This is a photo taken under a microscope, showing a specialised white blood cell called a monocyte. This cell becomes a macrophage, once in tissue, which it patrols for invaders. It has ingested a yeast cell microorganism (the oval structure inside it), and it will now destroy it. The cell is about 0.03 mm in diameter.
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CELL
cell | sɛl | noun
Biology: The smallest structural and functional unit of an organism, which is typically microscopic and consists of cytoplasm and a nucleus enclosed in a membrane. This animal cell has ingested a yeast cell.
This post is part of the Wordless Wednesday meme,
and also part of the ABC Wednesday meme.
Biology: The smallest structural and functional unit of an organism, which is typically microscopic and consists of cytoplasm and a nucleus enclosed in a membrane. This animal cell has ingested a yeast cell.
This post is part of the Wordless Wednesday meme,
and also part of the ABC Wednesday meme.
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