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What serum cholesterol level is "too high"?
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A serum cholesterol of 200 mg/dl is at risk
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What is an afferent pathway?
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A connection from the peripheral nerves to the CNS conveying a stimulous.
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What is an efferent pathway?
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A connection from the CNS to the peripheral nerves that produce a reaction.
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What are the three different levels of protection?
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1) Protective frontiers
2) Inflammatory response (innate immunity) 3) Specific Immune Response (adaptive immunity) |
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What is passive immunity?
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Immunity is transferred from another individual or animal.
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What is Active immunity?
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Active immunity is the individuals own immune system is able to respond
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What is metaplasia?
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Transformation of cells from one type to another (columnar to squamous)
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