Gut Health/immune Flashcards

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1
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70 percent of immune system resides in

A

Gastrointestinal tract

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2
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80 percent of _ reside in gastrointestinal tract

A

IgA

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3
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igA is

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Antibody-producing plasma cells

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4
Q

Why gut has most immune

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Part of body comes in contact with most external elements

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5
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Immune cells are able to distinguish harmful stuff from (2)

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Nutrients in food

Beneficial stuff

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6
Q

Seeding gut microbiome in stimulating expansion of

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Immune cells

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7
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First way seeding babies gut stimulates immune cells

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Proper functioning of antibody secretion

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8
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Second way seeding babies guts help immune cells

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Stimulate balance between two groups of T helper cells

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9
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T helper cells are white blood cells that

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Activate most other immune cells

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10
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2 groups of t helper cells

A

Th1

Th2

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11
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We are born with more (th1 or th2)?

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Th2

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12
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To bring balance of Th1 and Th2, babies need exposure to

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Bring Th1 in

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13
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Failure to bring Th1/Th2 linked to development of

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Allergies

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14
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Link between allergies, autoimmune disease, and _ are complex

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Immune system

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15
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On allergies, immune system recognizes _ as harmful

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Harmless non-invaders

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16
Q

In auto immune disease such as _ body attacks its own tissue (2)

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Rheumatoid arthritis

Celiac

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17
Q

Immune system centers of gut are part of _ system (associated lymphoid tissue)

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Lymphatic

18
Q

The immune system of gut are also part of a wider network of

A

Lymphoid tissue

19
Q

Larger network of lymphoid tissue that immune system takes on include (3)

A

Nasal area

Skin

Lungs

20
Q

Gut, nasal area, skin, lungs immune tissue known as

A

ALT

21
Q

ALT stands for

A

Associated lymphoid tissue

22
Q

SALT stands for

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Skin associated lymphoid tissue

23
Q

SALT sits just below

A

The skin

24
Q

SALT is not a part of

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Mucous membrane

25
Q

NALT acronym

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Nasal-associated lymphoid tissue

26
Q

NALT protects against airborne pathogens in

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Nose and throat area

27
Q

Part of NALT includes A

A

Adenoids

28
Q

Part of NALT includes T

A

Tonsils

29
Q

Part of NALT includes upper _ membranes

A

Respiratory mucous

30
Q

BALT stands for

A

Bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue

31
Q

BALT protects

A

Air passage of the lungs

32
Q

BALT includes lower _ membranes

A

Respiratory mucous

33
Q

BALT include

A

Bronchial patches

34
Q

GALT acronym

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Gut-associated lymphoid tissue

35
Q

Gut immune cells are found in

A

Mucous membrane throughout intestine

36
Q

Gut immune cells are also found in more collected areas such as (2)

A

Peter’s patch

Appendix

37
Q

Part of GALT

A

Urogenital mucous membranes

38
Q

Breastfeeding babies pick up microbes from mother’s

A

Skin

39
Q

Breastfeeding babies pick up bacteria from

A

Mother’s gut

40
Q

Breastfeeding babies pick up _ designed to feed microbiome

A

Sugars

41
Q

Don’t be to paranoid about cleaning because

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Microbes picked up by domestic dirt