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BIO-359: Microbiology Lecture Final Exam Study Tools > 18 November: Innate Immunity > Flashcards

18 November: Innate Immunity Flashcards

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Microbial antagonism

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Normal microbiota competing with potential pathogens

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Normal microbiota activities that make it hard for pathogens to compete against

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Consumption of nutrients, and creating an environment that makes it unfavorable to other microorganisms that pathogens cannot grow in

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Vitamins

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Normal microbiota provide vitamins to promote overall health to the host cell.

Helps stimulate the body second line of defense

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Blood

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Liquid tissue composed of cells and cell fragments within a proteinaceous liquid called plasma

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Plasma

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Has hella proteins in it

Blood minus the cells; includes proteins involved in inflammation, clotting, iron binding, complement, adaptive immunity (antibodies)

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Antibodies

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Protective molecules

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Serum

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Plasma without the clotting factors

Minerals, salts, proteins, and other organic molecules

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Erythrocytes

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Red blood cells

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Buffy Coat

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White blood cells + platelets (clotting): Thrombocytes

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Stem cells

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The beginning of making many types of blood cells

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Erythroid stem cells

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No nucleus

O2+ CO2

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Platelets

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Clotting, inflammation

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Basophil

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Allergies

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Eosinophil

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Eliminates helmiths + protzoans

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Monocyte

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Blood

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Lymphocyte

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Adaptive response, natural killer cells

  • B cells + T cells
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Neutrophils

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Most numerous

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CBC

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Complete blood count (overall health)

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What do increased eosinophils indicate?

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Parasitic worm infection/ protozoan/ helmith

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What does an increase in leukocytes and neutrophils indicate?

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Bacterial Diseases

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What does an increase in lymphocytes indicate?

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Viral infections

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