forming a clot during the inflammatory response primarily serves to isolate the area of injury or infection, effectively walling off foreign particles and microbes to prevent their spread into surrounding tissues.

In the Inflammatory Response, Clotting Proteins Form a Clot