Immune system Flashcards
T cells
T-cells are a type of white blood cell. They help fight germs in your body
B cells
A type of white blood cell that makes antibodies
Macrophage
A type of white blood cell that surrounds and kills microorganisms, removes dead cells, and stimulates the action of other immune system cells
Phagocyle
A type of white blood cell, for example, micro fadges
Antigens
A substance that the immune system recognizes as a potential pathogen and that provokes an immune response
Antibody
Why shaped molecules that bind to specific pathogens. The pathogen is unactivated or The antibody will trigger each destruction by non. Specific defenses
Allergies
The immune system reacting to harmless antigens in ways that can be harmful
Atio immune disease
When the body can not recognize the difference between foreign cells and the body’s own cells. Causing the body to attack itself
interleukins
any of a group of naturally occurring proteins that mediate communication between cells
They are the trigger for the immune system
Vaccination
Exposes the body to a dead or weakened. Ant kitchen to produce a memory cell. This boosts immunity by having the memory of the antigen ready to overwhelm the end chain after they Appear
Cilia
tiny hair-like structures on the surface of cells in many parts of the body,
Move mucus,germs, and other forgien particals up the throught to be coughed up.
Mucus
to protect the lung through mucociliary clearance against foreign particles and chemicals entering the lung
With skin related to the immune system
The skin is a barrier from the outside world and the body. It also alerts white blood cells when an invading organism enters the body.
Enzymes in white blood cells
Help to destroy And digest any foreign substances
