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36 Cards in this Set
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Clinical Immunology involves the study of what?
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Ag and Ab reactions
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a division of immunology focusedon detecting and measuring specific Abs that develop in blood?
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Serology
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What causes Abs to develop in blood?
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exposure to a specific disease producing Ag
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What is the immune response?
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An Ab response to an Antigenic stimulus
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Natural And Active
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Produce Ab in response to infection
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Natural and Artificial
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Produce Ab in response to vaccine
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Natural and Passive
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Ab passed from Mom to baby
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Artificial and Passive
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Ab by infusion of Plasma
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Cell mediated immunity involves link between what two cells?
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T-lymphocytes and Phagocytic Cells
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what lymphs are derived from the thymus and are present in 0-80% of circulating lymph?
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T lymphocytes
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How long do Mature T-lymphoctes survive for?
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months or years
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How much of the circulating lymph is B lymphocytes?
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about 20%
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where do B lymphocytes mature?
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In Bone Marrow
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What is the functions of B lymphocytes?
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Ab production or Formation of Igs
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how lond go B lymphocytes survive for?
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a few days
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What types of Specimens are tested in immunological studies in Lab?
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Serum
Urine Spinal Fluid |
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What happens when antigens are introduced into the body?
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They cause the formation of Ab
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What are the five classes of Ig?
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IgG,IgM,IgA,IgD,IgE
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which is the largest class of Ig?
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IgM pentamer
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which is the smallest class of Ig?
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IgG monomer
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T or F
Ig are not antibodies, they are there own structures? |
False; they are antibodies
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What happens when antigens are introduced into the body?
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They cause the formation of Ab
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What are the five classes of Ig?
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IgG,IgM,IgA,IgD,IgE
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which is the largest class of Ig?
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IgM pentamer
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which is the smallest class of Ig?
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IgG monomer
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T or F
Ig are not antibodies, they are there own structures? |
False; they are antibodies
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what type of Ab are derived from multiple clones of Ab producing cells?
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Polyclonal Ab
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what type of Ab are derived from a single clone of Ab producing cells?
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Monoclonal Ab
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When are polyclonal Ab's characteristically produced?
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Infectious Disease
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Why are Monoclonal antisera used in testing?
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b/c of greater diagnostic precision
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how long is required for immunity to develop?
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about 2 weeks
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when should blood be drawn when testing for infectious disease?
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in the acute phase and then 2 weeks later in the convalescent phase
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what is the Ab titer
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The concentration, or amount of Ab
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What is the Ig involed in the primary response and when?
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IgG at about 10-14 days
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when is the Ab titer the highest?
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at about 20 days
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Agglutination occurs only when Ag is in the form of what particles?
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Bacteria, RBCs, and latex
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