Gut Health/immune Flashcards

1
Q

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

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IgA

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3
Q

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
Q

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
Q

T helper cells are white blood cells that

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Activate most other immune cells

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10
Q

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
Q

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
Q

Link between allergies, autoimmune disease, and _ are complex

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Immune system

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15
Q

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)

18
Q

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

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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

21
Q

ALT stands for

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Associated lymphoid tissue

22
Q

SALT stands for

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Skin associated lymphoid tissue

23
Q

SALT sits just below

24
Q

SALT is not a part of

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Mucous membrane

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NALT acronym
Nasal-associated lymphoid tissue
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NALT protects against airborne pathogens in
Nose and throat area
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Part of NALT includes A
Adenoids
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Part of NALT includes T
Tonsils
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Part of NALT includes upper _ membranes
Respiratory mucous
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BALT stands for
Bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue
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BALT protects
Air passage of the lungs
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BALT includes lower _ membranes
Respiratory mucous
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BALT include
Bronchial patches
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GALT acronym
Gut-associated lymphoid tissue
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Gut immune cells are found in
Mucous membrane throughout intestine
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Gut immune cells are also found in more collected areas such as (2)
Peter’s patch Appendix
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Part of GALT
Urogenital mucous membranes
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Breastfeeding babies pick up microbes from mother’s
Skin
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Breastfeeding babies pick up bacteria from
Mother’s gut
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Breastfeeding babies pick up _ designed to feed microbiome
Sugars
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Don’t be to paranoid about cleaning because
Microbes picked up by domestic dirt