Chapter 16, Problem 8R

Summary Introduction

To review: The labels of the phagocytosis - margination, diapedesis, adherence and phagolysosome formation.

Introduction:

The immune system of the vertebrates gives protection against the infectious foreign substances or pathogenic organisms. It is a complex biological reaction which involves in the specific and nonspecific defense against the infectious agents. The pathogenic damages to the defense cells indicate the sign of inflammation. After inflammation, the phagocytic cells are initiated to destroy the invading microbes.