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lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) produce antibodies which will attach themselves to foreign particles. so a detected bacterium will have many antibodies surrounding it and stuck to it. antibodies which have attached themselves to the bacterium will send a signal to the phagocytes (another type of white blood cell) to come and 'eat'. so the phagocytes will engulf the bacterium, and secrete lysozyme (an enzyme which cuts up everything that comes into contact with it) to digest the bacterium, killing it.
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It depends which type of white blood cell you are referring to. A non-specific immune response involves phagocytes which engulf the pathogen causing the infection and release lytic enzymes which destroys it.
Another type of white blood cell, B lymphotcytes produce antibodies to destroy the pathogen.
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To what do antibodies respond?
Antibodies are secreted by a special group of white blood cells called lymphocytes. Each type of cell (including bacteria) has a unique protein on its cell membrane - an antigen. If a lymphocyte does not recognise a particular antigen, it will assume that the cell (or bacterium) is foreign and hostile. This is what antibodies respond to - the stimulus as the result of an unfamiliar cell. The antibodies attach to the antigens and kill the cell, or bacterium.
How do white blood cell kill bacteria?
White blood cells kill bacteria by absorbing and killing the bacteria by digesting it with digesting enzymes.
What is the name of the cell that naturally kill bacteria?
White blood cells (technically known as leukocytes) kill bacteria.
What cool things does the white blood cell do?
White blood cells are an important part of the immune system. White blood cells help kill bacteria, viruses, and parasites in the body.
Which white blood cell has the function to kill parasites?
Eosinophils are white blood cells that specialize in fighting parasitic infections. They release toxins to kill parasites and regulate the body's immune response against them.
What is engulfing a particle called?
Phagocytosis is the process by which a cell engulfs a particle, such as a bacterium or debris, by extending pseudopods around it and engulfing it into a membrane-bound vesicle called a phagosome.
Which WHite Blood Cell kills parasitic worms?
Eosinophils are white blood cells that are specialized in fighting parasitic worms by releasing toxic granules that kill the parasites.
What is the difference of white blood cells and red blood cells?
White blood cells are part of the immune system and help to fight off infections and foreign invaders in the body. They are larger in size and have a nucleus. Red blood cells, on the other hand, are responsible for carrying oxygen from the lungs to other parts of the body. They are smaller in size and do not have a nucleus.
What do the white blood cells do to the microbes?
They can engulf them just by chasing them and eating them or if there's a lot of them they can make them all stick together and engulf them all at once. They can also make them burst. If they are toxins, the white blood cell can produce antitoxins to kill them. You can think of this like a recipe. The white blood cell needs to find a recipe to kill the foreign microbe and that is why you can be ill for a long time. This is also why you can become immune to something. You can get a virus and the white blood cells take 2 days to find the correct antitoxin to kill it, and if the virus comes back then your white blood cells already have the correct recipe to kill it. Hope this helps. :)
What are lymphocytes-?
Lymphocytes are one of the two varieties of white blood cells or leukocytes in the Human body.
What is the strongest white blood cell in your body?
The strongest white blood cell in your body is considered to be the natural killer (NK) cell. NK cells are able to directly kill infected or cancerous cells without needing prior activation, making them a vital part of the immune system's first line of defense.
What cell kill germs that attacks the body?
The cells that attack invading germs are white blood cells (technically known as leucocytes).
