OVERVIEW OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
THE GOOD BAD AND UGLY OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
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Question
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One antibody can affect several different antigens.
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Antibodies are specific to one antigen.
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Antigens are produced in response to antigen.
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Immunity develops when an antigen destroys an antibody.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Antibodies attach to a specific antigen and make it easier for the immune cells to destroy the antigen. T lymphocytes attack antigens directly and help control the immune response.
Detailed explanation-2: -Antigens are classically defined as any foreign substance that elicits an immune response. The antibody specificity for any given antigen is underscored by its unique structure, which allows antigen binding with high precision.
Detailed explanation-3: -Antibodies help the body to fight microbes or the toxins (poisons) they produce. 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.