Antigens
by LILLYAN SMITH
1. Nonspecific Defence Systems: Skin; Mucous membranes; phagocytes; natural killer cells; interferon; complement
2. Actions: Guard against nearly any foreign agent; act to impede or destroy foreign agents
3. Specific Defense Systems
4. First time Contact: Primary Immune Response
5. Secondary immune response: subsequent contact with same antigen stimulates rapid division of
6. PHAGOCYTES
7. Engulf antigens and present them to
8. HELPERT LYMPHOCYTES
8.1. Humoral Immune Response
8.2. Cell-mediated immune reponse
9. Secrete Lymphokines
10. Activate and stimulate divisions of
11. T Lymphocytes
12. B Lymphocytes
13. Produce
14. Produce
15. Killer T Lymphocytes
16. Memory T Lymphocytes
17. Actions: Destroy Infected cells by disturbing the cell's plasma membrane
18. Plasma Cells
19. Memory B Lymphocytes
20. Secrete
21. Antibodies
22. Actions: Aid in destruction of bacteria and some viruses by the process of agglutination