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1 The Immune System How you prevent infection and illness!

2 Protection 1 _______– 1 st line of defense Secretions – mucus, sweat, oil, saliva, etc. –Lysozyme  enzyme that breaks down cell walls Inflammation – why? (redness,swelling, pain, heat) skin Histamine released into area – chemical causing dilation of blood vessels to get phagocytes there to “eat” invaders (increase of blood and fluid causes swelling and pain)

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4 Protection 2 White blood cells (____________) –Macrophages, among others… –They “eat” foreign invaders –Have lysozyme enzyme inside to digest and Put antigens from Invaders on their Own surface Phagocytes

5 Lymphatic system Lymph nodes, spleen, tonsils, thymus gland, appendix Lymph node – contains lymphocytes (T-cells, B-cells) -Filters pathogens -Armpits,neck, intestines…. -get big when infection present Type of white blood cell that defends the body

6 Antibody Immunity Antigen – foreign invaders have proteins on their surface for recognition –When an antigen is present, body produces ___________ in response, that are specific (complementary) to that antigen (shape matches!) –B-cells make antibodies antibodies

7 Immunity Cont… Antibody response 1.Helper T-cell interacts with everyone else and tell them what to do 1.Tell B-cells to produce antiBodies in the blood (Up to 2000 antibody molecules per second! 1.Tell Memory B-cells get prepared and wait….for future infection Enables a much faster response if antigen encountered again. 4. Tell killer T-cells to inject enzymes into invaders (pathogens) to break them apart (lyse)

8 Killer T-cell – specific for a single antigen Insert enzymes directly into pathogen causing it to lyse and die

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10 So Mrs. Workman, How do vaccines WORK? Vaccines (Active immunity)– 1.Insert viral protein coat without genetic information-CANNOT make you sick 2.Body can already form memory B-cells without ever being sick 3. Prepares immune system for future Attacks, gives time to build up defense

11 Vaccines make it so we can start at arrow for A antigen

12 Antibiotics Chemicals produced by other organisms (like other bacteria or fungi) that kill/inhibit bacterial growth (not viruses!) Eg. Penicillin, Ampicillin…. Harms/prevents formation of bacterial cell wall (makes holes) – causes water to flow in [from high to low concentration, remember?] and kills bacterium.


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