Immunology

Question 1

WBC

Answer 1

White blood cells

Question 2

RBC

Answer 2

Red blood cells

Question 3

GALT

Answer 3

Gut associated lymph tissue

Question 4

IgG

Answer 4

Immunoglobulin G

Question 5

FIV

Answer 5

Feline immunodeficiency virus

Question 6

FeLV

Answer 6

Feline Leukemia virus

Question 7

FPT

Answer 7

Failure to passive transfer

Question 8

SLE

Answer 8

Systemic Lupus Erythematosis

Question 9

RA

Answer 9

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Question 10

Lymphocyte

Answer 10

Lympho- lymph
Cyte- cell

Lymph cell

Question 11

Lysozyme

Answer 11

Lys- to breakdown
Zyme- enzyme

To breakdown enzymes

Question 12

Macrophage

Answer 12

Macro- large, big
Phage- eat, swallow

Large cell that eats or swallows substances

Question 13

Cytotoxic

Answer 13

Cyto- cell
Toxic- killing, damaging

Damaging or killing cells

Question 14

Cytokine

Answer 14

Cyto- cell
Kine- movement or motion

Cell in motion, moving cell

Question 15

Immunoglobulin

Answer 15

Immuno- protect
Globulin- protein

Protective protein

Question 16

Transplacental

Answer 16

Trans- across
Placent- placenta
Al- pertaining to

Pertaining to across the placenta

Question 17

Autoimmune

Answer 17

Auto- self
Immune- protect

To protect self

Question 18

Erythematosis

Answer 18

Erythema- redness
Osis- abnormal condition

Abnormal condition of redness

Question 19

Arthritis

Answer 19

Arthr- joint
Itis- inflammation

Inflammation of the joint

Question 20

Immune system

Answer 20

A built in defense system against anything that may invade the body or cause damage

Question 21

Non-specific immunity

Answer 21

General mechanisms that defend the body against foreign invaders

Question 22

Mucociliary escalator

Answer 22

Cilia that transports mucus and foreign material out of the respiratory tract

Question 23

Competitive inhibition

Answer 23

Normal bacteria occupy the space that pathogenic bacteria would use

Question 24

Pus

Answer 24

Dead white cells that ingest foreign materials dissolved into a liquid

Question 25

Specific immunity

Answer 25

Unique reactions to destroy specific invaders

Question 26

B lymphocytes

Answer 26

Originate and mature in the bone marrow Involved in humoral immunity Produces antibodies

Question 27

T lymphocytes

Answer 27

Originates in bone marrow, travels via blood stream to mature in thymus Responsible for cell mediated immunity Clone themselves to fight against antigen after being presented by macrophage

Question 28

Lymphoid tissues

Answer 28

Tissues that contain mature and circulating lymphocytes, including tonsils, lymph nodes, spleen, appendix, peyer's patches

Question 29

Antigen

Answer 29

A specific molecule or foreign invader that initiates an immune response

Question 30

Cell mediated immunity

Answer 30

T cells circulate through blood and lymph to locate affected cells

Question 31

Humoral immunity

Answer 31

B cells reside in lymphoid tissues and produce antibodies that circulate through blood and lymph

Question 32

Plasma cells

Answer 32

An activated B cell that produces antibodies

Question 33

Antibodies

Answer 33

=immunoglobulins | Proteins that bind to the antigens on microorganisms, toxins and other foreign chemicals

Question 34

Neuralization

Answer 34

Attachment of antibodies directly to a microorganism or toxin so that they can not infect or damage other cells

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Agglutination

Answer 35

Clumping together of cells or particles

Question 36

Mucosal immunity

Answer 36

IgA defends against infectious agents at mucous membranes before the agents enter the body

Question 37

Passive immunity

Answer 37

Immunity produced by the introduction of preformed antibody into the body

Question 38

Colostrum

Answer 38

Antibodies produced by the mother and passed to the newborn in the milk

Question 39

Transplacental antibodies

Answer 39

Antibodies produced by the mother and passed directly across the placenta into fetal blood

Question 40

Hyperimmune plasma

Answer 40

Plasma from a donor that has been treated to produce a very high level of a specific antibody against a specific pathogen or toxin

Question 41

Active immunity

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Immunity produced by the introduction of an antigen into the body and the resulting physiologic response

Question 42

Vaccination

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Intentional introduction of specific antigens into the body in order to creeate immunologic memory to the antigen

Question 43

Virulent

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Disease causing

Question 44

Attenuated

Answer 44

Weakend

Question 45

Failure to passive transfer

Answer 45

Immunodeficiency that results when a foal or calf does not receive adequate colostrum

Question 46

Antihistamine

Answer 46

Drugs that prevent the release of histamine from mast cell

Question 47

Contact dermatitis

Answer 47

Rash caused by skin contact with foreign substances

Question 48

Activation immunotherapy

Answer 48

Prevention or treatment of disease by inducing or enhancing an immune response

Question 49

Suppression immunotherapy

Answer 49

Treatment of disease by suppressing an immune response