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Lymphocytes that act directly on antigens to destroy them or produce chemicals that are toxic to them called?
Lymphocytes that act directly on antigens to destroy them or produce chemicals that are toxic to them are called T4 cells. They are also known as T helper cells.
The molecules on pathogens that enable the immune system to distinguish one kind of pathogen from another are called?
The molecules on pathogens that enable the immune system to distinguish one kind of pathogen from another are called antigens. Antibodies destroy pathogens by binding to the antigens on the pathogen.
What are protein substances formed in the blood to destroy foreign substances?
Antigens are protein substances formed in the blood to destroy foreign substances. Antigens can also be administered artificially in some cases.
What is he process whereby cells ingest and destroy bacteria within the body called?
Phagocytosis is the process by which cells ingest and destroy bacteria in the body. This process makes up part of the immune function.
What does the thalamus?
it produces the hormones involved in the development of white blood cells called Tcells which form part of the immune system.
What does the thalamus produce?
it produces the hormones involved in the development of white blood cells called Tcells which form part of the immune system.
What are antigens with only one antigenic site called?
Antigens with only one antigenic site are called Major histocompatibility complex (MHC)
What happens to an antigen-antibody complex?
The antigen grows a memory cell instead of the Plasma cell and takes over the whole body and kills all of the antibodies.
Foreign invaders have proteins called?
antigens
Substances that the body recognizes as foreign are called?
Antigens Antibodies neutralize these molecules.
What blood cells and platelets in a fluid called?
antigens
Process by which phagocytes destroy pathogens is called?
PhagocytosisPhagocytes make up three-quarters of the body's white blood cells. They destroy pathogens by engulfing them.It's called phagocytosis. Macrophages mainly phagocytose the pathogens.
