Immune system

IMMUNE SYSTEM

What is a immune system?

• How Your Immune System Works (Einbetten)
• The immune system refers to all of the cells, tissues, organs and processes that protect an organism from invasion by pathonges Viruses, bacteria, parasites, and some toxins are some of pathogens that the immune system is involved in eliminating from the body.
• Bildunterschrift: If microbes do enter , pat our barrier defenses, our immune system can protect us by...

Engulfing

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• Engulfin pathogenic microbes and disesting them.Phagocytosis is a process wherein a cell binds to the item it wants to engulf on the cell surface and draws the item inward while engulfing around it. The process of phagocytosis often happens when the cell is trying to destroy something, like a virus or an infected cell, and is often used by immune system cells.

Producing antibodies

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• Producing antibodies that target specific microorganisms and destroy them.Antibodies are produced by specialized white blood cells called B lymphocytes (or B cells). When an antigen binds to the B-cell surface, it stimulates the B cell to divide and mature into a group of identical cells called a clone.

Producing antitoxins

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• Producing antitoxins, which counteract(neutralise the toxins produce by pathogenicbacteria.An antitoxin is an antibody with the ability to neutralize a specific toxin. Antitoxins are produced by certain animals, plants, and bacteria in response to toxin exposure. Although they are most effective in neutralizing toxins, they can also kill bacteria and other microorganisms.

If you want to know more...

• The Immune System Explained I - Bacteria Infection (Einbetten)

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