Chapter 43 Flashcards by Max Mechtovich

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Mucus

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Found in the digestive, respiratory systems and genitourinary

Protects against microbes

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Lysozyme

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Tears and saliva that attach bacterial walls

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Phagocytosis

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White blood cells

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Eosinophils

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Secrete destructive enzyme killing microbes

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Chemokines

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Attack phagocytes

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Pyrogens

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Raise body temperature (defense)

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Septic shock

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High fever low blood pressure

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Interferons

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Secreted by virus infected cell

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B&T cells

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Mature in the bone marrow and thymus

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B cells

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Secrete antibodies

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B and T lymphocytes

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Recognize and respond to particular microbes

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Antigen

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Foreign molecule that get a lymphocyte response

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Effector cells

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Fight antigen

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Clonal section

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Antigen driven cloning of lymphocytes

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Cytokines

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Fight bacteria

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Skin

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Barrier against bacteria and viruses