NUTRITION
THE HUMAN BODY
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Question
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What are two ways in which white blood cells fight pathogens that have entered the body?
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They produce hormones to locate the pathogens.
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They surround and destroy the pathogens.
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They produce antibodies that work against the pathogens
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They make digestive acids to destroy the pathogens.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In general, the immune system can be activated to generate two types of immune responses: nonspecific response (innate immunity) and specific adaptive response (acquired immunity).
Detailed explanation-2: -They can engulf the ‘foreign’ cell and digest them. This is called phagocytosis. They can produce antitoxins-antitoxins counteract the toxins that invading bacteria may produce. They produce antibodies-this is a bit more complicated… so we’ll talk about that now!
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