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Aguirre, Alyssa Period 5 - Coggle Diagram
Aguirre, Alyssa Period 5
Major functions
Lymphatic system
Production of immune cells (Plasma cells, lymphocytes, and monocytes).
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Immune system
to fight disease-causing germs (pathogens) like bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi, and to remove them from the body,
to fight disease-causing changes in the body, such as cancer cells
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Antigens and antibodies
A blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen. Antibodies combine chemically with substances which the body recognizes as alien, such as bacteria, viruses, and foreign substances in the blood.
Antigen: a toxin or other foreign substance which induces an immune response in the body, especially the production of antibodies.
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