Phagocytosis

Pathogen:

• Disease causing micro-organism

Antigens:

• A chemical marker that can be detected by the immune system, especially proteins, glycolipids and glycoproteins

Phagocytes:

• Type of white blood cell
• Ingest and destroy the pathogen

Phagocytosis:

1.

• Chemical products of pathogens, or dead, damaged and abnormal cells act as attractants
• Casues phagocytes to move towards the pathogen
• It moves…