What are differences between pinocytosis and phagocytosis?

Answer 1

The main difference between Phagocytosis and Pinocytosis is that Phagocytosis occurs when the small vesticle engulfs around a solid particle, but Pinocytosis, which can also be referred to as being "cell drinking", occurs when the small vesticle engulfs a liquid particle. Hope that helps!

Answer 2

Phagocytosis- is a type of endocytosis in which the cell membrane engulfs large particles.

pinocytosis- introduction of fluids into a cell by invagination of the cell membrane, followed by formation of vesicles within the cells.

Answer 3

Two main types of endocytosis are based on the kind of material that is taken into the cell: pinocytosis involves the transport of solutes or fluids, and phagocytosis is the movement of large particles or whole cells.

Answer 4

• In phagocytosis, or "cell eating," the cell engulfs debris, bacteria, or other sizable objects. Phagocytosis occurs in specialized cells called phagocytes, which include macrophages, neutrophils, and other white blood cells. Invagination produces a vesicle called a phagosome, which usually fuses with one or more lysosomes containing hydrolytic enzymes. Materials in the phagosome are broken down by these enzymes and degraded.

• In pinocytosis, or "cell drinking," the cell engulfs extracellular fluid, including molecules such as sugars and proteins. These materials enter the cell inside a vesicle, although they do not mix with cytoplasm. Epithelial cells in capillaries use pinocytosis to engulf the liquid portion of blood at the capillary surface. The resulting vesicles travel across the capillary cells and release their contents to surrounding tissues, while blood cells remain in the blood.

Answer 5

• In phagocytosis, or "cell eating," the cell engulfs debris, bacteria, or other sizable objects. Phagocytosis occurs in specialized cells called phagocytes, which include macrophages, neutrophils, and other white blood cells. Invagination produces a vesicle called a phagosome, which usually fuses with one or more lysosomes containing hydrolytic enzymes. Materials in the phagosome are broken down by these enzymes and degraded.

• In pinocytosis, or "cell drinking," the cell engulfs extracellular fluid, including molecules such as sugars and proteins. These materials enter the cell inside a vesicle, although they do not mix with cytoplasm. Epithelial cells in capillaries use pinocytosis to engulf the liquid portion of blood at the capillary surface. The resulting vesicles travel across the capillary cells and release their contents to surrounding tissues, while blood cells remain in the blood.

Answer 6

Phinocytosis is the endocytosis of fluid and phagocytosis is the endocytosis of food and other large particles.

Answer 7

Pinocytosis is a type of endocytosis and is cell drinking

Phagocytosis is also a type of e

ndocytosis however it is cell drinking

Answer 8

Phagocytosis is the movement of whole cells, or large particles. Pinocytosis is the movement of solutes and fluids.