Concept map in immunology
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Draw a concept map using the words in the list below. Then write a paragraph summarizing your map - it should be clear from your summary that you understand the meaning and significance of each term on the list, and where it fits into the overall concept.
(Your diagram may take any form - flow chart, circle diagram with a central theme and others radiating out from it, etc - as long as it shows how the terms relate to each other and to the main idea. The only unacceptable format is a list of definitions)
Specific Immunity:
Word List:
Immune Response
Cell Mediated Immunity
Humoral Immunity
Antigen
Antibody
B lymphocytes
T lymphocytes
Helper T cells
Cytotoxic T cells
Plasma cells
Memory cells
Class I MHC
Class II MHC
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An antigen is a substance that stimulates an immune response, especially the production of antibodies. Antigens are usually proteins or polysaccharides, but can be any type of molecule, including small molecules (haptens) coupled to a carrier-protein.As soon as the foreign particle (antigen), whether it may be a cell or any other foreign particle, it leads to activation of immune response which is of two types, Cell Mediated and Humoral Immunity.
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An antigen is a substance that stimulates an immune response, especially the production of antibodies. Antigens are usually proteins or polysaccharides, but can be any type of molecule, including small molecules (haptens) coupled to a carrier-protein.As soon as the foreign particle (antigen), whether it may be a cell or any other foreign particle, it leads to activation of immune response which is of two types, Cell Mediated and Humoral Immunity. Cell mediated response is by the T lymphocytes/ cells, which are of three types, T helper cells, T cytotoxic cells and T suppressor cells. T helper cells the "middlemen" of the adaptive immune system. Once activated, they divide rapidly and secrete ...
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