circulatory system - the body's line of defense Flashcards
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phagocytosis
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- the process by which a white blood cell engulfs and chemically destroys a pathogen
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pus
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- a thick liquid composed of
protein fragments from digested
WBCs and pathogens
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pathogens
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- a type of bacteria, virus, or microorganism that can cause disease
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inflammatory response
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- a nonspecific response triggered when tissue cells are injured by bacteria/physical injury (swelling, heat, redness, and pain)
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immune response
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- the reaction of cells/fluids of the body in the presence of a chemical foreign substance (antigen)
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T cell
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- a type of lymphocyte made in bone marrow/processed in the thymus gland
- identifies and attacks antigens
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B cell
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- a type of lymphocyte made/processed in bone marrow
- produces antibodies
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antigen-antibody response
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receptor sites
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HIV
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helper T cells
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killer T cells
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12
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suppressor T cells
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memory B cells
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14
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lymphokine
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