Immune System Flashcards

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Inheritances

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•Genetics-passed down by parents •sickle cell anemia •hemophilia

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Disease

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Disruption in the maintenance of homeostasis

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Pathogens

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•bacteria: bronchitis •protist: malaria •fungi: athletes foot

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Biological Pollutants

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Molds, mildew, animal danger, mites(can cause asthma)

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Chemical Pollutants

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Lead(can cause learning disabilities, behavioral problems, seizures, coma, and even death)

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Organ malfunction

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Heart attack and kidney failure

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Lifestyle choices

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Hiv/aids, stds, lung or skin cancer

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First Line defenses: physical and chemical barriers

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Skin and membranes, sweat tears and saliva, mucus, and stomach aid

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Skin and membranes

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Block most pathogens (disease causing organisms) from entering the body

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Sweat, tears , and saliva

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Contains chemicals that kill or inhibit some bacteria

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Mucus

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Entraps pathogens

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Stomach acid

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Destroys many pathogens in food

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Second line defenses

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Inflammatory response and macrophages

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Inflammatory response

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Damaged cells send out chemicals called histamines ….cause swelling redness warmth and pain(allergy!)

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Macrophages(big eaters)

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Giant white blood cells that ingest pathogen ,they are aka phagocytes

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Third line defenses: the immune system

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Recognize , attack, destroys, and “remembers” pathogens …..antigens,lymphocytes , and b and T cells

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Antigens

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Any substance that cause and immune response, for ex. Viruses and microorganism

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Lymphocyte

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White blood cells that recognize specific antigens and are produces in the bone marrow , thymus,lymph, and spleen. They are also T and B cells

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B cells

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Plasma cells- make antibodies. Memory B cells : stay in body to recognize the same antigens and prevent further infections

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T cells

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Helper T cells : recognize antigens Killer T cells : bind to infected cells and destroy them

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Active immunity

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Get disease or vaccination

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Vaccination

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Dead or weakened form of the disease organism or its products

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What does your body produce to attack ?

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Your body makes its own antibodies (killer T cells ) to attack a particular antigen(generates an immune response )

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Inborn immunity

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Form of active immunity and present at birth

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Passive immunity

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Given from an outside source, temporary ..ex. Breast milk

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Allergy

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Immune response to something that is really harmless

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HIV

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Virus that causes AIDS and targets WBC

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Organ transplant

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Put on drugs to decrease the immune response so they don’t reject the new organ

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What other molecules are specific besides antibodies and antigens?

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Enzymes,substrates,cell receptor , chemical messengers