Detecting and Responding to Invaders
The Immune System
• Specific Response
• Non-Specific
The Immune System
• List the organs and tissues of the immune system and their role.
The Immune System
• List the organs and tissues of the immune system and their role.
Cells of the Immune System
• List the cells of the immune system and the function they perform
Cells of the Immune System
• List the cells of the immune system and the function they perform
Cells of the Immune System
• List the cells of the immune system and the function they perform
The Non-Specific Immune Response
Non-Specific Immune Response
• Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) – What does it do? What types of MHC markers are found
Non-specific Response
• Describe the process of phagocytosis
Inflammation
• Describe the process of Inflammation
Complement Proteins
• What are they, what do they do?
Adaptive Immune Response
Specific Immune Response
Humoral Immunity
B Lymphocytes – Humoral Immunity
• Antibodies• IgM
• IgG
• IgA
• IgE
B Lymphocytes – Humoral Immunity
Monoclonal Antibodies
• What are they?
Cell-Mediated Immune Response
T lymphocytes – cell-mediated immune response
• T lymphocytes• Originate in the bone marrow but mature in the thymus gland.• T-helper
• Cytotoxic T
• T-Suppressor
Overview of the mammalian immune system
Preventing Infection
• Antiseptic– A substance that kills or inhibits the growth of
micro-organisms on external surfaces of living things
• Disinfectant– Substance that destroys micro-organisms and
their spores
Acquired immunity - Active
• Vaccines
Acquired immunity - passive
Autoimmune disease