Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)

Published by Benjamin Cummings
ISBN 10: 032191855X
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-855-0

Chapter 15 - Innate Immunity - Questions For Review - Modified True/False - Page 469: 8

Answer

False; ingestion

Work Step by Step

Ingestion occurs when a phagocyte's pseudopods surround a microbe and fuse to form a sac. After phagocytes adhere to pathogens, they extend pseudopods to surround the microbe, which is internalized as the pseudopods fuse to form a food vesicle.
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