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Specific Defense

The immune system has various components that work together to defend the body against diseases. Macrophages are a type of phagocyte that make antigens recognizable to white blood cells, which then initiate an immune response.

Specific Defense

Specific Defense

Immunity

Immunity is the state of being protected against a certain disease.
Passive Immunity

Temporary Immunity passed onto you by other people or animals.

Active Immunity

Immunity gained by natural or artificial introduction to a disease

Lymphocyte

Specialized white blood cell that performs many functions of specific defense.
B Cell

Antibodies

Proteins that act against a specific antigen

T Cell

Suppressor T Cell

Coordinates the actions of other T cells and tells T cells when the infection is gone and when K and B cells can stop being produced.

Killer T Cell

Attack and destroy infected body cells

Helper T Cell

Trigger the production of T and B cells

Macrophage

A type of Phagocyte that makes antigens recognizable to white blood cells.
Antigen

Substance that triggers an immune response