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Anatomy Review - Quiz 2 and later Flashcards

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Right-sided HF

  • symptoms
  • causes
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  • back up of blood in the lung (because of left-sided HF) is too much for the RV
  • dilation of the RV, RA, and SVC (cardiomegaly), edema in lower extremities
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What is anemia? What is it caused by? How does it appear on x-ray?

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  • Abnormally low levels of RBCs in the blood
  • caused by low iron, chronic blood loss, or malignant tumor
  • patients appear pale, fatigue, shortness of breath, increased heart rate and respiration
  • appears as osteoporosis in bones, medullary canals wider
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Branches of Aorta (from left to right)

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  • Left Subclavian Artery
  • Left Common Carotid Artery
  • Brachiocephalic Trunk
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Addison’s Disease and side effects

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Insufficient production of cortisone

  • hyperglycemia, weight loss, fatigue
  • enlargment of adrenal glands visualized by MRI and CT
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What is an embolus?

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-clot (fat, air, plaque, amniotic fluid) moving through the blood stream

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What is a thrombus?

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-a clot on the inside lumen of the vessel (attached to wall)

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Describe specific humoral/adaptive immunity

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  • run by B-cells
  • plasma cells: antibodies
  • memory cells: remember the pathogen
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Heart Failure types

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  • Left-sided HF (congestive heart failure)

- Right-sided HF

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Cushings Syndrome

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  • excess levels of glucocorticoids in the blood stream caused by pituitary/adrenal gland pathologies, but mostly from treatment of inflammation with antiinflammatories
  • obese trunk of body, buffalo hump, moon face, loss of bone densifty and muscle mass
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Myocardial Infarction and its symptoms

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  • death of heart muscle from blockage in the coronary arteries (heart attack)
  • chest pain
  • shortness of breath
  • numbness/tingling in left arm
  • sweating profusely
  • pale
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Diabetes Mellitus and its types

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  • high blood sugar levels
  • Type 1: jeuvenile, body doesn’t produce insulin
  • Type 2: adults, body doesn’t recognize insulin anymore
  • increase thirst, increased urine production, infection, gangrene from decreased circulation (sticky blood)
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What hormone(s) does the pituitary gland produce?

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Posterior: stores ADH which stops production of urine
Anterior:
-TSH: thyroid stimulating hormone
-GH: growth hormone
-ACTH: adrenocorticotropic hormone (stimulates adrenal glands)

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Pulmonary edema

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  • build up of fluid in the interstitial spaces if the lung parenchyma due to increase pulmonary venous pressure
  • caused by left-sided heart failure, but may originate from valve disease, left-atrial tumor, or lymphatic blockage
  • “drowning from the inside out”
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Types of aneurysms

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  • (Saccular)/Berry: bulge on one side of vessel
  • Fusiform: bulge on both sides of vessel
  • Dissecting: blood in walls of vessel
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Atherosclerosis

-most commonly in what vessels?

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  • hardening of the arteries due to “porridge”-build up of plaque, build up of WBCs and platelets, or a thrombus
  • most commonly in abdominal aorta, common iliacs, femoral, cerebral, coronary arteries
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Describe cell mediated immunity

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  • run by T-cells

- if they get overrun they send a “help” signal to the B-cells

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The important types of WBCs:

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-lymphocytes
-monocytes
Both are non-granular

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What are the layers of the heart?

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  • Pericardial Sac (parietal pericardium)
  • Epicardium (visceral pericardium)
  • Myocardium
  • Endocardium
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Atrial septal defect (patent foramen ovale)

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  • hole between the right atrium and left atrium fails to close off
  • blood from the left atrium flows to the right atrium and through the circuit again
  • enlargement of affected vessels/parts
  • increased lung markings
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Ventricular septal defect

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  • abnormal opening between the right and left ventricles
  • blood flows from the left ventricle to the right ventricle
  • enlargement of left ventricle, left atrium, and pulmonary trunk, increased lung markings
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Difference between myelocytic and lymphocytic leukemia

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  • Myelocytic: causes increase in WBCs in bone marrow, radiolucent bands in metaphyses
  • Lymphocytic: causes increase in WBCs in lymphatic, swollen gland and lymphnodes, enlarged spleen
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Arrythmia

-types

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  • any condition where the heart cannot beat normally
  • bradycardia: slow heart rhythm
  • tachycardia: rapid heart rhythm
  • premature contractions: heart contractions that occur before the expected time
  • fibrillation: individual cardiac muscle contractions are out of sync
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What hormone does the parathyroid glands secrete?

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Parathyroid hormone: increases blood calcium levels by stimulating osteoclasts to break down bone

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What does hyperpituitarism cause?

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Giantism: in children
Acromegaly: in adults

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What does the thyroid gland secrete?

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  • Thyroid hormone: speeds up metabolic processes

- Calcitonin: decreases blood calcium levels

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Diabetes Insipidus and side effects

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Antidiuretic hormone insufficiency caused by trauma to the head
-polyuria and intense thirst

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Dwarfism

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Underproduction of growth hormone (hypopituitarism)

Short limbs, but body is proportional

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Blood composition

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  • 55% plasma

- 45% formed elements

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Graves Disease

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  • most common cause of hyperthyroidism
  • over secretion of thyroid hormone
  • seating, tremors, exophthalmus, weight loss, nervousness
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Hypoparathyroidism

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  • decreased levels of parathyroid hormone

- tetany, respiratory paralysis, death

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What does hypopituitarism cause?

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Achondroplasia

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Angina

  • what is it caused by
  • symptoms
  • what can fix it
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  • coronary artery disease
  • arteries are stenosed, but not occluded
  • can be fixed by nitroglycerin
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DVT

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Deep vein thrombosis

  • blood clot formed in a lower extremity vein
  • caused by trauma, bacterial infection, prolonged bed rest, and oral contraceptives
  • pulmonary embolism (piece breaks off and get stuck in lung vessels)
  • anticoagulants or thrombolytic therapy
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Signs and symptoms on leukemia

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  • profound fatigue
  • Spongy gums
  • sudden onset of acute hemorrhagic episodes (nosebleeds, gums bleed)
  • bone pain/weakness
  • prone to infection
35
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What do the pancreatic islets secrete?

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Glucagon: increases blood sugar levels
Insulin: decreases blood sugar levels

36
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Types of acute leukemia

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  • Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia: primary in children

- Acute Myelocytic Leukemia: 80% adults

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Kinds of lymphocytes

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  • T-lymphocytes: thymus gland
  • B-lymphocytes: blood stream
  • NK- killer cells (don’t go to school, they just kill)
38
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Giantism

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And overproduction of growth hormone (hyperpituitarism) in children, before growth plates are fused

39
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A loss of bone density caused mostly by aging or meopausal changes is?

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Osteoporosis

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Hashimoto’s disease

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  • low thyroid hormone in adults

- low energy, cold, personality changes, weight gain

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Coronary Artery Disease

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  • hardening of the CORONARY ARTERIES leading to ischemia or necrosis of heart tissue
  • fatigue
  • shortness of breath
  • cold
  • chest pain (crushing/severe)
  • can lead to myocardial infarction or angina pectoris
  • high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking,
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What can is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism?

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Graves Disease: the body produces antibodies that mimic TSH so TH is constantly produced

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Arrythmias can cause?

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  • Ventricular fibrillation: immediately life threatening (AED)
  • Atrial fibrillation: can be treated through atrial ablation
44
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What do the adrenal glands secrete?

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Adrenal medulla: epinephrine, norenephrine

Adrenal Cortex: cortisol

45
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What may lead to ARDS?

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Pulmonary embolism

46
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Patent Ductus Arteriosis

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  • duct between aorta and pulmonary artery remains open after birth (usually closes within 30mins)
  • blood from the aorta gets put back into the pulmonary artery and has to flow through the circuit again
47
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Congenital hypothyroidism is called?

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Cretinism: short stature, flattened nose, widened eyes

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Arteriosclerosis

  • what is it?
  • symptoms/what can it cause?
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  • hardening of the arteries anywhere in the body

- raised blood pressure (hypertension), ischemia

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Aneurysm and its causes

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  • enlargement of an artery/weakening of the wall

- caused by CAD, arteriosclerosis, genetics, trauma

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Tetralogy of fallot

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  • pulmonary valve (trunk)stenosis: narrowing
  • superior ventricular septal defect
  • overriding aorta: aorta opens to both ventricles
  • right ventricle hypertrophy: heart working too hard
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What hormone(s) does the pineal gland produce?

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Melatonin: regulates sleep/wake patterns

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Acromegaly

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And overproduction of growth hormone (hyperpituitarism) in adults after growth plates are fused

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Left-sided heart failure and causes

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  • occurs when left ventricle can’t pump blood effectively (fast enough/enough volume
  • CAD, high BP due to arteriosclerosis, valve disease
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Hyperparathyroidism

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  • Over-secretion of parathyroid hormone causing increased blood calcium levels
  • decreased bone density, kidney stone
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Valvular disease

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-heart valve is stenotic
-heart valve is insufficient and cannot close properly, regurgitation of blood
cause “heart murmur”
-most commonly in mitral valve or aortic valves

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What keeps blood flowing?

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  • Heart Beat
  • Systolic/Diastolic Pressure
  • Vasodilation
  • Valves in veins
  • Venous heart (calf muscles)
  • Blood pressure gradient
  • Breathing
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The valves of the heart are an extension of the _____?

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Endocardium

58
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Types of chronic leukemia

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  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: mostly adults

- Chronic Myelocytic Leukemia: 20% of all cases, good prognosis

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Functions of different blood cells

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  • RBC (erythrocytes): carry oxygen
  • WBC (leukocytes): infection control
  • Platelets (thrombocytes): blood clotting
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What does the lymphatic system do?

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  • Collects blood plasma that did not return to blood (lymph) and WBC waste from the interstitial space
  • maintains blood volume
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Most anterior part of the heart?

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Right atrium

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What can hypothyroidism cause?

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Goiter: enlargement of the thyroid
Myxedema: metabolism slowed down
Cretinism: congenital hypothyroidism-low thyroid during fetal development

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Where is blood pressure highest and lowest?

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Highest: aorta
Lowest: vena cava

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What is lymphoma?

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  • cancer of the B and T cells in the lymphnodes, bone marrow, liver, and GI tract
  • symptoms mimic the flu
  • enlarged mediastinal lymphnodes, pleural effusion in 1/3 of patients
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The life cycle of a lymphocyte: where formed, what do they do?

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  • start out in bone marrow
  • go to school
  • learn to recognize the difference between self and non-self
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What is a lumen?

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The inside of an artery or vein

67
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What would cause circulatory shock?

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  • Neurogenic shock (loss of vasodilation)
  • Heart is impaired
  • Occlusion (blood clot)
  • Blood loss (hemorrhage)
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Varicose veins

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  • veins that are permanently dilated and tortuous because of blood that has pooled in them
  • most often found in superficial veins of the lower extremities
  • caused by congenital weakness of valves/venous walls, hemostasis caused by pregnancy or occupations that require a lot of standing
  • compression stockings, leg elevation, surgical removal
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Angina pectoris

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-severe chest tightness that radiates to jaw, neck, and left arm because of temporary insufficient supply of oxygen to the heart

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Coarctation of aorta

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  • stenosis of aorta
  • ligamentum arteriosus is too tight, forms bulges on aorta
  • body builds collateral vessels to get blood past
  • decreased blood flow to lower limbs and abdomen
  • *most common cause of hypertension in children**
  • aorta looks like a “3”
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What are the immune system’s lines of defense?

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  • 1st: physical barrier: skin, mucous, fluid, hair
  • 2nd: inflammation: to contain pathogens
  • 3rd: cell mediated/specific humoral immunity/adaptive immunity: specific to pathogen

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