Assignment

Name : Jamiul Azim Sotabdy

ID : 2022170
Section : 05 (Bio – 100)
 Assignment

Answer to the QUESTION 1 a.

An army of cells that is always roaming our body .

Answer to the QUESTION 1 b.

The cardinal features of immune system

 Memory
 Specificity
 Self-discrimination

Answer to the QUESTION 2

There are two types of immune system

 Innate immune system
 Adaptive immune system

Innate immune system Adaptive immune system

No memory Long term memory
any foreign invader. only specific infection
Limited and Lower potency High potency

Answer to the QUESTION 3

The components of innate immune system are

 Skin
 Mucosa
 Granulocytes
 Monocytes
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Answer to the QUESTION 4

Neutrophils are the most abundant immune cells in the

body.

 Functions of Neutrophils
 To kill as many germs as possible .
 they are very abundant
 heavily armed
 Go to the front lines
Answer to the QUESTION 5

 The full form of MHC is Major histocompatibility

complex. MHC is  a large locus on vertebrate's DNA
containing a set of closely linked polymorphic genes
that code for cell surface proteins essential for the
adaptive immune system.

 when a cell is abnormal it stops producing MHC.

Answer to the QUESTION 6

Antigens are substances that cause an immune response

in the body by identifying substances in or markers on
cells.

Answer to the QUESTION 7

The two main components of the adaptive immune

system are

 T lymphocytes
 B lymphocytes

Answer to the QUESTION 8

  A long-lived immune cell that has the ability to
recognize a foreign particle that it previously
encountered and consequently mount a faster and
stronger immune response.

 B lymphocytes produces memory cells and that

make antibodies to invading pathogens like viruses.

Answer to the QUESTION 9

 Rheumatoid Arthritis
 Deformity, dysfunction, stiffness of
joints.

 Multiple Sclerosis
 The myelin sheath is destroyed

 Psoriasis
 Immune system erroneously sends
signals to skin cell
 Diabetes Mellitus
 Insulin therapy is usually required

 Chron’s disease
 Symptoms may include Diarrhea and
abdominal pain

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