An associate degree is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study intended to usually last two years. It is considered to be a greater level of education than a high school diploma or GED. The first associate degrees were awarded in the U.K. in 1873 before spreading to the U.S. in 1898. They have since been introduced in a small number of other countries.
Monocytes are the largest of the white blood cells. These are the cells that 'clean up' our blood the most. Monocytes also employ phagocytosis to 'eat' foreign particles, bacteria and dead neutrophils.
A white blood cell that engulfs and destroys pathogens. This is the most abundant type of white blood cell. They engulf bacteria and then release chemicals that kill the bacteria--- and themselves. They can also squeeze between cells in the walls of capillaries to attack pathogens at the site of an infection. white blood cell that engulfs and destroys pathogens. This is the most abundant type of white blood cell. They engulf bacteria and then release chemicals that kill the bacteria--- and themselves. They can also squeeze between cells in the walls of capillaries to attack pathogens at the site of an infection.