PHYSIOLOGY
BLOOD PHYSIOLOGY
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lymphocytes
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phagocytes
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platelets
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -phagocyte, type of cell that has the ability to ingest, and sometimes digest, foreign particles, such as bacteria, carbon, dust, or dye. It engulfs foreign bodies by extending its cytoplasm into pseudopods (cytoplasmic extensions like feet), surrounding the foreign particle and forming a vacuole.
Detailed explanation-2: -Neutrophils are the granular leukocytes that phagocytize pathogens (bacteria). Monocytes are agranular leukocytes that transform into macrophages and phagocytize pathogens (bacteria).
Detailed explanation-3: -A type of immune cell that can surround and kill microorganisms, ingest foreign material, and remove dead cells. It can also boost immune responses. Monocytes, macrophages, and neutrophils are phagocytes.