IMMUNE SYSTEM
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- Defends the body against pathogens
- First line of defense (skin)
- Second line of defense (WBC- phagocytosis)
- Type of lymphocyte (white blood cell) that produces chemicals called antibodies to destroy each kind of pathogen
- Identify pathogens and tell them apart using the pathogens antigens (marker molecules)
- Occurs when our own immune system is responsible for protecting us from a pathogen
- Occurs when we are protected from a pathogen by immunity gained from someone else
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