TED-Ed
TED-ED: How does the immune system work? - Emma Bryce
Inside you, a daily battle is being waged and your immune system is at the frontline. Most of the time, you may not even notice it's there, but over the course of your life your immune system will guard you against hundreds of...
Crash Course
Immune System, part 1: Crash Course A&P
Our final episodes of Anatomy & Physiology explore the way your body keeps all that complex, intricate stuff alive and healthy -- your immune system. The immune system's responses begin with physical barriers like skin and mucous...
Curated Video
Antibody
A protein produced by the immune system that attacks a harmful agent, such as a virus or bacteria. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig...
Curated Video
Endocytosis
The process by which a cell can take in material from its environment by first engulfing it with its cell membrane. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual...
Curated Video
Immune Defence: Part 2
Antibodies combat some of the strongest foreign invaders that enter your body. What are antibodies and how do they work? Biology - Cells And DNA - Learning Points. Whenever a germ or infection enters our body, white blood cells,...
Curated Video
Immune System: Innate and Adaptive Immunity Explained
The immune system (or immunity) can be divided into two types - innate and adaptive immunity. This video has an immune system animation. The innate immune system consists of defenses against infection that are activated instantly as a...
Curated Video
The Cells of Innate Immunity (and Mechanism)
The Innate immune response is a general response your immune system has against foreign invaders. And there are special cells involved in the process. In this video, we'll cover those cells and the roles they play.
Curated Video
The Complement System Made Easy
The complement system involves a series of proteins found in the blood that are part of the immune response. But what exactly are they, and how do they function. There are two pathways involved: The classical pathway and the alternative...
FuseSchool
What Are White Blood Cells
Blood consists of red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and plasma. White blood cells are our warriors; the army inside our body that protects us from infectious disease and foreign invaders. They make up less than 1% of our...
Professor Dave Explains
The Immune System: Innate Defenses and Adaptive Defenses
There are so many critters out there, bacteria and viruses that want to wreak havoc in our bodies. How do we defend ourselves against such tiny threats? The immune system! This is quite possibly the most profoundly remarkable aspect of...
Khan Academy
Inflammatory Response, Human Anatomy and Physiology, Health and Medicine
Sal describes the cellular activity that occurs when there is damage to our membranes.
Crash Course
Crash Course A&p #45: Immune System, Part 1
Find out how the immune system's responses begin with physical barriers like skin and mucous membranes, and when they're not enough, there are phagocytes, the neutrophils, and macrophages. It also features the natural killer cells and...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Types of Immune Responses: Innate & Adapt, Humoral v Cell Mediated
Sal Khan discusses our immune system responses, specifically humoral adaptive immunity. [8:06]