Question

Select all that apply. Which of the following immune cells function to destroy pathogens using a process called phagocytosis?

a amacrophages
b dendritic cells
c neutrophils

Answer 1

Macrophages, dendritic cells, and neutrophils are immune cells that perform phagocytosis to destroy pathogens as part of the innate immune response.

Step-by-step explanation:

Immune cells that function to destroy pathogens using a process called phagocytosis include macrophages, dendritic cells, and neutrophils. These phagocytes engulf and digest pathogens as a part of the body's innate immune response. Macrophages and dendritic cells also activate T cells, which assist in the adaptive immune response and dendritic cells also act as antigen presenting cell by the receptor mediator process. Neutrophils are often considered the first responders to an infection, arriving quickly to engulf invaders and releasing cytokines that aid in pathogen destruction and removal.