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What is immunity

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What are the types of immunity

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What is the difference between innate and adaptive immunity

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Innate:
Non specific
Responds quickly

Adaptive:
Specific
Responds slowly the 1st time

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Define innate immunity

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What is the origin of innate immunity

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What are characteristics of innate immunity

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What are the factors influencing innate immunity

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Age
Hormones
Nutrition

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Explain the age factor influencing the innate immunity

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How is the fetus protected

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Explain the hormone factor influencing immune system

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How do corticosteroids influence the innate immunity

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Explain nutrition factor influencing the innate immunity

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Mechanisms of innate immunity includes what

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Physical and chemical barriers
Cellular defense
Molecular and soluble factors

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Physical and chemical barriers include what

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Skin
Mucous membranes
Chemical secretions

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Explain skin as mechanism of innate immunity

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Explain the mucous membranes as mechanism of innate immunity

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Explain chemical secretions as mechanism of innate immunity

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What do the cellular defenses include

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Phagocytes
Natural killer cells
Dendritic cells
Eosinophils and basophils

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Explain phagocytes

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Explain natural killer cells

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Explain dendritic cells

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Explain eosinophils and basophils

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What do molecular and soluble factors include

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Complement system
Cytokines
Acute phase proteins
Defensins

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Explain complement system

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Explain cytokines

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Explain acute phase proteins

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Explain defensins

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The inflammatory response is triggered by what

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Tissue injury or infection

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Explain the steps of inflammatory response

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30
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Explain fever

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What are the 4 stages of phagocytes action

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Chemotaxis
Attachment
Ingestion
Intracellular killing

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Explain chemotaxis

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Explain attachment

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Explain ingestion

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Explain intracellular killing

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What are the type of adaptive immune systems

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Humoral immunity
Cell mediated immunity

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Define humoral immunity

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What is the mechanism of humoral immunity

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39
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Antibody actions of humoral immunity include what

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Specific binding
Lysis of antigens
Neutralization of toxins
Facilitation of phagocytosis

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Explain each of the antibody actions in humoral immunity

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What is the importance of humoral immunity

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42
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Define cell-mediated immunity

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43
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What is the mechanism of cell-mediated immunity

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44
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What are the functions of cell-mediated immunity

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What is the importance of cell-mediated immunity

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Define acquired immunity

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Two types of active immunity

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Natural
Artificial

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Explain natural active immunity

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Explain artificial active immunity

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50
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Explain killed vaccines

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Explain toxoids

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Two types of passive immunity

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Passive immunity is induced how

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By performed antibodies against infective agent or toxin

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Explain natural passive immunity

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Artificial passive immunity is through

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Parenteral administration of antibodies

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What are the agents used for artificial passive immunity

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What is ATS

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