Chapter 15.3, Problem 12AYP

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The process by which the immune system responds to alloantigens, superantigens, and allergens.

Concept introduction:

The immune system of an organism provides a defense mechanism to fight against the foreign invaders including bacteria, viruses, and other toxins. The living organisms possess two types of immunity which includes innate immune response and adaptive immune response. The innate immunity is a type of immune mechanism that functions against a diverse group of antigens, but they lack immunological memory and specificity. The adaptive immune mechanism has a specific defense mechanism. They store immunological memory for the previous attacker