During Phagocytosis Cytoplasmic Extensions Called?

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Phagocyte, Type of Cell That Has the Ability to Ingest, and Sometimes Digest, Foreign Particles, Such as Bacteria, Carbon, Dust, or Dye. It Engulfs Foreign...

During Phagocytosis Cytoplasmic Extensions Called?

Phagocyte, type of cell that has the ability to ingest, and sometimes digest, foreign particles, such as bacteria, carbon, dust, or dye. It engulfs foreign bodies by extending its cytoplasm into pseudopods

pseudopods
Pseudopodia are formed by some cells of higher animals (e.g., white blood corpuscles) and by amoebas. During amoeboid feeding, pseudopodia either flow around and engulf prey or trap it in a fine, sticky mesh. Protozoans have four types of pseudopodia.
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(cytoplasmic extensions like feet), surrounding the foreign particle and forming a vacuole.

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