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Innate Defenses of the Immune System: Structure and Function

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Introduction to the Immune System

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    Introduction to Immunity
    5:52
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    Antigens & Antibodies
    2:58

Introduction to Innate Immunity

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    Innate Immunity
    2:30
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    Map of the Lesson on Innate Immunity
    6:42

Introduction to First-Line Defenses

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    First-Line Defenses
    1:56
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    Map of the Lesson on First-Line Defenses
    1:37

Physical Barriers in First-Line Defenses: Skin

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    Physical Barriers
    1:28
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    Skin
    4:08

Physical Barriers in First-Line Defenses: Mucous Membrane

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    Physical Barriers in First-Line Defenses: Mucous Membrane
    4:16
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    Mucous Membranes
    2:36

First-Line Defenses: Chemical Barriers

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    Chemical Barriers
    1:09
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    Saliva
    1:36
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    Sweat Glands
    2:04

First-Line Defenses: Normal Microbiota

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    Normal Microbiota
    3:43

Phagocytosis

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    Steps of Phagocytosis
    8:57
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    Phagocytosis
    2:19

Introduction to Inflammation

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    Inflammation
    1:38
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    Chronic Inflammation
    3:09
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    Types of Inflammatory Response
    2:52

Steps of the Inflammatory Response

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    Step 4: Removal of Invading Microbes
    1:26
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    Step 3: Vasodilation
    2:39
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    Step 1: Tissue Damage & Infection
    2:38

Fever

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    Fever
    3:57

Interferon Response

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    Steps of the Interferon Response
    9:59
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    Interferons
    1:32

Introduction to the Complement System

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    Proteins of the Complement System
    4:16
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    Complement System
    4:25
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    Map of the Lesson on the Complement System
    3:25

Activation Pathways of the Complement System

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    Classical Pathway
    3:42
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    Lectin Pathway
    3:04
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    Alternative Pathway
    4:40

Effects of the Complement System

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    Effects of the Complement System
    1:32
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    Inflammatory Response
    4:58
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    Opsonization
    4:09

Review of the Complement System

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    Review of the Complement System
    5:15

Natural Killer Cells

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    Natural Killer Cells
    6:53