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22 Cards in this Set
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Skin
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1st line of defense
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Passive immunity
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produced by another scource and introduced into the body
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Memory Cells
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remembers antigens or visus or bacteria that entered body and will know what to do with it when it comes back
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Antigen
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proteins and chemicals that are foreign to the body
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Pathogen
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disease causing organism
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B-Cells
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any lymphocytes that mature in bone marrow
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DR. JENNER
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1ST VACCINATION FOR SMALL POX
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Bone Marrow
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center - makes red and white blood cells
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Trachea
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in throat - where hair stops particles - cilia
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Spleen
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stores red BC
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STD
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sexually transmitted disease
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Active Immunity
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occurs when body produces its own antibodies to antigens
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Macrophages
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large phagocyte - eat cell fragments
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Bacteria
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any of numerous unicellular microorganism
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ANTIBODIES
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A PROTEIN THAT IS PRODUCED BY SPECIALIZED wbc CALLED lYMPHOCYTES
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IMMUNITY
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OCCURS WHEN YOU PRODUCE A SPECIFIC ANTIBODY TO DEFEND AGAINST A PARTICULAR ANTIGEN
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Tonsils
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stores white blood cells
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Platelets
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short lived, non-nucleated, irregular shaped cell fragment contained in blood - prevent serious bleeding by clotting
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Thymus Gland
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produces white blood cells in infants
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Antibiotic
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substance produced by certain fungi
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Dr. Salk
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Vaccine for Polio
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Lymph nodes
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store white blood cells
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