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its role in defending your body against disease is to find and "eat" (consume i guess) bacteria, viruses, and dead or injured body cells
Phagocytes defend the body by destroy pathogens. They surrounding and engulfing them.
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What are phagocytes made of?
Phagocytes are comprised of fatty acids and proteins. They are cells used in the immune system to fight infections and bacteria.
How can white blood cells fight infections once microorganisms get into the body?
Phagocytes surround and then physically ingest the microorganisms. Lymphocytes produce antibodies to kill the microorganisms.
How do phagocytes protect cells?
Phagocytes are the white blood cells that protect the body by ingesting harmful foreign particles such as bacteria and dead cells. Also they are essential for fighting infections and for subsequent immunity. Phagocytes are crucial in fighting infections, as well as in maintaining healthy tissues by removing dead and dying cells that have reached the end of their lifespan. During an infection, chemical signals attract phagocytes to places where the pathogen has invaded the body. These chemicals may come from bacteria or from other phagocytes already present. Hope this will help!
What are three ways that antibodies help fight infections?
1. agglutination of particulate matter, including bacteria and viruses, 2. opsonisation or coating over bacteria to facilitate recognition and phagocytosis by the phagocytes and 3. neutralization of toxins released by bacteria.
How do you phagocytes prevent infection?
Phagocytes are the white blood cells that protect the body by ingesting harmful foreign particles such as bacteria and dead cells. Also they are essential for fighting infections and for subsequent immunity. Phagocytes are crucial in fighting infections, as well as in maintaining healthy tissues by removing dead and dying cells that have reached the end of their lifespan. During an infection, chemical signals attract phagocytes to places where the pathogen has invaded the body. These chemicals may come from bacteria or from other phagocytes already present. Hope this will help!
What kills infections'?
Phagocytes, natural killer cells, B and T lymphocytes.
What is salt used for weapons?
To fight infections and help the wound.
What elements in the body help fight infections?
The immune system.
Help the body fight infection in the body?
tea helps fight off infections as well as gut bacteriatea helps fight off infections as well as gut bacteria
What is the function of white blood cells in blood?
to help fight infections
What is the function of white blood cells in the blood?
to help fight infections
How does vomiting help fight infections?
ive heard from someone it helps by getting all the bad bacteria out of your system and all the goos bacteria can start pushing there way to help fight these infections you speak of
