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No white blood cells are not pathogens, they protect the human body from pathogens.

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What is a white blood cell that eats any pathogen?

It is called a "killer" T-cell


What happens after a white blood cell destroys a pathogen?

After a white blood cell destroys a pathogen, it can either die itself or continue circulating in the body to fight other pathogens. The debris from the destroyed pathogen is usually broken down and eliminated from the body through processes such as phagocytosis or excretion.


The process by which a white blood cell ingests a disease causing organism?

The process by which a white blood cell ingests a disease-causing organism is called phagocytosis. The white blood cell engulfs the pathogen using its cell membrane, forming a vesicle called a phagosome. The phagosome then fuses with a lysosome to form a phagolysosome, where the pathogen is destroyed.


What is the name of the process where a white blood cell engulfs a pathogen?

Phagocytosis is the process by which a white blood cell engulfs and destroys pathogens such as bacteria or viruses. In this process, the white blood cell surrounds the pathogen with its cell membrane, forming a vesicle called a phagosome, which then fuses with lysosomes to break down the pathogen.


Does protein play a part in cell regonition?

When protein attaches with glycogen on the surface of the cell membrane , it acts as an ID for the cell which white blood cell will not act with the cell as a pathogen.


What produces antibodies to remove foreign invaders?

Antibodies are produced in a White blood cell called a plasma cell. The antibody is made for a specific type of pathogen which it recognises by it's antigen. The antibody will link on to the pathogen and either destroy it or hold on to it until another White blood cell will come and ingest (eat) it.


An increase in white blood cells is due to what?

Although there are several reasons why there might be an increase in the white blood cell levels, the most common one is the presence of an infection. When there is an invading pathogen, the body responds by increasing the circulating white blood cells.


What are white blood cells that can engulf pathogens called?

once the White blood cell (WBC) recognizes a pathogen it will use its plasma membrane to engulf the pathogen (endocytosis). the plasma membrane wraps itself around the pathogen bringing it in to the cytoplasm of the cell. it then will break off once the pathogen is inside enough. the pathogen with its surrounding plasma membrane forms an vesicle inside the larger macrophage (WBC). the vesicle and its contents are digested by the cell through the use of digestive enzymes and lysosomes.


What is an everyday example of vacuole?

An everyday example of a vacuole is the food vacuole inside a white blood cell. When the cell engulfs a pathogen, it forms a food vacuole to digest and break down the pathogen. This process helps the white blood cell defend the body against infections.


Why do white blood cells produce antibodies?

White Blood Cells prouduce antibodies because when a pathogen (another name for a diease) enters your body white blood cells sends out the right antibodies to kill the pathogen and when it is killed the white blood cells remembers it so if the pathogen ever comes back again they know how to get rid of it this is called immunty


What does a white blood cell have that a red blood cell doesn't?

The white blood cell has nucleus that red blood cell does not


What is the difference between the red blood cell and the nerve cell?

the nerve cell is the white cell and it is white but it doesnt care as much blood as the red blood cell does that's the difference. Also, the nerve cell is the white cell and it is white but the red blood carries blood. Wait, I think the nerve cell is the white cell is white. White Cell=Nerve Cell*white. Cell=Nerve/White =;)