BIO 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Natural Killer Cell, Innate Immune System, Adaptive Immune System

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Nonspecific external barriers: prevents microbes from entering the. Specific internal defenses: the final line of defense. Microbes: microscopic, living organisms such as bacteria, protists and many fungi and viruses. Three important types of phagocytes are macrophages (a type of white blood cell that engulfs microbes and destroys them through phagocytosis) are neutrophils and dendritic cells. (cid:498)police cells(cid:499) Natural killer cells: leukocytes who"s job is nonspecific defense against viruses the surfaces of body cells, that identify the cell as (cid:498)self(cid:499); also important in stimulating and regulating the immune response. Inflammatory response: causes injured tissues to become warm, red, swollen and painful. Steps of the inflammatory response: attracted to histamine. Histamine: a substance released by certain cells in response to tissue damage and invasion of the body by foreign substances; promotes the dilation of arterioles and. Major histocompatibility complex (mhc): a group of proteins, normally located on.

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