Which one of the following destroys the foreign bodies by the process of phagocytosis?
A
Antigens
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B
Antibodies
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C
Macrophages
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D
Pathogens
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E
Natural killer cells
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Solution
The correct option is D Macrophages Macrophages phagocytize pathogens, old cells, and cellular debris as well as stimulate other white blood cells, including lymphocytes. The encounter of B cell with a specific antigen activates its clonal expansion which in turn gives rise to plasma cell and memory cells. A plasma cell is a mature B cell that serves in mass production of antibodies against a specific antigen which in turn are responsible for humoral immunity. Natural killer cells kill virus-infected cells and tumor cells by cell-to-cell contact. Pathogens are the disease causing organisms. The surface molecules of the pathogen that are recognized by the immune system to initiate immune response are termed as antigens.