Immunity (HSC SSCE Biology): Flashcards
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Scientific model
Scientific model
Representation of an idea, object, process, or system
Innate immune system memory formation
Innate immune system memory formation
Absent - no immunological memory
Innate immune response time
Innate immune response time
Minutes to hours
Adaptive immune system memory
Adaptive immune system memory
Present - forms memory cells for future protection
Adaptive immune response time (first exposure)
Adaptive immune response time (first exposure)
Days to fully develop
Humoral response involves
Humoral response involves
Antibody production by B cells
Cell-mediated response involves
Cell-mediated response involves
T cells (cytotoxic T cells)
Neutrophils increase during
Neutrophils increase during
Bacterial infections
Viral infections cause
Viral infections cause
Leucopaenia (reduced white blood cell count)
Eosinophils increase in response to
Eosinophils increase in response to
Parasitic infections (macroparasites like worms)