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THE ROLE OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM - Coggle Diagram
THE ROLE OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
The immune system protects the body from harmful substances
The innate immune system
Provides a general defense against pathogens
The adaptive immune system
Allows the body to adapt to particular agents like the antibodies it has already ahd contact with
The main tasks of the immune system are
Neutralizing pathogens like bacteria, viruses or fungi
Recognizing harmful substances
Fighting against the body's own cells that have changed
In order
To work properly the immune system must identify foreign substances called antigens
The immune system
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