a: Macrophage ~
b: scavenger

What:

"The macrophages and the neutrophils arrive. The macrophages engulf the invading organism and digest them by a process called phagocytosis. Macrophages are like scavengers, ridding the body of worn-out cells, debris and other foreign invaders. Macrophages are able to display a part of the invading organism on its surface as a signal to other cells that the body is infected. This process is called antigen presentation."


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Date: Feb 23 2014 8:04 PM


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