Pathophysiology
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ISBN: 9780323354813
Author: Jacquelyn L. Banasik PhD ARNP
Publisher: Saunders
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To enlist: The major organs and cellular components of the body’s defense against foreign antigens.
Introduction: A complex network of specialized organs, cells, and tissues of the body that are involved in the protection against foreign invaders is referred to as the immune system. The main purpose of this system is to keep away and destroy the infectious microbes from the body.
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The major organs involved in the defense mechanism of the body against foreign antigens are as follows:
- Skin and mucous membrane.
- Bone marrow.
- Thymus.
- Spleen, tonsils, and lymph nodes.
- Peyer’s patches.
The major cellular components of the body’s defense mechanism against foreign antigens are given below:
- Monocytes and macrophages.
- B lymphocytes and leukocytes.
- T lymphocytes.
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