BIOL-242 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Adaptive Immune System, Innate Immune System, Gastric Acid

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Chapter 21 quiz #1 | innate & adaptive immune. Definitions // innate immune system // adaptive immune system. The innate immune system is part of the body"s defense system that responds immediately to protect our body from foreign substances. When the first line of defense is breached, the second line of defence comes into play, relying on internal defenses using proteins, phagocytes, and other cells to stop the spread of harmful substances. The second line of defense is marked by inflammation. The adaptive immune system, also known as the third line of defense, is the division of the body"s immune defense system that attacks identified foreign substances using b cells and t cells. Innate immunity is something already present in the body. Adaptive immunity is created in response to exposure to a foreign substance. Examples of surface barriers; examples and functions (briefly) of protective chemicals of the innate immune system.

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