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Bio Ch 33 Flashcards

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Immune System

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protects us from all sorts of harmful invaders, including bacterial and viral pathogens, various toxins, and perhaps even cancerous cells that occasionally arise

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PAMPs

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pathogenic-associated molecular patterns; when receptors bind to these, they trigger an immune reaction, increasing the odds that the pathogen can be eliminated

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Innate Immunity

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type of host defense; can recognized common microbial invaders very quickly but show no sign of an increased response upon repeated exposure to the same invader

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Adaptive immunity

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most vertebrate animals exhibit this, characterized by the production of a very large number of diverse receptors that are found on the surface of specialized white blood cells (such as B and T lymphocytes in humans)

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Antigens

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foreign substance, usually a protein or a polysaccharide, that stimulates the immune system to react, such as to produce antibodies

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Lymphatic system

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closely associated with the cardiovascular and immune systems; includes the lymphatic vessels and the lymphoid organs; 3 main functions that contribute to homeostasis - (1) capillaries that absorb excess tissue fluid and return it to the bloodstream, (2) lacteals absorb fats in the form of lipoproteins and transport them in the bloodstream, & (3) organs & vessels are sites of production and distribution of lymphocytes, which help defend the body against pathogens

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Lymphatic vessels

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form a one-way system that begins with ____ capillaries

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Lymphatic capillaries

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tiny, closed-ended vessels that take up excess tissue fluid

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Lymph

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fluid inside lymphatic capillaries

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Lymphoid (lymphatic) organs

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organ other than a lymphatic vessel that is part of the lymphatic system; lymph nodes, tonsils, spleen, thymus gland, and bone marrow

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Primary lymphoid organs

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bone marrow, thymus

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Secondary lymphoid organs

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sites where some lymphocytes are activated by antigens

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Red bone marrow

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major primary lymphoid organ; spongy, semisolid red tissue where hematopoietic stem cells divide and produce all the types of blood cells, including lymphocytes

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B cells

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type of lymphocyte that begins development in the red bone marrow and remains there until they are mature

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T cells

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type of lymphocyte; immature, migrate from the bone marrow via the bloodstream to the thymus, where they mature

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Thymus

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soft, bilobed; primary lymphoid organ located in the thoracic cavity between the trachea and the sternum ventral to the heart

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Lymph nodes

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small ovoid structures occurring along lymphatic vessels; major type of secondary lymphoid organ

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Spleen

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oval secondary lymphoid organ with a dull purplish color; located in the upper left side of the abdominal cavity posterior to the stomach; most of this contains red pulp that filters and cleanses the blood

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Immunity

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capability of removing or killing foreign substances, pathogens, and cancer cells from the body

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Inflammatory response

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when tissues are damaged by a variety of causes, including pathogens, a series of events known as this occurs

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Histamine

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substances, produced by basophils in blood and mast cells in connective tissue, that causes capillaries to dilate

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Mast cells

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connective tissue that releases histamine in allergic reactions

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Neutrophils

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able to leave the bloodstream and phagocytize bacteria in tissues

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Eosinophils

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can be phagocytic but they are better known for mounting an attack against animal parasites such as tapeworms that are too large to be phagocytized

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Macrophages

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1 of 2 longer-living types of phagocytic white blood cells; found in all sorts of tissues

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Dendritic cells

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1 of 2 longer-living types of phagocytic white blood cells; especially prevalent in the skin

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Natural killer (NK) cells

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large, granular lymphocytes that kill virus-infected cells and cancer cells by cell-to-cell contact; do their work while adaptive defenses are still mobilizing; produce cytokines that promote adaptive immunity

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Complement

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composed of a number of blood plasma proteins, produced mainly by the liver, they _____ certain immune responses

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Interferons

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antiviral agent produced by an infected cell that blocks the infection of another cell

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Cytokines

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soluble proteins that affect the behavior of other cells

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Antigen receptors

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both B cells and T cells are capable of binding to and “recognizing” specific antigens because they have these on their plasma membrane

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B-cell receptor

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receptor for antigen on the surface of a B cell

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Clonal selection theory

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states that the antigen receptor of each B cell or T cell binds to only a single type of antigen

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Plasma cells

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mature B cell that mass-produces antibodies

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Memory B cells

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cells that always remember a particular antigen and make us immune to a particular illness (but not to any other illness)

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Antibody-mediated immunity

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defense of the body by B cells; AKA humoral immunity

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Immuniglobulins (Ig)

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antibodies; classes of these determined by structure of the constant region

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Monoclonal antibodies

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one of many antibodies produced by a clone of hybridoma cells that all bind to the same antigen

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T-cell receptor (TCR)

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molecule on the surface of a T cell that can bind to a specific antigen fragment in combination with an MHC molecule

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MHC (major histocompatibility complex) protein

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protein marker that is a part of cell-surface markers anchored in the plasma membrane, which the immune system uses to identify “self”

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Helper T cells

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regulate adaptive immunity

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Cytotoxic T cells

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attack and kill virus-infected cells and cancer cells

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Antigen-presenting cells (APCs)

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cell that displays an antigen to certain cells of the immune system so they can defend the body against that particular antigen

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Memory T cells

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T cell that differentiated during an initial infection and responds rapidly during subsequent exposure to the same antigen

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Cell-mediated immunity

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destruction or elimination of pathogens and other threats by T cells, macrophages, natural killer cells, or other cells

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HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)

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virus responsible for AIDS

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Active immunity

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occurs when an individual produces their own immune response against an antigen

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Immunization

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involves the use of vaccines, substances that contain an antigen to which the immune system responds

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Passive immunity

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occurs when an individual receives another person’s antibodies or immune cells

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Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)

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both T cells and B cells are either lacking completely or not functioning well enough to protect the body from a variety of infections that aren’t a problem for most people

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Allergies

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hypersensitivities to substances such as pollen, food, or animal hair, that ordinarily would do no harm to the body

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Immediate allergic response

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can occur within seconds of contact with an allergen

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Asthma

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airways leading to the lungs constrict, resulting in difficulty breathing accompanied by wheezing

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Anaphylactic shock

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immediate allergic response that occurs after an allergen has entered the bloodstream

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Delayed allergic response

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initiated by memory T cells at the site of allergen contact in the body; regulated by the cytokines secreted by these sensitized T cells at the site

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Autoimmune disease

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immune system mistakenly attacks their body’s own cells or molecules

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