ANATOMY
LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
Question
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plasma cells
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phagocytic cells
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helper T cells
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antibodies
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Detailed explanation-1: -Phagocytosis consists in recognition and ingestion of particles larger than 0.5 m into a plasma membrane derived vesicle, known as phagosome. Phagocytes can ingest microbial pathogens, but importantly also apoptotic cells.
Detailed explanation-2: -To engulf the pathogen, the phagocyte forms a pseudopod that wraps around the pathogen and then pinches it off into a membrane vesicle called a phagosome. Acidification of the phagosome (pH decreases to the range of 4–5) provides an important early antibacterial mechanism.
Detailed explanation-3: -Monocytes, macrophages, and neutrophils are phagocytes. A phagocyte is a type of white blood cell.
Detailed explanation-4: -Several types of cells of the immune system perform phagocytosis, such as neutrophils, macrophages, dendritic cells, and B lymphocytes. The act of phagocytizing pathogenic or foreign particles allows cells of the immune system to know what they are fighting against.