Immune system

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function

  • Helps protect the body from disease - Ex. antibodies

  • Maintains fluid balance in blood

  • Spleen – filters old blood cells from blood, stores extra blood

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  • Specific Responses:

  • defend against one certain invader (pathogen) 

    • White blood cells recognize an invader

    • Create antibodies, proteins which bind to pathogens & mark them for destruction

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White blood cells
Attack and destroy pathogens; coordinate immune responses.
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Thymus
Matures T‑cells and teaches them to recognize what belongs in the body.
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Spleen
Filters blood, removes old blood cells, and stores white blood cells.
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Lymph nodes
Filter lymph and house immune cells that detect and attack pathogens.
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Lymph vessels
Transport lymph fluid containing immune cells throughout the body.