A patient is admitted with an infected leg. The nurse notes an increase in a patient's white blood cell count. The nurse is aware that during the immune response, pathogens are engulfed by white blood cells that ingest foreign particles
What is this process known as?
A) Apoptosis
B) Phagocytosis
C) Antibody response
D) Cellular immune response
Ans: B
Feedback: During the first mechanism of defense, white blood cells, which have the ability to ingest foreign particles, move to the point of attack, where they engulf and destroy the invading agents. This is known as phagocytosis. The action described is not apoptosis, antibody response, or a cellular immune response.
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