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Exam 4 Flashcards

1
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Where is the light source diaphragm on the microscope

A

On the bottom, where light comes from

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2
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Where is the condenser diaphragm on a microscope

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Under the stage

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3
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Where is the reostat on a microscope

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It’s below the power button on the right

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4
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describe an agar plate

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good for surface area. pure cultures

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5
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what are agar slants used for

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storing cultures

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6
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what are agar deep’s good for?

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showing if the organism is motile

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What are CFU’s?

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Colony forming units

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8
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in a standard plate count, what are you reading?

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the colony forming units (CFU’s)

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9
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Is Mannitol salts selective, differential, or both?

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both

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10
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If there is growth in Mannitol salts, what does that mean the organism can survive in?

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in salt, (its a halodore)

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11
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when the pH goes down in Mannitol salts, what color will it turn?

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yellow

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12
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Why would Mannitol salts turn yellow?

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The mannitol fermented

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13
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Is MaConkey agar selective, differential, or both?

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both

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14
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If bacteria grows in MaConkey agar, is it gram (+) or (-)

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(-)

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15
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What does the MaConkey agar plate test for?

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If lactose fermentation occurs

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16
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What color will the MaConkey agar turn if it ferments?

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red/pink

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17
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what does the starch hydrolysis test test for?

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if the organism can eat starch

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18
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what does the starch hydrolysis test use?

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starch + iodine

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19
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if the starch hydrolysis plate clears up and has no color, what does that mean?

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the bacteria CAN hydrolyze (eat starch)

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20
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is the starch hydrolysis plate differential, selective, or both?

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differential

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21
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what does an oxidase test look for?

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cytochrome C

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22
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what color will show is cytochrome C is present in the oxidase test? meaning it is oxidase positive

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Blue

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23
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in a catalase test, what do you add?

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hydrogen peroxide

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24
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is bubbles result in the catalase test, what does that mean?

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it is catalase positive

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25
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the oxidase and catalase tests are both what kind of tests?

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complex

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26
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mannitol salts test is selective for what

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halodures (KEEP STUDYING!!!!)

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27
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mannitol salts test is differential for what?

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mannitol fermentation

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28
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macConkey test is selective for what?

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gram (-) growth

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29
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macConkey test is differential for what?

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lactose fermentation

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30
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What test is tested on a blood plate?

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hemolysis

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31
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if the blood agar turns green, what does that tell you? (2 things)

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its Alpha (a) and it is incomplete hemolysis

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32
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if the blood agar turns clear, what does that tell you? (2 things)

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complete lysis occured in the red cells of media, its Beta (b)

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33
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If the blood agar has no change, what does that tell you?

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it’s gamma, no hemolysis

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34
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what do coloforms look like when they grow?

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metallic green

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35
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When measuring a zone of inhibition, how is it measured?

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in milimeters

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36
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do you want susceptibility in antibiotics?

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yes

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37
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does alcohol kill spores?

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no

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38
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what do gram stains the properties of?

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the cell wall

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39
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what are the steps to a heat fix? (7 steps)

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1) prepare the smear (loopful of water on slide, place bacteria and smear, let dry)
2) heat fix (over bunson burner x 3)
3) crystal violet (1 min)
4) Iodine (1 min)
5) alcohol (

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40
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what does heat fixing do to the bacteria? (3)

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1) kills bacteria
2) adheres bacteria to slide
3) denatures proteins in membrane, making bacteria porous so state can penetrate

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41
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is gram positive or negative stained purple?

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positive

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42
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what is epidemiology the study of?

A

where and when diseases occur and how they’re transmitted within populations

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43
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define incidence

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the # of new cases of a disease in a given area or population during a given period of time

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44
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define prevalence

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amount over time

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45
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define endemic

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a natural occurrence in the area

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46
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define sporadic

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occurring at irregular intervals

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47
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define epidemic

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when a disease occurs more often than normal for an area

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48
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how far (over land) is an epidemic before it becomes a pandemic?

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epidemics refer to 1 continent, not country

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49
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what is a pandemic

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disease that spreads over more than 1 continent

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50
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what are 2 types of nosocomial infections?

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exogenous
endogenous
latrogenic

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51
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what is an exogenous infection?

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caused by pathogens acquired from healthcare environment

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52
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what is an endogenous infection?

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they arise from normal microbiota in patient and become pathogenic because of factors in the health care setting

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53
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what are latrogenic infections

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a direct result from a medical procedure. (use of catheters, surgery)

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54
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What is LD

A

lethal dose

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55
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what is ID

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infectious dose

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56
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what are 3 contact transmission examples in infectious disease

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direct, indirect, droplet

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57
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examples of direct transmission

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handshaking, kissing, sexual intercourse

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58
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examples of indirect transmission

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through an inanimate object

59
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example of droplet transmission

A

sneezing

60
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what are 3 vehicle transmissions for infectious disease?

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airborne, waterborne, foodborne

61
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what is an example of airborne transmission

A

dust particles

62
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example of waterborne transmission

A

streams, pools

63
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example of foodborne transmission

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poultry, seafood, meat

64
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what does vector mean in vector transmission of infectious disease

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vectors are animals that transmit diseases from one hose to another.

65
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what 2 things does vector transmission get broken down into?

A

mechanical and biologcial

66
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whats (vector) mechanical transmission?

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the animal did not bite you, but physically moved the disease to you. like a fly throwing up on us.

67
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HI CHASE!

A

=)

68
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whats (vector) biological transmission?

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the animal bites. like lice, mites, mosquito’s, ticks

69
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whats the first line of defense for our immune system?

A

mechanical (skin) and chemical (stomach-gastric juices)

70
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whats the 2nd line of defense for our immune system?

A

all the physiological stuff

71
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what makes up innate immunity?

A

the first 2 lines of defense

72
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nonspecific defenses are also called what

A

innate

73
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specific immunity is also called what?

A

adaptive

74
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what is phagocytosis

A

(eating bacteria) ingestion of foreign particles by phagocytes

75
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what are phagocytes

A

types of WBC or derivatives, aka leukocytes

76
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what is in the outer membrane of ALL gram neg bacteria?

A

LPS

77
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what are leukocytes?

A

white blood cells

78
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what makes up the majority of WBC

A

neutrophils

79
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what is the first cell type that reaches an injury?

A

neutrophils

80
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are neutrophils powerful?

A

yes

81
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can neutrophils phagocytose?

A

yes

82
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what happens once neutrophils complete their jobs?

A

they die.

83
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what do neutrophils do in regards to communications?

A

tells the rest of the system whats going on through cytokines

84
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can eosinophils phagocytose?

A

NO CHASE THEY CANT!

85
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what are eosinophils involved in?

A

eliminating parasites

86
Q

can macrophages phagocytose?

A

YES

87
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what do macrophages tell our immune system?

A

how to fight the infection

88
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what are dendritic cells?

A

specialized macrophages

89
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who do the dendritic cells talk to?

A

the specific immune system, specifically B & T cells

90
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what is opsonization

A

process by which a pathogen is marked for ingestion and eliminated by a phagocyte

91
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what do interferons work on and what do they do to them?

A

all virus’s, slow down genetics of the cell

92
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inflammation is what kind of defense?

A

innate

93
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what is inflammation (whats physically happening)

A

vasodialtion

94
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what happens to your vessels when you have a fever

A

vasocontriction

95
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what is fever caused by?

A

pyrogens!

96
Q

what are 2 reasons your body generates a fever?

A

some pathogens don’t do well in heat

immune system works better in higher temps

97
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what 2 things are associated with our primary immune system? (specific immunity)

A

bone marrow, thymus

98
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what 2 things are associated with our secondary immune system? (specific immunity)

A

lymph nodes, spleen

99
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what 3 roles do non-specific immunity play

A
  • prevent infection
  • contain infection until immunity can clear it
  • present antigens (dendritic, machrtophages) to the specific immune system
100
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what is our 3rd line of defense?

A

antigens

101
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what are antigens?

A

a piece of the pathogen that the specific immune system can recognize

102
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where do B lymphocytes arise and mature?

A

in bone marrow

103
Q

what cell makes antibodies?

A

b cells

104
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antibodies AKA

A

immunoglobulins

105
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what are 4 functions of antibodies

A
  • neutralize, prevent virus from doing anything
  • opsonization, bind to bacteria and target it for phagocytosis
  • agglutination, clumps the pathogen
  • compliment, an antibody can kill bacteria directly
106
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whats the first B cell made?

A

IgM

107
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can IgM cross the placenta?

A

NOOOOO

108
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what do IgM cells do?

A

starts compliment

109
Q

what is the most abundant and soluble B cell?

A

IgG

110
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which B cell do we not know the function of?

A

IgD

111
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what to IgA cells do?

A

it goes into harsh environments and resists degradation

112
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what do IgE cells do and what’s it related to?

A

binds to mast cells and related to allergies

113
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where do T cells mature

A

thymus

114
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what do T cells make?

A

antibodies

115
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where are T cells made?

A

bone marrow

116
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what do T cells release?

A

cytokines

117
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how many antigens can the T cell receptor recognize?

A

just one, chase, just one!

118
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what do helper T cells do? (2 things)

A

activate B cells and tell b cells which antibody to make

119
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what do cytotoxic t cells do?

A

tell our cells to kill themselves (its infected)

120
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in immunity memory, how long is the initial response?

A

7-14 days

121
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in immunity memory, how long is the memory response?

A

2-6 days

122
Q

which type of vaccine is best?

A

attenuated live vaccines

123
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whats an inactivated vaccine?

A

dead virus, second best

124
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what is a subunit vaccine

A

uses just a piece of the virus

125
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what is a toxoid virus?

A

uses a piece of the toxin, chemically or thermally modified

126
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what kind of disease is pertussis

A

bacterial

127
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why are infants at risk for pertussis

A

their immunity isnt completely there yet

128
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why dont we give the TB vaccine in america?

A

its expensive and then everyone would show positive and require a chest xray

129
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endotoxins AKA

A

lipid A

130
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what are 2 types of toxins?

A

endotoxins and exotoxins

131
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what are fomites

A

inanimate objects that are inadvertently used to transfer pathogens to new hosts

132
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examples of fomites (3)

A

needles, toothbrushes, medical equipment

133
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what are reservoirs of infections

A

sites where pathogens are maintained

134
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what are 3 types of reservoirs

A

animals, humans, and nonliving reservoirs

135
Q

what is resident flora (4)

A
  • permanent residence
  • do not produce disease
  • normal
  • maintains balance
136
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what is transient flora (3 plus one example)

A
  • temporary
  • not normally in the body
  • not always bad
  • like bacteria in yogurt
137
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what is mutualism

A

both organisms benifit

138
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what is commensalism

A

one organism benefits, the other is not effected

139
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what is neutralism

A

not a true relationship

140
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what is microbial antagonism

A

production of bacteriocides, what happens with normal flora

141
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what is parasitism

A

one organisms benefits at the others expense

142
Q

whats an example of a lichen

A

fungus, algae

143
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what 4 sites are void of microorganisms naturally

A
  • blood
  • lymph
  • spinal fluid
  • internal tissues and organs

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