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Immunology is the branch of biomedical science that study the ______ system
immune
The immune system has two main types of responses: 1. Non-specific response/ Defense = ______ immunity
innate
The collection of cells, tissues, and molecules that mediate immune reactions is called the ______ system
immune
Innate immunity is the first line of defense against pathogens and is present from ______
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Pathogens are blocked from entering the body through innate immunity by ______
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Immune cells are derived from hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), which are found in the bone marrow of adults and in the liver and spleen of ______
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Macrophages occur in almost all tissues of the body and the names changed according to the tissue. Macrophages play a key role in immunity by ingesting antigens and processing them so that they can be recognized as ______ substances by lymphocytes.
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Macrophages act as accessory cells to the (T and B cells), which interact with antigen and present appropriately configured immunogenic signals to the lymphocytes. Such cell interactions provide a unique opportunity for ______.
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Dendritic cells act as antigen presenting cells. They play an important role in innate and adaptive immune responses by ______ various cell types and regulating a variety of physiological functions.
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A natural killer cell, also called NK cell and NK-LGL, is a type of white blood cell with granules containing enzymes that can kill tumor cells or cells infected with a virus through the process of ______.
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