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Name a type of cell found in human blood that uses phagocytosis for capturing and destroying bacteria?
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∙ 9y ago
Blood cells use phagocytosis for capturing and destroying bacteria. More specifically, white blood cells. They fight off infection and bacteria.
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Is the process by which white blood cells move in and out of blood vessels called phagocytosis?
No. Phagocytosis is the process in which a cell engulfs and takes in a particle. Some white blood cells are phagocytes, taking in and destroying bacteria.
What is the type of cell found on human blood that uses this technique for capturing and destroying bacteria?
leukocyte
What is it called when white blood cells eat bacteria?
they "engulf" the bacteria
What are white blood cells called that engulf and destroy bacteria?
exocytosis, phagocytosis,pinocytosis, osmosis,
What is the process by which white blood cells destroy bacteria?
Phagocytosis :)
What is the name of the process where a white blood cell engulfs a pathogen?
The process by which white blood cells engulf bacteria is termed phagocytosis. In some organisms, phagocytosis is how food is absorbed.
How does the white blood cell consume the bacterial cell?
by phagocytosis,they engulf bacteria
White blood cells engulf and digest and destroy invading bacteria using?
Phagocytosis
When they enclose bacteria certain types of white blood cells engulf bacteria and bring them into the cell what is this process called?
Phagocytosis
When a white blood cell engulfs a bacteria and destroys it the process of engulfing the bacteria is called cellular eating or...?
phagocytosis? i think not sure though
Is 'phagocytosis' the name for the process used by white blood cells to fight infection?
Yes. The primary function of white blood cells in fighting infection is phagocytosis, or the engulfment, (eating) of cells, cell fragments, and pathogens (bacteria, viruses, etc.).
Where does phagocytosis happen?
Phagocytosis takes place in the blood.
