White blood cells are an important component of our immune system. One thing they do is consume and destroy bacteria by extending their plasma membrane around the bacterium and bringing it inside the cell in a vesicle. By what process do they engulf the bacterium?

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Phagocytosis is the process by which cells, such as white blood cells, engulf and digest large particles or microorganisms, like bacteria. This is a key mechanism in the immune response to infection.

White Blood Cells Are an Important Component of Our Immune