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What are three granules that release chemicals |
Eosinophils, basophils, and mast cells |
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What are three Phagocytic cells |
Macrophage, monocyte, neutrophils |
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Define monokines |
Cytokines produced by monocytes and macrophages |
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Define cyrokines |
Peptide chemical messengers secreted by cells |
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Define chemokines |
Cytokines that have chemotactic action |
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Define lymphokines |
Cytokines produced by lymphocytes |
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Free radicals are unstable molecules that causes cellular injury by |
Cell membrane damage |
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What cell produces anti-bodies |
Plasma cells |
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What is a strong phagocyte |
macrophages |
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What are cytokines |
Chemical messengers secreted by immune and other cells |
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What is opsonization? |
The process of covering bacteria with anti-body used to promote phagocytosis of the micro organism |
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What is a lysosome? |
A membrane bound bag of degradative enzymes within a cell |
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What is sepsis |
An overwhelming infection that may lead to shock, multiple organ failure, and death |
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What does prevalence of the disease mean? |
The number of people who have the disease during a year. |
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What does prevalence of the disease mean? |
The number of people who have the disease during a year. |
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What does incidence of the disease mean? |
The number of new cases it within a given population. |
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Define endemic |
In infectious disease that has a fairly consistent presence in a community in changes little from year-to-year |
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Define pandemic |
An epidemic that has spread to a large geographic area |
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What are bacteria? |
Are prokaryocytes (lack a nucleus) and can be aerobic or anaerobic, motile or immotile. Have a cell wall. |
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Define viruses |
Consists of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) surrounded by a proteinaceous capsid. |
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Define fungi |
Eukaryocytes (have a nucleus) that take the form of yeast or molds or both |
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Which cells produce anti-bodies |
Plasma cells |
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In addition to anti-bodies, which of the following molecules act as opsonins? |
Complement proteins |
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Which sell or strong phagocytes? |
Macrophages |
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The process of converting bacteria with anti-bodies to promote phagocytosis of the micro organism is called? |
Opsonization |
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Which immune cells develop specifically for one antigen? |
T and B lymphocytes |
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To put dominant anti-body of a typical allergic response is? |
IgE |
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Which end of an anti-body binds to an antigen? |
Fab |
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What is the major function of T-helper cells? |
Secreting cytokines that regulate immune response |
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What is the function of H1 receptors for histamine on white blood cells? |
Activating neutrophils and macrophages |
