Ch.43 The Immune System Flashcards by Lindsey Eddington | Brainscape

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Pathogens

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Infectious agents that’s cause disease

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Immune system

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Enables an animal to avoid or limit many infections

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Lysozyme

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An enzyme that digests microbial cell walls

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Phagocytosis

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The ingestion and digestion of bacterial and other foreign substances

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Neutrophils

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The most abundant phagocytosis cells in the mammalian body

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Cytokines

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Proteins that help recruit and activate lymphocytes

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