Is phagocytosis the general name for the engulfing of a foreign body? Does that mean both monocytes and phagocytes can perform phagocyosis?

Macrophages are not the only cell type that uses phagocytosis in the body. More than that, phagocytosis is not the only function of macrophages. Nevertheless, macrophages are cells of the...

Monocytes and neutrophils $to$ kill the invader microbes by damaging or digesting them by phagocytosis. Basophils $to$ produce heparin and histamine. Heparin inhibits clotting of blood....

Lymphocytes produce antibodies against the chemicals or foreign proteins. With the help of antibodies the foreign proteins are deactivated. Lymphocytes recognize self and non self cells. Phagocytes on the...

Erythrocytes have an average life span of 120 days. On ageing the enzyme activity of erythrocytes reduces drastically and they become spherical and sluggish. Macrophages are a type of...

Phagocytosis is the process by which a cell takes in material, to neutralize a threat, obtain nourishment, or absorb information. Examples: i. Metazoan (multicellular organisms) immune system is...

There are a mode of transport of substances. With terms of just the CSM's function of transport the mean the same where the CSM's shape is modified, engulfing the...

is used to transport small non polar and non charged particles down concentration gradient. Facilitated diffusion is to transport small polar or small charged particles down concentration gradient,...

Phagocytosis is akin to eating while pinocytosis is like drinking (while taking in nutrients), Hence, pinocytosis creates only small amount of ATP Apart from that, phagocytosis uses receptors while pinocytosis...

To form a vesicle the under the has to be broken down for this cell membrane to curve into the cytoplasm and form the vesicle.

Phagocytosis and Pinocytosis are similar as they both are engulfing a material. Phagocytosis is the bulk uptake of solid material where as pinocytosis is the bulk uptake of liquid material...