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26 Cards in this Set
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Immunology |
the study of all aspects of the immune system |
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pathogens |
anything that causes a disease |
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Antibodies |
a protein used by the immune system to identify ad neutralize foreign bodies |
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Adaptive immune response |
the part of the immune system based on immunological memory from previous contact with a pathogen |
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Innate immune response |
immeadiate immune response of the body |
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anitgen |
any substance that causes the body to create antibodies against it. |
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lymphocytes |
a 3 subsets of white blood cells; t-cells, b-cells, and natural killers |
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immune system |
a system of biological structures and processes that protect the body against disease |
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immunological recognition |
the ability to recognize certain pathogens |
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immune effector functions |
n/a |
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immune regulation |
n/a |
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immunological memory |
the immune systems ability to recognize pathogens it has previously come into contact with |
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antigen receptors |
what antigens recognize on foreign bodies |
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leukocytes |
white blood cells, protect the body against infection |
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bone marrow |
where red blood cells and lymphocytes are created in the body |
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lymphatic system |
the circulation system the immune system function out of |
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lymph |
the fluid circulating in the lymph system |
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lymphoid |
the tissue that produces lymphocytes and antibodies: lymph nodes, thymus, tonsils, and spleen |
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myeloid |
refers to the pre-white blood cells in the bone marrow |
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macrophage |
the white blood cells that engulf foreign bodies, debris, microbes, and cancer cells in a process called phagocytosis |
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monocyte |
stored in the spleen, replenish macrophages as needed and can go to sites of inflamation. |
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neutrophil |
first responder white blood cells |
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eosinophil |
white blood cells that fight parasites and viruses, associated with allergy mechanisms |
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basophil |
least common white blood cells, associated with allergy mechanisms |
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mast cell |
derived from myeloid stem cells involved in allergic response and would healing and disease protection |
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dendritic cell |
accessory cells that act as messengers between innate and adaptive immune response |
