immune system - body's lines of defense, local response of swelling to bring plasma to the affected site - inflammatory response, "fast acting" defense as a response to a prior infection (you've had it before so it knows what to do) - active immunity, when you recieve ready-made antibodies from an outside source (mother's milk) - passive immunity, protective covering on the outside of the body - skin, in mouth and nose- produce sticky substance that traps foreign matter - mucous membranes, swelling that increases the blood supply to the affected area - inflammation, chemicals in a white blood cell that help it recognize "foreign" antigens to attack - antigens, a rise in temperature to slow the rate that invaders can reproduce - fever, lymphocytes that attack infected body cells and pathogens - T Cells, lymphocytes that make antibodies - B Cells, "warriors"- protect against specific antigens- they destroy and disable pathogens - Antibodies, an organism that causes disease in its host - pathogens, long term resistance to disease - immunity, "not picky" about the pathogens it defends against - nonspecific defense, specific cells trained to attack certain types of pathogens - specific defense, white blood cells that attack and kill foreign organisms (like pac man) - macrophages, specialized white blood cells that go after pathogens (like T Cells and B Cells) - lymphocytes, "remember" a pathogen that previously caused a disease so they can fight it - memory cells, contains dead or wekend pathogens that still contain antigens - vaccine,

Aaden Science Ch 16A

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