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MCAT Biology Review Chapter 8

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innate immunity; nonspecific immunity
composed of defenses that are always active, but that cannot target specific invaders
adaptive immunity; specific immunity
defenses that target a specific pathogen; slower to act, but can maintain immunological memory of an infection
antimicrobial molecules; phagocytes
innate immune system includes these two components
B-cells; T-cells
adaptive immune system includes these two components
bone marrow
produces all the while blood cells
leukocytes
white blood cells that participate in the immune system through the process of hematopoiesis
B-cells
adaptive immune cell that turn into plasma cells to produce antibodies
plasma cells
produce antibodies
humoral immunity
type of immunity produced by B cells; involves production of antibodies that circulate in the blood rather than cells
T-cells
adaptive immune cell that coordinate the immune system and kill virally infected cells
thymus
small gland just in front of the pericardium
pericardium
sac that protects the heart
cell-mediated immunity
type of immunity produced by T cells that attack infected or abnormal body cells by coordination of the immune system
spleen; lymph nodes
where are B cells activated
bone marrow
where are B cells matured
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