Define
The immune system's response to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells, toxic compounds, or irradiation.
What is inflammation?
A type of lymphatic white blood cell.
What is a B-Cell?
To create antibodies to fight against antigens that enter the body.
What is the function of a B-Cell?
They defend against pathogens such as viruses, protozoa, and complex bacteria.
What is the function of a T-Cell?
Is produced by the mucous membranes and traps bacteria and other pathogens entering the body.
What is mucous?
B-Cells, T-Cells, and antibodies.
To remove injurious stimuli and initiate the healing process.
What is the function of inflammation?
It is produced by the immune system to help stop intruders (antigens) from harming the body.
What is the function of an antibody?
Physical barriers like the skin and mucous membranes, and chemical barriers, like antimicrobial chemicals in tissue and fluids, as well as the inflammatory response and interferon.
What is Non-specific defense in the body?
Essentially the immune system in itself, it consists of mechanisms and agents that target specific antigens.
What is specific defense in the body?
First line of defense against invading substances. It provides a passive physical barrier against infection, and also contains elements that allows it to actively fight infections.
What is the function of skin?
Acts as a natural filter to prevent the entry of dust, pollen, spores, viruses and bacteria. Particles stick to the wet surface of this, which prevents them from reaching your lungs and causing infection.
What is the function of nose hairs?
Skin, nose hair, mucous, inflammation, and phagocytes
What are examples of nonspecific defense?
Cells that protect the body by ingesting harmful foreign particles, bacteria, and dead or dying cells.
What are phagocytes?