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antibodies can attach to the surface of a microbe and make it more easily phagocytized by neutrophils, monocytes (and macrophages), what are these antibodies called?
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opsoninis
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Antibodies that can bind and inactivate (neutralize) certain poisons or toxins are called what?
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antivenins
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How are antibodies and complement connected?
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Antibodies can stimulate the 9 main proteins found in plasma.
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How is complement activated?
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By antigen-antibody complexes and cause holes to form in the plasma membrane of foreign microbes or cells (lysis)
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What causes hemolytic transfusion reactions AND participates in HDN? What is HDN?
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activated complement (by antibodies)
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What are the 4 ways antibodies to inactivate foreign microbes and foreign antigens?
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1. They can act as opsonins
2.Bind and neutralize certain poisons or toxins 3. Can bind to ther surface fo microbes and block their attachment to the body's cells 4. stimulate the 9 plasma proteins aka complement is activate by antigen-antibody complexes |
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What are the 2 different opsonins?
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Antibodies and complements
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What is the name for when antibodies inactivate poisons?
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neutralize
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What is the term for when antibodies inactivate toxins?
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antitoxins
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What is the term fro when antibodies neutralize snake protein poisons or toxins?
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Antivenins
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What activates copmlement?
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antigen-antibody copmlexes
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What causes hemolytic transfusion reactions?
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activated complement (activated by antigen-antibody complexes)
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