Word derivation:
Phago: eat
Cyte: cell
“Cell eaters”
The most important part of the second line of defense
There are at least six different phagocytes (do not memorize):
Basophils
Eosinophils
Neutrophils
Mast cells
Monocytes
Macrophages
Word derivation:
Macro: big
Phago: eat
“Big eaters”
The most famous phagocyte (although not the most abundant)
Moves around like an amoeba “eating” pathogens.