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Phagocytes of humans and other animals are called professional or non-professional, depending on how good they are at phagocytosis. The professional phagocytes are neutrophils, monocytes, macrophages, dendritic cells, and mast cells.
Macrophages are not the only types of cells that function through phagocytosis. There are other important swallowing cells that make up the immune system, such as cells called granulocytes, neutrophils and dendritic cells. Macrophages are the biggest and most effective of the phagocytes.