Adaptive Immune System
To continue our discussion on the immune system, in this episode, we will cover the second type of immune system \u2013 the adaptive immune system.\xa0
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We start with covering some vocabulary that you\u2019ll need to know to understand the immune system, then we move into the cells that make up the adaptive immune system. Then we break down the two branches of the adaptive immune system -\xa0 humoral immunity including the discussion of B cells and cell-mediated immunity highlighting T cells.\xa0\xa0
Don\u2019t miss our previous episode on the other type of immune system, the innate immune system.\xa0
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[00:00] MCAT Tutoring from MedSchoolCoach
[00:34] Welcome to MCAT Basics
[01:06] Topics covered in this episode
[02:01] Review on the difference between innate vs. adaptive immue system
[02:32] General Vocabulary terms for the adaptive immune system
[07:05] The cells that make up the adaptive immune system
[13:09] The humoral immune system and B cells
[26:07] Cell mediated immunity and T Cells
[34:38] Antigen activation
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