Immunology Flashcards
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What are the sections of the lymphatic system?
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2
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What are the functions of the lymphatic system?
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3
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What is lymphatic drainage?
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4
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What are the two divisions of the immune system?
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5
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What is the innate system?
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6
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What is the Adaptive immune system?
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7
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What are the components of the immune system?
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8
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What are the cells of the immune system?
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9
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What are neutrophils?
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10
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What are Eosinophils?
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What are basophils?
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12
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What are macrophages?
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13
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What is phagocytosis?
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14
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What are dendritic cells?
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15
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What are natural killer (NK) cells?
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16
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What are the lymphocytes of the adaptive immune system?
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17
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What are B cells?
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18
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What are T cells?
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19
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What is lymphoid tissue?
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20
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What are the lymphatic organs?
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21
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What is the thymus?
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22
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What is the function of the lymph nodes?
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22
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What are the lymph nodes?
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23
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What is the spleen?
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What is the mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue?
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What are the components of the innate system?
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What is the first line of defence in the immune system?
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What is the cellular defences of the innate system?
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What are the physical barriers of the innate system?
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What are the chemical defences of the innate system?
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What does inflammation do in the Innate system?
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What are the three stages of inflammation?
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What is leukocytosis?
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What is margination?
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What is diapedesis?
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What are the chemical mediators of acute inflammation?
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What is chemotaxis?
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What are the antimicrobial proteins?
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What are interferons?
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What are the functions of complements?
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What are complement proteins?
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What are defensins and cathelicidins?
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How are complement proteins activated?
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what are lysozymes?
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What is the difference between the innate and adaptive system?
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What is adaptive immunity?
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How does fever protect against pathogens?
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What are the two divisions of the adaptive system?
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What is humoral immunity?
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What is Cellular Immunity?
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What is an antigen?
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What is clonal selection theory?
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What is antigen specificity?
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What is immunocompetence?
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What are cell receptors?
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How do lymphocytes develop?
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What is self antigens and cell identification?
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What is the role of MHC molecules?
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What are the types of MHC molecules?
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What are antigen presenting cells?
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What are the responses of B cells?
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How are the primary and secondary immune responses different?
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What are B cells?
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How are B cells activated?
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What are antibodies?
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What is the structure of an antibody?
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What is the function of antibodies?
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What are the different classes of antibodies?
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What are helper T cells (CD4+)
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What is the role of helper T cells?
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What is cell-mediated immunity?
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How are helper T cells activated and what is their function?
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What are cytotoxic (Killer) CD8+ T Cells?
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What is the thymus' role in T cell maturation?
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Where do mature T cells circulate?
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When are T cells activated?
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What do T cells differentiate into?
