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What is the substance that the body regards as being foreign and includes viruses bacteria toxins and transplanted organs called?
The substance that the body regards as foreign, which includes viruses, bacteria, toxins, and transplanted organs, is called an "antigen." Antigens trigger an immune response, as the immune system identifies them as potentially harmful invaders. This response can lead to the production of antibodies and activation of immune cells to eliminate the threat.
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Is any substance that the body regards as being foreign and includes viruses bacteria toxins and transplanted tissues?
antigen- any substance the body regards as foreign
A substance formed by the body in reaction to a perceived foreign substance is?
An antibody is a substance formed by the body in response to a perceived foreign substance. Antibodies are produced by the immune system to help identify and neutralize potentially harmful invaders, such as bacteria and viruses.
Are cells that engulf and digest bacteria and other foreign substance as well as debris from dead cells?
Phagocytes or macrophages.
What is foreign substance?
A foreign substance is a substance that doesn't belong somewhere. A piece of glass or splinter is a foreign substance that people get in their body.
What is the medical term meaning Foreign substance in the human body?
A foreign substance is a substance that doesn't belong somewhere. A piece of glass or splinter is a foreign substance that people get in their body.
Is a transplanted organ a foreign antigen?
Yes, unless the organ comes from the patients identical twin.
What are antiebodies?
a blood protein produced in responce to counteracting and specific antigen.antibodies combine chemically with substance that the body recognizes as allien,such as bacteria,viruses and foreign substances in the blood.
What is the medical term meaning a foreign substance?
Antigen is the medical term meaning foreign substance.
How do macrophages recognize infectious agents such as bacteria?
When antibodies bind to the epitopes of an antigen(bacteria) via antigen receptors, the antibodies present the bacteria to a macrophages in a form that they recognize the foreign substance and engulf them. This antibody-antigen "team work" is also known as opsonization
What is the medical term meaning foreign body bacteria or virus?
A pathogen is a foreign body, bacteria, or virus.
What is the medical term meaning proteins foreign to the body?
A heterologous protein; however, any abnormal substance (bacteria, viruses, cancer cells) in the body is called an antigen
What is it called when a transplanted organ is attacked by the body's immune system?
It is called organ rejection, which occurs when the recipient's immune system recognizes the transplanted organ as foreign and tries to attack and destroy it. Organ rejection can lead to the failure of the transplanted organ if not managed properly with immunosuppressive medications.
