Journal #5 : IMMUNO VOCABS 😇

        Hello...Welcome to Immuno-Journal #5

Here are some of the new terms I learned in my immunology class this week... 😍😎

 Opsonins

                                It is an antibody or a substance that have the ability to bind to foreign microorganisms; such that it coats the pathogen and enhance phagocytosis. 

How to remember ? 👀

- Example: IgG antibody. 

- One of the important opsonins are the bound C3 derived fragments

                       

Complement system 

         Also called complement cascade play a role in our immune system in enhancing the antibodies as well as the phagocytic cells which consists of a system of plasma proteins to remove the damaged cells from an organism. 

How to remember ? 👀

- the complement system COMPLEMENTS the immune system to do it job explained above.  

                                                                                                                      

Chemoattractants: 

                                           These are organic/inorganic chemical substances that induce motility in the chemotactic cells. 

How to remember ? 👀

-Split the words :  "Chemo" & "attractants"

                                 - attract the chemicals to move the cells