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What part of the bacterium can protect it from phagocytosis by white blood cells?
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What are white blood cells called that engulf and destroy bacteria?
exocytosis, phagocytosis,pinocytosis, osmosis,
Which cells are able to carry on the process phagocytosis?
white blood cells
What type of cells produce antibodies to destroy pathogens?
Phagocytes use phagocytosis, also Macrophages (or white blood cells) use phagocytosis to engulf and destroy pathogens.
What is the process by which white blood cells destroy bacteria?
Phagocytosis :)
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.).
Phagocytosis is best associated with what type of blood cells?
Monocytes and macrophages are good example of blood cells which cause phagocytosis. They originate from lymphoid stem cells
What are white blood cells called that engulf and destroy bacteria?
exocytosis, phagocytosis,pinocytosis, osmosis,
Which cells are able to carry on the process phagocytosis?
white blood cells
What type of cells produce antibodies to destroy pathogens?
Phagocytes use phagocytosis, also Macrophages (or white blood cells) use phagocytosis to engulf and destroy pathogens.
What human cell uses phagocytosis as a mechanism of defense?
Leukocytes (white blood cells) capture and destroy microorganisms by phagocytosis.
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 process by which white blood cells destroy bacteria?
Phagocytosis :)
What is the medical term meaning white blood cells ingesting pathogens?
Phagocytosis is the medical term meaning digestion and ingestion of microorganisms by white blood cells.
What is it called when white blood cells eat bacteria?
they "engulf" the bacteria
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.
What is it called when your immune system eats your whit blood cells?
phagocytosis
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.).
