Chapter 13 5 types of white blood cells that protect the immune system:

Question 1

Lymphocytes

Answer 1

make antibodies to mark and destroy invading pathogens.

Question 2

Eosinoplilhs

Answer 2

help destroy the marked invaders.

Question 3

Basophils

Answer 3

release histamines that cause swelling to cushion an injury.

Question 4

Neutrophils

Answer 4

are also called phagocytes.

Question 5

Monocytes

Answer 5

are phagocytes that surround and destroy foreign bodies and old red blood cells.