Immune defense
What is the other name for a specific immune response
Adaptive immunity
What is lymph
A clear fluid containing white blood cells
What is the role of helper t cells
coordinating the immune response between cells
This cell engulfs and digests invaders
Macrophages
Vaccines are used to treat ______
viruses
What is the other name for non specific immune response
innate defense
What transports lymph around the body
Lymphatic vessels
What cell actually destroys the pathogen
Cytotoxic t cells
What do neutrophils do
They rapidly attack bacteria and is the first responder to pathogens
Antibiotics treat _______
Bacterial infections
If you have never gotten a vaccine for covid and its your first time getting it what type of response would trigger
non specific immune response
Small bean shaped structures that act as filters
Lymph nodes
Which cell creates antibodies
B cells
This cell makes a connection between adaptive and innate defense
Dendritic cells
What do antigens do
They act as an identity for a pathogen and show the body what to attack
What is the name for cells that make up your innate immune defense
Phagocytes
What does interstitial fluid mean
the fluid between cells
Which cell regulates the body's immune response so it doesn't accidentally kill healthy cells
Regulatory T cells
This cell attacks cancerous cells
NK cell
The part your body creates to bind to antigens to destroy pathogens after you have made adaptive immunity
Antibodies
B and T cells make up what type of immune response
Adaptive immune response
What is the role of lymph
It helps fight off infection
What are the conditions to create adaptive immunity
You need to have encountered the pathogen before and have created memory b cells to recognize the pathogen next time
How are dendritic cells the bridge between innate and adaptive immunity
By capturing and presenting antigens
What is a vaccine
A very small or inactive dose of a virus