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CH 3 IMMUNITY Flashcards

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ACANTHOLYSIS

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DISSOLUTION OF INTERCELLULAR BRIDGES OF PRICKLE CELL LAYER OF EPITHELIUM

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ACQUIRED IMMUNE RESPONSE

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IMMUNE RESPONSE TO FOREIGN SUBSTANCE BASED ON SPECIFIC MEMORY OF PAST EXPOSURE

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ACTIVE IMMUNITY

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IMMUNITY BASED ON ANTIBODIES DEVELOPED IN RESPONSE TO ANTIGEN, INCLUDES BOTH ACQUIRED & ACQUIRED TYPES

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ADJUVANTS

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AGENTS ADDED TO VAX TO MODIFY IMMUNE RESPONSE

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ALLERGEN

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ANTIGEN THAT PRODUCES HYPERSENSITIVITY OR ALLERGIC REACTION

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ALLERGY

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HYPERSENSITIVITY ACQUIRED THROUGH EXPOSURE TO PARTICULAR ALLERGEN THAT ELICITS AN EXAGGERATED REACTION ON REEXPOSURE TO THE SAME ALLERGEN

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ANAPHYLAXIS

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SEVERE IMMEDIATE TYPE OF HYPERSENSITIVITY, EXAGGERATED IMMUNOLOGIC REACTION OCCURS ON REEXPOSURE TO FOREIGN PROTEIN/SUBSTANCE AFTER SENSITIZATION, RESULTING IN HIVES/ITCHING/SWELLING/VASCULAR COLLAPSE/SHOCK/DEATH

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ANTIBODY

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PROTEIN MOLECULE/IMMUNOGLOBULIN SECRETED BY PLASMA CELLS AND REACTS W/ SPECIFIC ANTIGEN
INCL.) IgA / IgD / IgE / IgG / IgM

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ANTIGEN

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SUBSTANCE ABLE TO INDUCE SPECIFIC IMMUNE RESPONSE

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ATTENUATED

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ABILITY TO REDUCE VIRULENCE OF PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISM BUT STILL KEEP IT VIABLE.
DONE IN DEVELOPMENT OF VAX

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AUTOANTIBODY

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ANTIBODY THAT REACTS AGAINST A TISSUES OF ONE’S OWN BODY

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AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE

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IMMUNOPATHOLOGIC CONDITION CHARACTERIZED BY TISSUE TRAUMA CAUSE BY IMMUNE RESPONSE AGAINST ONE’S OWN BODY

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B-CELL LYMPHOCYTE

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DEVELOPS IN LYMPHOID TISSUE OTHER THAN THYMUS. LATER CAN DIFFERENTIATE INTO PLASMA CELL THAT PRODUCES ANTIBODY.
MAIN INITIATOR OF HUMORAL IMMUNITY.

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CELL-MEDIATED IMMUNITY

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TYPE OF IMMUNITY WHICH MAJOR ROLE IS PLAYED BY T-CELL LYMPHOCYTES

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CYTOKINES

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PROTEINS PRODUCED BY CELLS. INTERCELLULAR COMMUNICATION OR SIGNALING. IMMUNOLOGIC CYTOKINES ARE INVOLVED AS BIOCHEMICAL MEDIATORS IN IMMUNE RESPONSE.

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DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY

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TYPE OF HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION THAT TAKES TIMES TO DEVELOP AFTER T-CELL LYMPHOCYTES PREVIOUSLY INTRODUCED TO ANTIGEN TO EITHER DIRECTLY CAUSE DAMAGE TO TISSUE CELLS OR RECRUIT OTHER CELLS THAT CAUSE DAMAGE

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DENDRITIC CELL

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WBC THAT ACTS AS ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELL IN SKIN & MUCOSA

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DYSGEUSIA

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ALTERATION IN TASTE

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HUMORAL IMMUNITY

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IMMUNITY IN WHICH BOTH B-CELL LYMPHOCYTES AND ANTIBODIES THEY PRODUCE AS PLASMA CELLS PLAY PREDOMINANT ROLE

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HYPERSENSITIVITY

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ALTERED STATE OF REACTIVITY IN WHICH BODY REACTS TO FOREIGN AGENT SUCH AS AN ALLERGEN.
INCLS 4 TYPES OF (TYPE I-IV)

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HYPOSALIVATION

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DECREASED SALIVARY FLOW
MAY RESULT IN XEROSTOMA

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IMMUNE COMPLEX

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COMBINATION OF ANTIBODY & ANTIGEN PRODUCING COMPLEX THAT CAN INITIATE HYPERSENSITIVITY OR ALLERGIC REACTION

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IMMUNIZATION

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INDUCTION OF ACTIVE IMMUNITY. WHEN PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISM USED TO INDUCE ACTIVE IMMUNITY IS ENCOUNTERED THROUGH VACCINATION

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IMMUNODEFICIENCY

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TYPE OF IMMUNOPATHOLOGIC CONDITION THAT INVOLVES COMPROMISED OR ENTIRELY ABSENT IMMUNE SYSTEM INVOLVING ITS WBC AND THEIR PRODUCTS

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IMMUNOGLOBULINS

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PROTEINS THAT SERVE AS ANTIBODIES DESIGNED TO RESPOND TO SPECIFIC ANTIGEN
SECRETED BY PLASMA CELLS

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INTERFERON

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CYTOKINE
FAMILY OF GLYCOPROTEINS THAT HAVE IMMUNOREGULATORY, ANTINEOPLASTIC, AND ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY

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LANGERHANS CELL

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SPECIALIZED DENDRITIC CELL FOUND IN SKIN & MUCOSA INVOLVED IN IMMUNE RESPONSE

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LE CELL

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MATURE NEUTROPHIL W/ PHAGOCYTIZED SPHERICAL INCLUSION DERIVED FROM ANOTHER NEUTROPHIL
USED A MARKER OF AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES

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LYMPHOCYTES

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WBCs INVOLVED IN IMMUNE RESPONSE THAT HAVE 3 MAJOR SUBSETS: B-CELL LYMPHOCYTE, T-CELL LYMPHOCYTE, NATURAL KILLER CELL

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LYMPHOID TISSUE

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COMPOSED OF LYMPHOCYTES SUPPORTED BY MESHWORK OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE
INCL.) TONSILLAR TISSUE, LYMPH NODES, & LYMPHATIC ORGANS

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LYMPHOKINES

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SUBSET OF CYTOKINES PRODUCED BY B-CELL OR T-CELL LYMPHOCYTES IN CONTACT W/ ANTIGENS THAT SERVE AS BIOCHEMICAL MEDIATORS IN IMMUNE RESPONSE

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MACROPHAGE

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MONONUCLEAR PHAGOCYTE DERIVED FROM MONOCYTES CIRCULATING IN BLOOD, CAN BECOME MOBILE WHEN STIMULATED BY INFLAMMATION AND INTERACT W/ LYMPHOCYTES IN IMMUNE RESPONSE/INFLAMMATION

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MONOKINES

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SUBSET OF CYTOKINES
PRIMARILY PRODUCED BY MONOCYTES/MACROPHAGES THAT SERVE AS BIOCHEMICAL MEDIATORS IN IMMUNE RESPONSE

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MUCOSITIS

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INFLAMMATION OF MUCOSAL TISSUE DUE TO DISEASE PROCESS

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NATURAL KILLER CELL

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TYPE OF LYMPHOCYTE
PART OF INITIAL INNATE IMMUNE RESPONSE
ABLE TO DIRECTLY DESTROY CELLS RECOGNIZED AS FOREIGN

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NIKOLSKY SIGN

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DIAGNOSTIC SIGN WHEREBY THE SUPERFICIAL EPITHELIUM SEPARATES EASILY FROM BASAL LAYER ON EXERTION OF FIRM SLIDING MANUAL PRESSURE W/ FINGER OR TONGUE BLADE

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PASSIVE IMMUNITY

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IMMUNITY THAT USES ANTIBODIES PRODUCED BY ANOTHER PERSON TO PROTECT INDIVIDUAL AGAINST INFECTIOUS DISEASE
INCL.) NATURAL & ACQUIRED IMMUNITY

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PLASMA CELL

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CELL DERIVED FROM B-CELL LYMPHOCYTES THAT PRODUCES ANTIBODIES IN RESPONSE TO PRESENCE OF ANTIGENS

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RHEUMATOID FACTOR

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ANTIBODY THAT BINDS TO CERTAIN ANTIBODIES FOUND IN SERUM OF PTS W/ RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS & CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES (SJOGREN SYNDROME)
CURRENT ASSAYS TEST FOR IgM-CLASS RHEUMATOID FACTOR

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SCHRIMER TEST

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MEASURES LACRIMAL GLAND FLOW BY PLACING SPECIAL FILTER PAPER STRIPS INSIDE LOWER EYELID FOR 5MINS

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SERUM SICKNESS

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TYPE III HYPERSENSITIVITY
INVOLVES DRUG ALLERGY TO ANTITOXIN SERUM FROM HORSES

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SYNDROME

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GROUP OF SIGNS&SYMPTOMS THAT OCCUR TOGETHER

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SYMBLEPHARON

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FIBROUS ADHESION B/W EYEBALL & CONJUNCTIVA

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T-CELL LYMPHOCYTE

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MATURES IN THYMUS
MAINLY RESPONSIBLE FOR INITIATING CELL-MEDIATED IMMUNITY AND MODULATING HUMORAL IMMUNITY

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THYMUS

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CONSISTS OF LYMPHOID TISSUE
LOCATED HIGH IN CHEST
LARGE IN INFANCY, GRADUALLY SHRINKS IN ADULTHOOD
SITE OF T-CELL LYMPHOCYTE MATURATION

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