IMMUNITY

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  • 2 Mechanisms of the Immune System:
    • Innate (nonspecific) defense system
    • Adaptive (specific) defense system
  • Immunity - the condition of being resistant to infection
  • Innate (nonspecific) defense system - responds immediately to protect body from foreign materials
  • Adaptive (specific) defense system - fights invaders that get past the innate system; most important of the immune cells being lymphocytes, dendritic cells, and macrophages