Chapter 13 Pt. 1 (Final Exam Pt. 6) Flashcards
What are pathogens?
the bacteria, viruses, protozoans, fungi, parasitic worms, and prions that cause disease
What are the body’s 3 lines of defenses?
First Line of Defense: chemical and physical barrier
Second Line of Defense: internal cellular and chemical defenses
Third Line of Defense:
adaptive immune response, which destroys specific targets
Which line of defense is this:
the skin and mucous membranes
First Line of Defense: chemical and physical barrier
What are phagocytes?
specialized “scavenger” cells; engulf pathogens, damaged tissue, or dead cells by the process of phagocytosis
What line of defense are phagocytes located in?
Second Line of Defense: internal cellular and chemical defenses
What are the different types of phagocytes?
neutrophil
macrophages
eosinophil
Which type of phagocyte is this:
arrives at the sire of attack before the other types of white blood cells and immediately begins to consume the pathogens, especially bacteria, by phagocytosis
neutrophil
Which type of phagocyte is this:
created when other white blood cells (monocytes) leave the vessels of the circulatory system and enter the tissue fluids
macrophages
Which type of phagocyte is this:
a white blood cell that attacks pathogens that are too large to be consumed by phagocytosis, such as parasitic worms
eosinophil
What is a natural killer (NK) cell?
a white blood cell that roams the body in search of abnormal cells and quickly orchestrated their death
What line of defense are natural killer (NK) cells located in?
Second Line of Defense: internal cellular and chemical defenses
What line of defense are interferons cells located in?
Second Line of Defense: internal cellular and chemical defenses
What line of defense is the complement system located in?
Second Line of Defense: internal cellular and chemical defenses
What line of defense is the inflammatory response located in?
Second Line of Defense: internal cellular and chemical defenses
What are interferons?
small proteins that act to slow the spread of viruses already in the body