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SB5 Health and Disease - The Immune System

How White Blood Cells Protect Us: Lymphocytes, Phagocytes, and More - GCSE Immune System

The immune system's defense mechanisms against pathogens, including B-lymphocytes and physical barriers.

  • B-lymphocytes produce antibodies to target specific pathogens
  • Physical barriers like skin, mucus, and cilia prevent pathogen entry
  • Low white blood cell count increases susceptibility to infections
  • HIV weakens the immune system by attacking white blood cells
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How White Blood Cells Protect Us: Lymphocytes, Phagocytes, and More - GCSE Immune System

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The immune system's defense mechanisms against pathogens, including B-lymphocytes and physical barriers.

  • B-lymphocytes produce antibodies to target specific pathogens
  • Physical barriers like skin, mucus, and cilia prevent pathogen entry
  • Low white blood cell count increases susceptibility to infections
  • HIV weakens... Show more

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B-Lymphocytes and Physical Barriers in Fighting Disease

This page discusses the role of B-lymphocytes and physical barriers in the body's defense against pathogens. It explains how these components of the immune system work to protect us from disease.

B-Lymphocytes and Antibody Production

B-lymphocytes play a crucial role in the adaptive immune system. They detect antigens, which are unique molecules on the surface of pathogens. Upon detection, B-lymphocytes initiate protein synthesis to produce antibodies specific to the invading pathogen.

Vocabulary: Antigens are unique molecules found on the surface of pathogens that trigger an immune response.

The antibodies produced by B-lymphocytes bind to the invasive pathogens, marking them for destruction by other white blood cells. This process is part of the body's immune response steps.

Highlight: Antibodies are specific to each pathogen and are rapidly produced to circulate throughout the body, seeking out similar pathogens.

Physical Barriers

The body's first line of defense against pathogens includes various physical barriers:

  1. Skin: Acts as a barrier to prevent pathogens from entering the body.
  2. Blood clots: Seal cuts to prevent pathogen entry through wounds.
  3. Hairs and mucus: Trap particles containing pathogens in the respiratory system.
  4. Ciliated epithelial cells: Found in the trachea and bronchi, these cells produce mucus and have cilia that move the mucus towards the throat to be swallowed.

Example: The ciliated epithelial cells in the respiratory tract are specialized for moving materials, demonstrating how physical and chemical barriers work together to protect the body.

Importance of White Blood Cells

The page highlights the significance of white blood cells in fighting disease:

Quote: "If you have a low white blood cell count, you are more susceptible to infection. HIV attacks white blood cells and weakens the immune system, enabling invasion of other pathogens."

This information underscores how white blood cells protect us from disease and how conditions like HIV can compromise the immune system's effectiveness.

Definition: HIV HumanImmunodeficiencyVirusHuman Immunodeficiency Virus is a virus that attacks the immune system, specifically targeting white blood cells, which weakens the body's ability to fight off other infections.

The page effectively illustrates how B lymphocytes fight pathogens and how various physical barriers to infection work together as part of the body's comprehensive defense system against disease-causing organisms.

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