the immune system; Stefania Artigiani stefania.artigiani@libero.it Annalisa Balanzoni a.balanzoni@virgilio.it Alessandra Bosia ventiene@libero.it;2/3/2006

 

THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

 

  •——third line of defence——>

adaptive immunity

 

 

  •——comprises——>

cell mediated immunity

 

 

  •——comprises——>

humoral immunity

 

  •——if altered, leads to ——>

immune disorders

 

 

  •——acts through——>

cells

 

 

  •——second line of defence——>

innate immunity

 

 

  •——formed by——>

organs

 

 

  •——first line of defence——>

physical barriers

 

 

  •——reacts to——>

vaccination