Components of the of the immune system : the components for the innate immunity: 1- Neutrophils : they are in the

blood responsible for the phagocytosis and the bacteriocidal mechanisms, in adults its usual percentage is 50% - 67% of the peripheral white blood cells. 2- Eosinophils: 1% - 2% they are more responsible for killing parasites. 3- Macrophages: one of blood cells is the monocytes in the blood then when they invade into the tissue they become macrophages, they are like neutrophils responsible for phagocytoces and the bacteriocidal mechanisms and they have an extra function which is antigen presentation. So Neutrophils & Macrophages are sometimes called phagocytes. 4- Tissue mast cells: they produce histamine responsible for allergic reaction and parasitic infection; we will talk about them later. 5- natural killer cells: form of lymphocytes, they are part of the lymphocytic group of development , these are the innate cells that mediate the innate immunity.

The components for the adaptive immunity: 1- B lymphocytes: when they become active they produce immunoglobulins and they will change into plasma cells. 2- T lymphocytes: there are many types : T lymphocytes which are cytotocsic (CD8) and the

healthier or activated T lymphocytes (CD4), we will talk about them later. These cytotoxic T cells or cell mediated immunity cytotoxic means the cells those kill the cell in front of them that they recognize and activate by releasing cytokines.

To summarize: We have two major parts of the immune system Adaptive ( acquired, specific) immune response & the innate (natural, nonspecific) immune response. the cells of the innate immunity Neutrophils , Eosinophils, Macrophages, mast cells &natural killer cells so these are the cellular innate immunity But the complement and the other factors are innate humeral immunity.

The adaptive immune responsible by lymphocytes there are cellular component which are the lymphocytes and the humeral components which rare due to the B lymphocytes by the immunoglobulin that they produce. So we have till now 4 arms of the immune system cellular and humeral, adaptive and innate.