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Assignment:
1. Describe the structure and function of the lymphatic tissue (lymph fluid, vessels, ducts, and organs)
2. Describe the structure and function of the primary and secondary lymphatic organs
3. Discuss the cells of the immune system, how they function, and their relationship with the lymphatic system
4. Discuss the role of the innate immune response against pathogens
5. Describe the power of the adaptive immune response to cure disease
6. Explain immunological deficiencies and over-reactions of the immune system
7. Discuss the role of the immune response in transplantation and cancer
8. Describe the barrier defenses of the body
9. Explain the steps of inflammation and how they lead to the destruction of a pathogen
10. Discuss early induced immune responses and their level of effectiveness
11. List the various characteristics of an antigen
12. Describe the types of T cells, outline the steps of T cell development, and their antigen receptors
13. Explain how B cells mature, how they are activated and how B cell tolerance develops
14. Describe the structure of the antibody classes and their functions
15. Explain the development of immunological competence
16. Describe the mucosal immune response, and how the immune system responds to bacterial, viral, fungal, and animal pathogens.
17. Describe different ways pathogens evade the immune responses
18. Explain the four types of hypersensitivity and how they differ
19. Give an example of how autoimmune disease breaks tolerance
20. Explain why blood typing is important and what happens when mismatched blood is used in a transfusion.