Immune system Description, Function, & Facts

Your immune system responds and eliminates the invaders while the skin heals itself and seals the puncture In rare cases the immune system misses something and

Anything that can trigger this immune response is called an antigen An antigen can be a microbe such as a virus, or even a part of a microbe Tissues or cells

muscular system Organs and tissues Organs and tissues important to the proper functioning of the immune system include the thymus and bone marrow, lymph nodes and vessels,

digestive system Autoimmune disease · Type 1 diabetes The immune system attacks the cells in the pancreas that make insulin · Rheumatoid arthritis This type of arthritis