Life Sciences

Running Heading : Coordination between the Cardiovascular System and the Immune System

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Assignment Title : Coordination between the Cardiovascular System and the Immune System

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Date of Submission : February 29th 2009 Coordination between the Cardiovascular System and the Immune System

The immune system is the defense mechanism of the body that ensures a response following an attack from outside the body . There are several components of the immune system including the antigen , antibody erythrocytes , leucocytes , lymph system , mucosal lining systems phagocytes , complement system , Natural killer

cells , dendritic cells immunoglobulin , blood typing system , etc (University of Hartford 2001

Any substance that brings about an immune response is known as an antigen and the substance produced in response to the antigen is known as the antibody . Antibodies are able to identify and act upon certain antigens that are present in the body . Antibodies that are present in the body have a memory and are produced whenever antigens are present Antibodies can respond to various antigens including viral cells bacterial cells , allergens , and sometimes the body 's own cells (University of Hartford , 2001

The red blood cells or erythrocytes have the presence of certain antigens on their surface namely A , B , A B , or neither (O . The white blood cells or leucocytes are cells that play a major role in immunity They are of two types namely granulocytes and agranulocytes Granulocytes contain granules within their cytoplasm , whereas agranulocytes are without granules . The various granulocytes include neutrophils , eosinophils and basophils . The agranulocytes...