A patient goes to the emergency department because his arm started to swell up after being stung by a wasp. Although it did not happen to this patient, the process whereby a bacterium is recognized by the cell surface receptor and internalized into the cell is referred to as
A) phagocytosis
B) exocytosis
C) pinocytosis
D) clathrin-mediated exocytosis
E) clathrin-mediated endocytosis

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Phagocytosis is the process by which a cell recognizes and engulfs a bacterium or other particles, internalizing it into the cell.

A Patient Goes to the Emergency Department Because His Arm