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What is tidal volume? |
The amount of air moved in and out of the lungs with a normal breath |
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What is inspiratory reserve volume? |
The maximum amount of additional air that can be drawn into the lungs after a normal breath |
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What is expiratory reserve volume? |
The extra air that can be exhaled forcibly |
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What is residual volume? |
It is the considerable amount of air that remains in the lungs, it can't be measured |
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What is inspiratory capacity? |
The sum of tidal volume and inspiratory resolve volume |
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What is functional residual capacity? |
The sum of residual volume and expiratory reserve volume |
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What is vital capacity? |
The sum of inspiratory reserve volume, tidal volume and expiratory reserve volume |
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What is total lung capacity? |
It is the sum of vital capacity and residual volume |
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The inability for the immune system to protect the body from a pathogen causes what? |
Immunodeficiency diseases |
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What are the primary lymphatic organs?? |
Red bone marrow and the thymus |
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What are the secondary lymphatic organs? |
Lymph nodes, the spleen, and lymphatic nodules |
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To become activated, what requires being bound to a foreign antigen AND simultaneous costimulation? |
T-cells |
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Which cells display CD4 proteins and interact with MHC class 2 antigens? |
Helped T-cells |
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Which antigens induce an allergic reaction? |
Allergen |
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Which action makes microbes more susceptible to phagocytosis? |
Opsonization |
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_______ do NOT provide a chemical or physical barrier |
Macrophages |
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_______ do NOT provide a chemical or physical barrier |
Macrophages |
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Mucus production is NOT a sign of what? |
Inflammation |
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_______ do NOT provide a chemical or physical barrier |
Macrophages |
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Mucus production is NOT a sign of what? |
Inflammation |
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When B and T cells are fully developed and mature, they are described as being what? |
Immunocompetent |
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_______ do NOT provide a chemical or physical barrier |
Macrophages |
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Mucus production is NOT a sign of what? |
Inflammation |
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When B and T cells are fully developed and mature, they are described as being what? |
Immunocompetent |
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Which class of cells includes macrophages, B cells and dendritic cells? |
Antigen presenting cells |
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_______ do NOT provide a chemical or physical barrier |
Macrophages |
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Mucus production is NOT a sign of what? |
Inflammation |
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When B and T cells are fully developed and mature, they are described as being what? |
Immunocompetent |
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Which class of cells includes macrophages, B cells and dendritic cells? |
Antigen presenting cells |
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Which class of antibodies is mainly found in sweat, tears, breastmilk and GI secretions? |
IgA |
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_______ do NOT provide a chemical or physical barrier |
Macrophages |
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Mucus production is NOT a sign of what? |
Inflammation |
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When B and T cells are fully developed and mature, they are described as being what? |
Immunocompetent |
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Which class of cells includes macrophages, B cells and dendritic cells? |
Antigen presenting cells |
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Which class of antibodies is mainly found in sweat, tears, breastmilk and GI secretions? |
IgA |
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What can an acute allergic response lead to? |
Anaphylactic shock |
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_______ do NOT provide a chemical or physical barrier |
Macrophages |
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Mucus production is NOT a sign of what? |
Inflammation |
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When B and T cells are fully developed and mature, they are described as being what? |
Immunocompetent |
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Which class of cells includes macrophages, B cells and dendritic cells? |
Antigen presenting cells |
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Which class of antibodies is mainly found in sweat, tears, breastmilk and GI secretions? |
IgA |
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What can an acute allergic response lead to? |
Anaphylactic shock |
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Which cell is considered to be the most important cell in the immune system? |
T helper cells |
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What two habits enhance immunity and are not practiced when someone is under stress? |
Eating well and exercising regularly |
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What happens with advancing age? |
People are more susceptible to infections and malignancies and respond less well to vaccines, and produce more autoantigens |