Immune System Flashcards
Primary cells of the immune system
Lymphocytes
What are antigens
Foreign molecule that elicits the immune response
What Disease displays a reduction of CD4+ helper T cells
HIV/AIDS
Difference between spread of hepatitis A and B
A - fecal-oral route.. contaminated food or water
B - blood, body fluids, body tissues
What is the largest lymphoid organ
Spleen
What is preeclampsia
Pregnancy induced acute hypertension after 24th wake of gestation
Where is the spleen
Upper left cavity
What is serum
Plasma without clotting factors
Where does esophagus refer pain
Midback
lower GI
Large intestine
What is the primary central gland of the immune system
Thymus
Where are immune cells produced
Bone marrow
Thymus
What is hematopoiesis
Normal function and generation of blood cells in bone marrow
What do lymph cells do
Filter lymph
Trap antigens
What are cytokines
Link immune cells with other tissues and organs
Middle GI
small intestine
Where does colon, appendix, or pelvic viscera refer
Pelvis, low back, sacrum
Where does liver, diaphragm, or pericardium refer pain
Shoulder
What do antibodies do
Tag antigens
What is achalasia
Where lower esophageal sphincter fails to relax and food is trapped in esophagus
Where does gallbladder, stomach, pancreas, or small intestine refer pain
Midback or scapular regions
What does thymus produce
T lymphocytes
Elevated ESR means…
Inflammation
What is shock
Inadequate blood flow to body tissues
What is hemostasis
Termination or arrest of blood flow by mechanical or chemical processes
What is in the upper GI
Mouth
Esophagus
Stomach
What are macrophages
Process and present antigens to lymphocytes
What is dysphagia
Difficulty swallowing
