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Louis Rodriguez, Period 1, Immune System - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Innate (nonspecific) defense system
        
        prevents the entrance of pathogens into the body, and destroy any within
      - Adaptive (specific) defense system
        
        eliminates any pathogen or abnormal cell in the body
- - - - When B cells encounter antigens and produce specific antibodies against them
    - - when ready-made antibodies are introduced into body
- - - - produce protective chemicals that inhibit or destroy microorganisms
  - - - Is triggered when surface barriers or the 1st line of defense is breached, and is needed to protect deeper tissues
- - - - IgM
      - IgA
      - IgD
      - IgG
      - IgE
    - - Neutralization
      - Agglutination
      - Precipitation
      - Complement Fixation
  - - - characteristics
        
        can be a complete antigen or hapten
        
        Contain antigentic determinants
        
        Can be a self-antigen