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Are non -specific defenses used to protect the body from any general pathogenic attack.

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Innate

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Are specific defenses used to protect the body from pathogens identified by the body.

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Acquired

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The branch of medicine and biology is concerned with immunity.

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Immunology

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This usually involves chemical or physical

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Barriers

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Is the most apparent physical barrier.

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Skin

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In the respiratory system trap and then push out inhaled particles.

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Cilia/Mucus

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Can physically occupy space to prevent pathogens from attaching to the body surfaces

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Microbiome

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Is a chemical found in tears and saliva (among others) that hydrolyzes bacterial cell walls.

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Lysozyme

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A type of cell within the body capable of engulfing and absorbing bacteria and other small cells and particles.

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Phagocytes

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A protein by cells usually in response to the entry of a virus.

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Interferons

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Plasma proteins that can be activated directly by pathogens or indirectly by pathogen-bound antibody.

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Complement system

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A localized physical condition in which part of the body becomes reddened, swollen, hot, and often painful.

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Inflammation

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When the body temperature rises over 37C.

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Fever

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Is a solution

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Plasma

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are not ‘soluble’

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Formed elements.

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Red blood cells.

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Erythrocytes

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White blood cells

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Leukocytes

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A small colorless disk-shaped cell fragment without a nucleus.

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Platelets

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Are leukocytes that contain large granules

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Granulocytes

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Which make release histamine

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Basophils

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perform phagocytosis and diapedesis

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Eosinophils

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Is the movement of WBC outside the blood vessels.

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Diapedesis

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Perform phagocytosis and diapedesis

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Neutrophils

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Are leukocytes that do not contain large granules

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Agranulocytes

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Mature into macrophages

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Monocytes

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Which are responsible for specific immune response, B and T lymphocytes

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Lymphocytes

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Cells (part of nonspecific response) are also lymphocytes

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Natural killer

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Is a test to measure the ratio of WBCs

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Differential white blood cell count

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increased eosinophils –> allergies or parasitic worm infection

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Eosinophilia

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Is the process by which cells of the immune system engulf invading cells to break them down.

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Phagocytosis

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Is the movement of a cell in response to a chemical stimulus

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Chemotaxis

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Is when pseudopods extend from the phagocyte to surround the microbe

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Ingestion

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Is how the macrophage breaks down the invader that it swallowed

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Digestion

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Will eliminate the debris by exocytosis

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Elimination

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Is the recognition and attachment of the phagocyte to the invading cell.

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Adherence

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Use in movement and as a tool to capture prey.

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Pseudopods

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Phagocytose bacteria and secrete both proinflammatory and antimicrobial mediators

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Macrophages

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Controlling the growth and activity of other immune system cells and blood cells.

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Cytokines

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Are things that might be recognized by a receptor protein on the macrophage

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Pathogen-Associate Molecular Patterns (PAMPs)

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Degradation of biological material

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Phagosome

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Containing a variety of chemicals that damage the invader

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Lysosome

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The perforate the membrane of invading bacteria

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Membrane Attach Complex (MAC)

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Is a chemical that is used during viral infection

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Interferon

40
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Trigger the hypothalamus to increase body temperature

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Pyrogens

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