Immunology Flashcards
Plasma proteins generate a ________ pressure and this is used to _____ the fluid in the blood stream
colloid osmotic pressure, keep
normal differential blood count is ____ white blood cells and _____ red blood cells
75% and 25%
Thrombopoietin is released from the
liver
Red blood cells come from _____ then ____ and then its an ________
eyrythroblast, reticulocyte and erythrocyte
Liver stores excess iron as
ferritin
____ converts hemoglobin to bilirubin
spleen
liver metabolizes bilirubin and excretes it as
bile
What are the causes of Anemia
low production of red blood cells or high removal of red blood cells
Polycythemia is when
too high hematocrit production, high viscosity and oxygen isnèt having enough time to be released to the tissues
Macrophages eat pathogens and then present antigen receptors onto the MHC __
2
NK cells kill cells that do not have MHC ____
1
MHC 1 is a marker of a _____
self cell
T-Helper cells bind to MHC ___ and antigen of macrophages, dendritic cells and B cells
2
Antimicrobial proteins include:
interferons alpha and beta and complement
Complement proteins cause
lysis (MAC), opsonins, release cytokines, cause inflmmation