Human Biology, 14 Edition

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.2 - Innate Immune Defenses - Check Your Progress - Page 137: 2

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White blood cells or leukocytes work to defend and protect the human body. They are the immunity cells that fight off viruses, bacteria and other foreign objects that invades the human body. They include monocytes that help to break down bacteria, lymphocytes that create antibodies, neurophils that kill and digest bacteria, basophils that secretes histamine that helps to control immune system response, and eosinophils that attacks and kill parasites and cancer cells.

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White blood cells or leukocytes work to defend and protect the human body. They are the immunity cells that fight off viruses, bacteria and other foreign objects that invades the human body. They include monocytes that help to break down bacteria, lymphocytes that create antibodies, neurophils that kill and digest bacteria, basophils that secretes histamine that helps to control immune system response, and eosinophils that attacks and kill parasites and cancer cells.
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