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Summary AQA ALEVEL BIOLOGY NOTES ON DEFENSE MECHANISMS
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- Unit 2 - Cells
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ALEVEL NOTES ON THE IMMUNITY TOPIC- DEFENSE MECHANISMS ADJUSTED TO THE AQA SPECIFICATION AND MADE FROM MARKSCHEMES
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Defence Mechanisms=
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Any infection is an interaction between the
pathogen and the body 's various defence mechanisms .
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foreign
immune
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an
protein that
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cells I secreted plasma cells
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Antibody antigen produced by
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protein specific to an
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Non specific response that for all
antigens
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response is same
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Specific immune response -
specific response to antigen .
Involves stimulation of B cells (
by T cells )
of
Primary response pathway from
antigen presentation
to secretion antibodies
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of
Secondary response stimulation B to secretion of
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cells antibodies
memory cause
quickly
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Cell-mediated response -
by T cells .
They OILY bind to
antigens on a HOST cell .
Humoral by B antibody secretion
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cells +
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Defence mechanisms
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General and immediate defences defence mechanisms
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• The skin
forming a barrier to the
entry of
pathogens .
non specific specific
( response is
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The skin cells produce keratin which reduces
gaps between the
,
immediate and slower and
the same for all
epithelial cells to make skin
long .
pathogens) specific to each
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The of
enzyme
Fibrin pathogen)
blood clotting Fibrinogen →
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process
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The production of mucus ( polypeptide with muerin v I t f
protects stomach from HC1 and
glycoproteins )o
physical phagocytosis cell-mediated humoral
response
barrier response
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ciliary moves mucus
leg
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up
out of the
lungs where it can be
expelled by lymphocytes) lymphocytes)
coughing swallowing or (
coughs out pathogens and dust trapped by mucus )
Phagocytosis
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