Immune System: Non-Specific and Specific Response (detailed) — free printable diagram

About this illustration

A detailed, labelled two-column infographic comparing the Non-Specific (Innate) and Specific (Adaptive) Immune System responses. The left column covers three innate steps: (1) Physical Barriers (Skin, Mucus, Cilia), (2) Inflammatory Response (Swelling, Immune cells, Chemical signals, Blood vessel), and (3) Phagocyte Engulfing Pathogen (approaches, engulfs, digests). The right column covers five adaptive steps: (4) Antigen on Pathogen with an Antibody-Antigen Lock-and-Key inset, (5) B-Lymphocyte Producing Antibodies sequence, (6) T-Lymphocyte Killing Infected Cell sequence, (7) Memory Cell Formation (Memory B cell, Memory T cell), and (8) Vaccination: How It Works. A legend at the bottom identifies Antibody, B-lymphocyte, T-lymphocyte, and Infected cell symbols.

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