ch 16/17 vocab innate and adaptive immune system

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Nonspecific immunity present since birth.

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innate immunity

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Innate immunity oil on skin that inhibits pathogen growth.

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sebum

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Proteins in blood plasma and on cell membranes that interact to respond to microbes by binding antibodies.

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compliment system

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Cellular structure in phagocytosis with digestive enzymes.

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Lysosome

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Proteins that trigger immune responses, including chemotaxis, fever, pain, and T-cell production.

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Cytokines

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Increases blood flow to damaged areas, causing redness and edema.

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vasodilation

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Innate immunity response to infection or damage, marked by redness, swelling, and phagocyte activity.

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Inflammation

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Immunity acquired during life, induced by antigens.

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adaptive immunity

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Immunity via antibodies

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adaptive humoral immunity

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Proteins made by the immune system specific to foreign substances, also known as immunoglobulins, produced by B-cells.

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antibody