Immune System Flashcards

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The immune system is primarily responsible for acting as a line of ______ against _____ that enter the body.

A

line of defense; pathogens

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2
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_______ are any foreign substances that cause disease or infection.

A

Pathogens

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3
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Pathogens include:

A

viruses
bacteria
fungi

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4
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The immune system is split into what two systems?

A

Innate and adaptive

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5
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How does the innate system prevent disease vs the adaptive system?

A

The innate system uses nonspecific defenses to prevent disease; the adaptive system targets specific pathogens.

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6
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What is the bodies first line of defense against microorganisms that can cause harm?

A

the skin acts as a barrier

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7
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What traps pathogens that enter the mouth, eyes, or nose?

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cilia; tears; mucus; saliva

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8
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What does the innate immune system initiate as a response to pathogens that have entered the body?

A

inflammation

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9
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If a body tissue is damaged, the local tissue releases what to raise the temperature of the body and increase blood flow to that area?

A

histamines

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10
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When your body increases blood flow to an area of injury, you are increasing the amount of _______ flowing that site for tissue repair.

A

neutrophils

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11
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When enough pathogens enter the body, the body will trigger the release of enough histamines to raise the overall body temp, resulting in a _______, which is another innate immune response.

A

fever

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12
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Innate Response - _________ ______ destroy bacteria by interfering with the functions of their membranes and DNA

A

Antimicrobial Peptides

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13
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________ causes nearby cells to increase their defenses and can possibly inhibit virus replication.

A

interferon

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14
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The adaptive immune system ________ targets pathogens and attacks them based on their specific ______.

A

specific; properties

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15
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What is a substance that exists on the surface of a pathogenic cell that the immune system does not recognize?

A

antigens

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16
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The main actors of the adaptive immune system (specific) are the _______.

A

lymphocytes

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17
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Two types of lymphocytes:

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B and T lymphocytes

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18
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B - lymphocytes are produced in the _____ _____.

A

bone marrow

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19
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T - lymphocytes mature in the ______.

20
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The B - lymphocytes participate in the ______ response.

A

humoral response

21
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T - lymphocytes participate in the ____ - _____ response.

A

cell mediated

22
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The humoral respons e of the B - lymphocytes comes into play when the virus is basically floating around _____ of the cells.

23
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When the virus infiltrate the cells, the ___ lymphocytes are activated.

24
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White blood cells are called ________.

A

leukocytes

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What are the two classes of white blood cells?
granular and agranular leukocytes
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What are the granular leukocytes?
neutrophils eosinophils basophils
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What classes are the agranular leukocytes divided into?
lymphocytes | monocytes
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What is the first lymphocyte to detect an antigen?
T - Cell
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When a phagocyte ingests a pathogen cell, T-cells are alerted to the presence of _______ that now exist in the phagocyte membrane.
antigens
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What type of T-Cell is activated in an immune response, and acts as the coordinator of the immune response?
Helper T - Cells
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Why are helper T - Cells called the coordinators of the immune response?
they can stimulate one of two different kinds of immune responses
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What two responses can a helper T-Cell stimulate in an immune response?
The cytotoxic T-Cells and the B-Cells
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The cytotoxic T-Cells act in a ____ - ______ response.
cell - mediated response
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The cytotoxic cells ____ to the _______ cell's surface in order to kill it.
bind; targeted
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When B cells are triggered, an ______ - ________ response is triggered.
antibody - mediated response
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Antibodies are _______ that bind to the antigen to _______ it and stimulate phagocytes to ingest the entire structure.
bind; neutralize
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What are the two types of B cells that arise in an antibody mediated response?
plasma cells; memory cells
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What produces antibodies?
plasma cells
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What stores the info from the antibodies, then are quickly sprung into action if the same antigen appears in the body?
memory cells
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The resistance to a now-known pathogen is called ______.
immunity
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Memory B - cells are the underlying mechanisms behind _______.
vaccines
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Neutrophils, a granulocyte are the ______ ______ and quickly migrate to the site of _______ to destroy bacterial invaders.
first responders; infections
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Eosinophils, a granulocyte, attack _______ _______.
multicellular parasites
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Basophils, a granulocyte, is a large cell responsible for _________ ______, including ______.
inflammatory reactions; allergies
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What type of monocyte engulfs and destroys microbes, foreign substances, and cancer cells?
macrophage
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``` Name whether the following are innate or adaptive immunity. Neutrophil Eosinophil Basophil B-Cells T-Cells Natural Killer Cells Marophage ```
``` Neutrophil - innate Eosinophil - innate Basophil - innate B - Cells - adaptive T - Cells - adaptive Natural Killer Cells - both Marcophage - both ```
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Natural Killer Cells destroy ____ - _____ cells and _____ cells.
virus - infected cells; tumor