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The Immune System: Innate and Adaptive Body Defenses

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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

Cells of the Immune System: Granulocytes

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    Basophils
    3:10
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    Granulocytes
    3:08
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    Eosinophils
    1:56

Cells of the Immune System: Agranulocytes

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    Lymphocytes
    3:12
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    Monocytes
    7:02
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    Aganulocytes
    3:43

Introduction to Adaptive Immunity

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    Primary vs. Secondary Lymphoid Organs
    5:08
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    Adaptive Immunity
    5:47
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    Map of the Lesson on Adaptive Immunity
    3:44

Antigens

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    Free Antigens vs. Presented Antigens on APCs
    4:11
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    Antigens
    3:59

Introduction to T Lymphocytes

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    Cell-Mediated Immunity
    3:31
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    Cytotoxic T Cells vs. Helper T Cells
    5:58
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    Naive T Cells Become Effector & Memory T Cells
    7:56

Activation of T Lymphocytes

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    Comic Strip for T-Cell Activation
    3:29
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    T-Cell Activation
    7:33

Functions of T Lymphocytes

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    Functions of Cytotoxic T Cells
    6:21
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    Functions of Helper T Cells: Activation of Macrophages
    5:18
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    Types of Helper T Cells
    3:19

Review of Cytotoxic vs Helper T Cells

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    Comic Strip for Effects of T Cell Functions
    2:58
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    Review of Cytotoxic vs Helper T Cells
    4:27

Introduction to B Lymphocytes

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    Naive B cells Become Effector (Plasma) Cells & Memory Cells
    4:23
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    B Cell Receptors
    4:37
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    Humoral Immunity
    3:55

Antibodies

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    Antibodies
    0:48
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    Antibody Diversity
    2:34
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    Antibody Structure
    5:40

Clonal Selection

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    Clonal Selection
    6:43

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

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