GENERAL ANATOMY
IMMUNE SYSTEM
Question
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Destroy white parasites
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Destroy infectious cells /producing antibodies
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Create more white blood cells
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Filters blood
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Latches onto antigens and kills them
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Detailed explanation-1: -They do this by recognising substances called antigens on the surface of the microbe, or in the chemicals they produce, which mark the microbe or toxin as being foreign. The antibodies then mark these antigens for destruction. There are many cells, proteins and chemicals involved in this attack.
Detailed explanation-2: -They are attracted towards the infective agents, then surround and engulf them. Once inside the cell, these white cells then release chemicals that break the organism down and destroy it. Other white cells, called lymphocytes, target attacks in another way, by making antibodies.
Detailed explanation-3: -White blood cells protect your body against infection. As your white blood cells travel through your bloodstream and tissues, they locate the site of an infection and act as an army general to notify other white blood cells of their location to help defend your body from an attack of an unknown organism.
Detailed explanation-4: -A lymphocyte is a type of white blood cell that is part of the immune system. There are two main types of lymphocytes: B cells and T cells. The B cells produce antibodies that are used to attack invading bacteria, viruses, and toxins.
Detailed explanation-5: -Cytotoxic T cells: These lymphocytes mature in the thymus and are responsible for killing cells infected with viruses.