phagocytes Flashcards
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Describe how bacteria are destroyed by phagocytes.
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Phagocyte attracted by a substance / recognises (foreign) antigen;
Accept named substance eg chemical / antigen
- (Pathogen)engulfed / ingested;
Accept: description
- Enclosed in vacuole / vesicle / phagosome;
- (Vacuole) fuses / joins with lysosome;
- Lysosome contains enzymes;
Accept named example of enzyme
- Pathogen digested / molecules hydrolysed;
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