LectureNotesImmuneSystem(PartI).docVIP

Lecture Notes: Immune System (Part II: Adaptive Immune System) THIS IS THE FIRST PART OF A LECTURE ON THE ADAPTIVE IMMUNE SYSTEM ANOTHER PART OF TO THIS LECTURE WILL FOLLOW! I. Adaptive or Specific Immune System A. General Characteristics 1. Specific so that it can eliminate with equal precision almost any type of pathogen 2. Functional System a. can eliminate specific foreign substances as well as abnormal body cells b. can magnify the inflammatory response i. responsible for most complement activation 3. Must be primed by an initial exposure to a specific foreign substance called