What kind of cells are like soldiers in the cellular immunity response, because locate and destroy infected body cells?

1 Answer
Oct 25, 2016

Leukocytes.

Explanation:

There are several types of leukocytes according to the haematopoiesis.
Accordingly, we differentiate: leukocytes and lymphocytes. Leukocytes exist in blood, while lymphocytes exist in plasma (lymph).
There are several other subtypes of leukocytes: eosinophils, neutrophils, basophils. They might be granulated or ungranulated. Granulated means that, since they have several 2 or more nucleus, their nucleuses are connected together, whilst ungranulated means vice versa.

Regarding lymphocytes, according to their function, there are T and B subtypes of lymphocytes. Both of them are responsible for the immunological response.