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Macrophage destroy some foreign substances by way of... |
Phagocytosis |
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Lymphocytes destroy some foreign substances by... |
Immune responses |
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What is produced when lymphocytes, macrophages & fibroblasts are infected with viruses |
Interferons |
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What is responsible for maturation of pre-T lymphocytes into immunocompetent immune cells |
The Thymus |
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What attacks any of the body’s cells that display abnormal or unusual plasma membrane protein |
Natural killer cells |
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What enlarges & develops into active phagocytic macrophages called wandering macrophages |
Monocytes |
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What is a wandering macrophage |
A matured monocyte |
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What are macrophages |
Effector cells of the innate immune system that phagocytose bacteria & secrete both inflammatory & antimicrobial mediators
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White blood cells |
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What is the function of a macrophage |
Defense mechanism Homeostasis Tissue repair |
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What is a phagocyte |
Type of cell that has the ability to ingest and digest foreign particles such as bacteria |
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What is a lymphocyte |
white blood cells that determines the specificity of the immune response to infection & foreign substances helps fight off illness |
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What percentage of white blood cells do the lymphocytes make up |
Roughly 20-40% of the total wbc’s |
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True or False Redness to a site is a sign/symptom of inflammation |
True |
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True or False There are only 3 signs/ symptoms of inflammation |
False There are at least 5 Pain Heat Redness Swelling Loss of function |
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What is an Antibody |
Aka immunoglobulin Large Y shaped protein produced by B-cells |
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What is the role of an Antibody |
Identifies and neutralizes foreign objects such as Bacteria & viruses |
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What is the Thymus |
A small irregular gland in the top part of the chest |
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What is the function of the Thymus Gland |
It generates mature T lymphocytes |
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True or False Antibodies are involved in non-specific body defenses |
False Antibodies are NOT involved in non specific body defenses |
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What is Antibody mediated immunity most effective against |
Extracellular pathogens |
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Mediators that cause blood flow and dysfunction of tissues and organs; contributors to the inflammatory process |
Prostaglandins |
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____ and ____ contribute to vasodilation & increased capillary permeability in response to inflammation |
Prostaglandin & Histamine |
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Substances recognized by the body as “foreign “ & provoke immune responses |
Antigens |
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____ & _____ develop immunocompetence, |
B & T cells carry out adaptive immune responses |
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______ is an Antibody generator |
Antigen |
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They recognize specific “non-self” antigens, during a process called antigen presentation |
B & T cells |
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They are primarily responsible for producing & secreting antibodies & activating the immune system to destroy pathogens |
B cells |
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Involved in cell mediated immunity |
T cells |
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Can only recognize viral antigen outside the affected cells |
T cells |
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Can recognize the surface antigens if bacteria & viruses |
B cells |
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Toxic to living cells |
Cytotoxic |
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