Immune System Flashcards

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What are all the organs that are involved in the immune system?

A
Spleen
Small intestine (peyer's patches)
Thymus
Tonsils
Appendix 
Lymph nodes
Bone marrow
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What is the general name for chemicals that kill antigens

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Cytokines

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2
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What is chemotaxis

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The process of a chemical signal that is sent out that calls WBCs to antigens

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What are all the cells of the immune system

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Macrophages 
ER cells 
Lymphocytes 
Neutrophils
Monocytes
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What type of immunity is innate(non-specific), that stop or kill any antigen, made of phagocytes, natural killer(NK) cells, and is used in skin, mucus, stomach acid through inflammatory response?

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Natural

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What type of immunity is specific(adaptive), targets specific antigens, uses B & T lymphocytes?

A

Acquired

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What type of acquired immunity is antibody mediated and deals with B lymphocytes

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Humoral

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What type of acquired immunity uses T lymphocytes, sends out perforin(licing protein) to kill the bodies own infected cells

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Cellular

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8
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What are the four signs of an inflammatory response?

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Red
Heat
Swelling
Pain

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9
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What cell recognizes and detects infected cells and calls others over

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Helper T cells

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10
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What cell make perforin?

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Cytotoxic T cell

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