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110 Cards in this Set
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Axill/o
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armpit
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Bas/o
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base
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Cervic/o
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neck; cervix
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Chrom/o
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colour
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Coagul/o
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clotting
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Cyt/o
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cell
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Eosin/o
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red; dawn; rosy
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Granul/o
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granules
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Hemo/
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blood
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Hemat/o
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blood
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Hemoglobin/o
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hemoglobin
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Immun/o
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protection; safe; immune
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Inguin/o
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groin
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Is/o
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same; equal
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Kary/o
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nucleus
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Leuk/o
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white
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Lymph/o
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lymph
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Lymphadeno/o
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lymph gland/node
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Mon/o
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one' single
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Morph/o
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shape; form
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Myel/o
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bone marrow
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Neutr/o
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neither' neutral; neutrophil
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Poikilo/o
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irregular; varied
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Sider/o
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iron
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Spher/o
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globe-shaped; round
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Splen/o
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spleen
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Thromb/o
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clotting
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Thym/o
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thymus gland
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Tox/o
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poison
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-apheresis
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removal
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-blast
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immature cell
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-cytosis
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abnormal condition of cells
increase of cells |
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-edema
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swelling
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-emia
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blood condition
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-globin
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protein
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-globulin
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protein
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-lytic
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to reduce ;separate; destroy
breakdown |
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-oid
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derived from; resembling
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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-pathy
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disease; emotion
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-penia
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deficiency
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-phage
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eat; swallow
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-philia
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attraction for
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-phoresis
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carrying; transmission
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-phylaxis
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protection
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-plasia
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formation
growth development |
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-poiesis
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formation
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-stasis
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to stop; control; place
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-stitial
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to set; P.T. standing or positioned
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-suppression
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to stop
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a-, an-
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no; not; without
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ana-
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up; apart; backward; again
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anti-
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against
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auto-
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self; own
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hyper-
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excessive
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hypo-
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less than
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inter-
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between
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macro-
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large
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mega-
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large
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micro-
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small
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mono-
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one
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pan-
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all
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poly-
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many; much
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retro-
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behind
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Name the functions of the hematic system
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Transportation
Fighting Infection Coagulation |
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What is composition of blood?
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55% Plasma
45% Cellular Portion (formed elements) |
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What is plasma?
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a straw colored fluid
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What formed elements are included in the cellular portion of blood?
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Erythrocytes
Leukocytes Thrombocytes |
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What do Erythrocytes carry?
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Oxygen (O2)
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) |
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The hormone that stimulates the production of RBCs is?
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erythropoietin
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The iron containing compound found in RBCs is?
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hemoglobin
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An immature erythrocyte is called a?
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Reticulocyte
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The purpose of leukocytes is to?
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protect body from foreign substances
aid in tissue repair |
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Granulocytes are?
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have granules in their cytoplasm
multi-lobed nuclei are polymorphonuclear granulocytic leukocytes |
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Three types of granulocytes are?
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Neutrophils
Eosinophils Basophils |
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Basophils contain an anticoagulant called?
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Heparin
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What chemical do Basophils release during an allergic reaction?
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histamine
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Agranulocytes are?
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white blood cells, no granuals, one nucular
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The two types of agranulocytes are?
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monocytes
lymphocytes |
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A mononuclear agranulocytic leukocyte has only?
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one nucleus
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Monocytes & Macrophages engulf & destroy, therefor, they are?
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phagocytic/phagocytes
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The process of engulfing and destroying is called?
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phagocytosis
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What do Lymphocytes make to neutralize antigens?
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antibodies
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The function of thrombocytes is to?
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initiate blood clotting
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Name the 4 blood group antigens
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A
B AB O |
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Where are the blood antigens located?
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on the surface of red blood cells (RBCs)
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The universal donor is?
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O
O neg |
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The universal recipient is?
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AB
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An Rh incompatibility between mother & fetus can produce a condition called?
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Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn
HDN or Erythroblastosis |
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One anticoagulant given by mouth is called ?
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Coumadin (warfarin)
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An anticoagulant is given by mouth in order to prevent a ?
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blood clot
thrombi emboli |
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What is plasma made up of?
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90% water
10% elements |
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What does the 10% of elements in plasma consist of ?
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proteins - albumins, globulins
sugar nutrients salt |
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Lymph is a ?
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clear watery fluid
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what two types of white blood cells are found in lymph ?
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Monocytes
& lymphocytes |
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The lymph that is located in the tissue spaces is called ?
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interstitial fluid
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Lymph capillaries carry ?
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lymph from tissue spaces to larger vessels
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Lymph vessels have ?
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valves to prevent backflow
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Lymph nodes are
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clusters of lymph tissue
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A reservoir for healthy blood cells is the ?
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spleen
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Name the six lymph node sites & where they are located
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Cervical - neck
Axillary - armpit Mediastinal - center chest Inguinal - groin Tonsils - oropharynx Adenoids = nasopharynx |
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The transformation of lymphocytes into T cells are performed by the ?
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Thymus gland
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The three types of immune system barriers that provide natural immunity are ?
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Physical barriers
Chemical barriers Cellular barriers Note: are all present at birth |
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The placenta and breast milk provide what type of immunity to newborns ?
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passive immunity
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Humoral immunity involves theses types of cells ?
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B cells
or B lymphocytes |
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What is specificity ?
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each antibody will only react against one specific antigen
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Cellular immunity involves theses types of cells ?
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T cells
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The 4 types of T cells and their abbreviations are ?
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cytotoxic (Tc)
Helper (TH) Suppressor (Ts) Memory (TM) |
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What does a cytotoxic T cell do ?
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attaches and destroys infected cells & cancer cells
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