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What is the first step in the immune system's response to foreign objects?
What is the first step in the immune system's response to foreign objects?
- Restore homeostasis
- Remember the invading pathogen
- Recognize what is self and non-self (correct)
- Eliminate the foreign object
What does the immune system constantly sense, similar to the cardiovascular and renal systems?
What does the immune system constantly sense, similar to the cardiovascular and renal systems?
- Danger (correct)
- Oxygen levels
- Nutrients
- Hormone levels
What are the three main steps in the immune system's response to foreign objects?
What are the three main steps in the immune system's response to foreign objects?
- Identify, infect, isolate
- Detect, destroy, digest
- Recognize, restore, remember (correct)
- Acknowledge, assimilate, adapt
What does the immune system target?
What does the immune system target?
What is the role of the immune system in responding to invading pathogens?
What is the role of the immune system in responding to invading pathogens?