The Innate Immune System
•Acts as the first line of defense
•Is nonspecific, meaning it tries to prevent everything from coming in
•Is nonadaptive
-does not have a memory
-will not learn to keep substances out even after repeated exposure
•Includes skin, fur, saliva, stomach acid and mucous
The adaptive immune system is activated if the innate immune system is unable to control the infection.
Toll-like receptors are part of the innate immune system.
no
The innate immunes system does not produce any antibodies. Cells of the innate immune system are macrophages, granulocytes (neutrophils, basophils, eusinophils), natural killer cells...
which of these is not apart of the body immune system
No, the first line of the immune system is the intact skin, mucous membranes and their secretions, normal microbiota all are physical barriers.
The innate immune system is the branch of the immune system that responds immediately to pathogens. It provides rapid but non-specific defense mechanisms, such as physical barriers and inflammatory responses, against a wide range of invaders.
The immune system, primarily.The immune system.Really...
Innate
Inflammation
Complement is a protein made in the innate immune system that embeds itself in the membrane of bacteria, leaving a hole through which the cytoplasm escapes killing the bacterial cell.
when a person is born with an immune system that doesn't function, the body is unable to fight and survive infections by pathogens that don't cause any problems for a robust immune system.