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ALEVEL NOTES ON THE IMMUNITY TOPIC- DEFENSE MECHANISMS ADJUSTED TO THE AQA SPECIFICATION AND MADE FROM MARKSCHEMES

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Defence Mechanisms
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Any infection is an interaction between the
pathogen and the body 's various defence mechanisms .




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foreign
immune
Action stimulates response
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an
protein that

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cells I secreted plasma cells
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Antibody antigen produced by
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protein specific to an
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Non specific response that for all
antigens
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response is same
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Specific immune response -
specific response to antigen .
Involves stimulation of B cells (
by T cells )

of
Primary response pathway from
antigen presentation
to secretion antibodies
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of
Secondary response stimulation B to secretion of
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cells antibodies
memory cause
quickly
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more

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Cell-mediated response -


by T cells .

They OILY bind to
antigens on a HOST cell .




Humoral by B antibody secretion
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cells +
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or a , ,
or
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Cancer

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lifestyle Social Ageing Mental Illness

Depression
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disease
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Defence mechanisms
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General and immediate defences defence mechanisms


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• The skin
forming a barrier to the
entry of
pathogens .
non specific specific
( response is
lresponse is
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The skin cells produce keratin which reduces
gaps between the
,
immediate and slower and
the same for all
epithelial cells to make skin
long .
pathogens) specific to each
Thy robin
The of
enzyme
Fibrin pathogen)
blood clotting Fibrinogen →
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:
process
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The production of mucus ( polypeptide with muerin v I t f
protects stomach from HC1 and
glycoproteins )o
physical phagocytosis cell-mediated humoral
response
barrier response
Muco escalator the and skin ) IT LB
ciliary moves mucus
leg
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up

out of the
lungs where it can be
expelled by lymphocytes) lymphocytes)
coughing swallowing or (
coughs out pathogens and dust trapped by mucus )

Phagocytosis
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