<p>The immune system is split up into two main categories - the adaptive immune system and the innate immune system. </p> <p>This episode will cover the intricacies of the innate immune system beginning with an overview of its constituent cells. We will then explore three pivotal elements of the system: anatomical barriers, the general inflammatory response, and the complement system. This will show up in the bio/biochem section of the MCAT.</p> <p>For additional reading on this topic, you can refer to the <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK26846/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NIH’s Innate Immune System paper</a>.</p> <p>Visit <a href="https://www.medschoolcoach.com/mcat-tutoring" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MedSchoolCoach.com</a> for more help with the MCAT.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p>Jump into the conversation:</p> <p>[00:00] MCAT Tutoring from MedSchoolCoach</p> <p>[00:34] Welcome to MCAT Basics</p> <p>[01:06] Topics covered in this episode</p> <p>[02:09] The goal of the innate immune system</p> <p>[04:57] The cells that make up the innate immune system</p> <p>[11:47] Anatomical barriers to the innate immune system</p> <p>[19:53] General inflammatory response of the innate immune system</p> <p>[42:49] Complement system</p> <p>[45:33] MCAT Advice of the day - take as much time as you need to study for the MCAT</p> <p> </p>
![<p>The immune system is split up into two main categories - the adaptive immune system and the innate immune system. </p> <p>This episode will cover the intricacies of the innate immune system beginning with an overview of its constituent cells. We will then explore three pivotal elements of the system: anatomical barriers, the general inflammatory response, and the complement system. This will show up in the bio/biochem section of the MCAT.</p> <p>For additional reading on this topic, you can refer to the <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK26846/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NIH’s Innate Immune System paper</a>.</p> <p>Visit <a href="https://www.medschoolcoach.com/mcat-tutoring" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MedSchoolCoach.com</a> for more help with the MCAT.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p>Jump into the conversation:</p> <p>[00:00] MCAT Tutoring from MedSchoolCoach</p> <p>[00:34] Welcome to MCAT Basics</p> <p>[01:06] Topics covered in this episode</p> <p>[02:09] The goal of the innate immune system</p> <p>[04:57] The cells that make up the innate immune system</p> <p>[11:47] Anatomical barriers to the innate immune system</p> <p>[19:53] General inflammatory response of the innate immune system</p> <p>[42:49] Complement system</p> <p>[45:33] MCAT Advice of the day - take as much time as you need to study for the MCAT</p> <p> </p>](https://us-central1-podcastguru-217d6.cloudfunctions.net/gcf_get_image?image_url=https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts211/v4/cc/f8/5e/ccf85e68-a9fd-0e2a-4744-f90a8de3f636/mza_10513669359961335562.png/600x600bb.jpg&width=300&height=300&api_key=xqFmUFX5BHLBTA)
