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| Produce antibodies to destroy specific antigens |
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| a substance the body recognizes as foreign that can trigger an immune response |
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| a substance produced by the body that inactivates or destroys an antigen |
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| a clear fluid with a composition comparable to blood plasma |
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| one cell thick and overlap in a way that fluid enters the capillaries and cannot flow back |
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| carry lymph away from tissues |
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(palantine, pharyngeal and lingual)
Produce lymphocytes and antibodies |
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large blood supply
filters blood
stores blood
forms lymphocytes, monocytes, and plasma cells
destroys old RBC’s
phagocytosis (engulfs bacteria and destroys it)
forms RBC’s before birth |
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| make T-lymphocytes. Larger in infancy then shrinks |
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stay in bone marrow– produce antibodies to destroy
specific antigens |
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| migrate to thymus – attack and destroy antigens |
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| Directly attacks and destroys the invading antigen/pathogen |
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| Secrete a substance that stimulates B-cells to divide and helps bring about the immune response |
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| inhibit the action of T and B cells to end the reaction to the antigen after it has been destroyed |
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| remember the specific antigen so that if it is introduced again to the body, the response is faster and more intense |
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| produce antibodies to attack antigen |
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| remember antigen if body is exposed again |
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| White cells take in and destroy bacteria and foreign materials |
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