Fighting Disease - The Immune system

Question 1

What cells in the immune system are used to kill pathogens or any foreign material?

Answer 1

White blood cells

Question 2

What are the 3 ways that White blood cells destroy pathogens?

Answer 2

Phagocytosis
Producing antitoxins
Producing Antibodies

Question 3

Phagocytosis

Answer 3

The White blood cells engulf the pathogens and ingest them

Question 4

Production of Antitoxins

Answer 4

White blood cells create antitoxins to counteract and neutralize the effect of the toxins that bacteria create

Question 5

Production of Antibodies

Answer 5

White blood cells create antibodies that attach themselves to the surface of pathogens (antigens) in order to destroy them.
They are Specific to the pathogens