Specific Defenses

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  1. 3. immunity that arises from the activation of T lymphocytes by antigen-presenting cells
  2. 6. immunity in which the blood plasma cells in the body make antibodies as a result of previous exposure for a disease or a vaccine
  3. 8. the cells and chemicals that contribute to the body's specific defenses against disease
  4. 10. a programmed process of cellular self-destruction
  5. 11. immune system response to an infectious agent that it has encountered before
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  1. 1. the initial immune system response to a foreign invader such as a virus or bacterium
  2. 2. the formation of an insoluble complex, such as a clump of antigen molecules joined together by antibodies
  3. 4. proteins that recognize particular antigens with great specificity
  4. 5. repeated division of a lymphocyte that produces many exact genetic copies of itself
  5. 6. cells that process protein antigens and present them on their surface in a form that can be recognized by lymphocytes
  6. 7. B lymphocytes and T lymphocytes in lymphatic tissues that can respond if a previously encountered antigen invades the body again
  7. 9. help the immune system recognize foreign antigens and ignore self tissues