Ch. 7 - Lymphatic System And Immunity Flashcards
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Virus
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Noncellular, parasitic agent consisting of an outer capsid and an inner core of nucleic acid
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Bacterial capsule
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Thick, gummy consistency, often allow bacteria to stick to surfaces such as teeth. They also prevent phagocytize WBC from taking them up and destroying them.
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Prion
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An infectious particle that is the cause of diseases such as scrapie in sheep, mad cow disease, and Creutzfelsr-Jakob disease in human, it has a protein component, but no nucleic acid has been detected
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Lymph
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Fluid, derived from tissue fluid, that is carried in lymphatic vessels
