A type of white blood cell that engulfs foreign organisms and infected, damaged, or aged cells, and that is particularly prevalent during the inflammatory response is a
The white blood cell is called NEUTROPHIL. Neutrophils play important roles in the immune system; they move around the body via the blood stream and when they sense signals that foreign bodies are present, they move to the site of the infection and destroy them. They are among the first set of immune cells that defend the body against infection.
