PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

CELL DAMAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Neutrophils are a type of white blood cell that engulf invading bacteria and break them apart with digestive enzymes. Neutrophils are likely to contain large numbers of-
A
chloroplasts
B
lysosomes
C
flagella
D
Golgi bodies
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Macrophages and neutrophils (phagocytes) are the front-line defenders in your body’s immune system. They seek out, ingest, and destroy pathogens and other debris through a process called phagocytosis.

Detailed explanation-2: -Neutrophils. They kill and digest bacteria and fungi. They are the most numerous type of white blood cell and your first line of defense when infection strikes. Basophils.

Detailed explanation-3: -Finally, the typical “dense bodies” or mature lysosomes described in other cells are not present in resting neutrophils.

Detailed explanation-4: -Neutrophil serine proteases are granule-associated enzymes known mainly for their function in the intracellular killing of pathogens.

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