BIO 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Adaptive Immune System, Innate Immune System, Influenza Vaccine

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Hormonal regulation of digestion (mammals: c is the answer. Immunology: the study of physiological defenses by which the body (the. Innate immune system: you"re born with it, really fast, starts to work within seconds of an exposure to a microbe, reaches peak within hours, problem is that it always has the same response. It"s always at the same speed and same level. Immune anatomy: some of the most important organs, skin: keeps microbes out, stomach: keeps microbes out, these are immune tissues but not a primary immune tissue. In primary immune tissues, special immune cells develop and mature: thymus. Immune cell called t-cell develops and matures here: bone marrow. Inside of all our large bones: where b-cells develop and mature. Important for the immune system: cells, mostly made up of rbcs, 42, erythrocytes, leukocytes, wbc"s, make up about 1% of the blood, platelets.