Due: Pre-Class 3/27/2019 Unit 4 Individual Cells & Functions of the Immune System

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Due Date: March 2, 2019 Pre-class

Type of Immunity: Provide Examples of the cells responsible in the spaces below:
Innate Barriers:
 Skin, hair, cilia
 Mucus membranes
 Mucus and chemical secretions
 Digestive enzymes in mouth
 Stomach acid
Internal Defenses:
 Inflammatory response
 Complement proteins
 Phagocytic cells
 Natural killer (NK) cells
Adaptive Antibodies:

 B cells
Cell Mediated Immune Response:

 T-Helper cells
Memory Response:

 Memory cell

Provide a definition for the following:

1. Antigen: Antigens are the molecules that trigger a response in the immune system

2. Antibody: These are the proteins that are responsible for recognizing and binding to the
antigens

3. Pathogen: an organism that causes disease

For each of the following indicate the jobs they perform for the cell:

4. Antigen Presenting Cell: detects and engulfs antigens and alerts immune system of infection

5. T-Helper Cell: secrete cytokines which induce immune responses

6. B Cell: participate in a chemical response to antigens present in the body by producing specific
antibodies that bind to the antigens

7. Macrophage: engulf, digest, and break down pathogens into thousands of antigens which can
then be digested by APC’s
Due: Pre-Class 3/27/2019 Unit 4 Individual Cells & Functions of the Immune System
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8. Killer T Cell: attack and destroy infected cells

9. Memory B Cell: remain inactive until they later encounter an antigen caused by a reactivation of
the same bacteria or virus and then they are able to produce antibodies more rapidly