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Immunology Flashcards

1
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Aka immunoglobins, produced after body detects presence of specific foreign antigens

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Antibody

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2
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Destroys foreign invaders

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Immunoglobulin

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3
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Foreign invaders, substances percieved foreign to the body

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Antigen

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4
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Aka serology

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Immunology

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5
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Substances within the body capable of inducing the production of antibodies that attack individuals own tissue

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Self antigen

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6
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Antibody/self antigen reactions may cause a variety if destructive tissue diseases

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Autoimmune diseases

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7
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Bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, cancer

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Harmful invaders

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8
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Non specific, does not build memory, stops invaders from entering/growing in the body

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1st line of external defenses

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9
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Good bacteria in the body

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Normal flora

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10
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White blood cells gather, work against specific pathogens (inflammation, fever)

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2nd line of internal no specific defense

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11
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Cells capable of engulfing and ingesting microorganisms and cellular debris

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Phagocytes

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12
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Neutrophils engulf invaders

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Phagocytosis

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13
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Special type of lymphocyte sent to attack and destroy body’s infected cells and cancer cells in non specific way

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Natural killer cells

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14
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Proteins secreted by infected cells to prevent further replication and spread of infection into neighboring cells

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Interferons

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15
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Heat, redness, swelling and pain causing dilation of blood vessels

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Inflammation

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16
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Aquired immunity, T and B cells work together to produce specific antibodies that will destroy invaders

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3rd line of internal specific defense

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17
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Cell mediated immunity

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T cells

18
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T and B cells

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Lynphocytes

19
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Acute allergic reactions and parasite infections

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IgE

20
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Primary responder in first encounter with invading antigen

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IgM

21
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Responds to antigens in future invasions

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IgG

22
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Protects mucous membranes from bacterial and viral infections

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IgA

23
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Involved in lymphocyte activation and suppression

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IgD

24
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Active immunity

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Long term protection
Natural: having infection
Artificial: by vaccination

25
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Passive immunplogy

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Short term protection
Natural: through placenta/colostrum
Attifical: injection of anti serum

26
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Within host or living organism

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In vivo testing

27
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Take place in lab, outside living body

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In vitro

28
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Visual color change that appears when enzyme linked antibody-antigen reaction takes place during test procedures

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Chromatographic assay

29
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Hormone used to detect pregnancy (blood/urine)

Peaks between 50th-80th days of oregnancy

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HCG

30
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Causitive agent of mononucleosis

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EBV- Epstein Barr virus

31
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Spital shaped bacteria, cause of majority of peptic ulcers 90% duodenal and 80% of gastric ulcers

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H. Pylori

32
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Hemolytic disease in newborn hemolytic anemia in newborn

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HDN

33
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Can be prevented by injection of RhoGam during and after pregnancy

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Erythrobastosis fetalis (HDN)

34
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Prevents mother from becoming sensitized to Rh antigen

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RhoGAM

35
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Clumping together of RBCs

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Agglutination

36
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Universal donor

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Type O

No antigens on RBCs

37
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Universal recipient

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Type AB

No antibodies in recipients plasma

38
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Rh+ 85% population

RH- 15% of population

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Rh

39
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Attachement of antigen/antibody to solid surface such as latex beads, wells in plastic dishes or plastic cartridges

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Immunosorbent

40
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Quantarive test that measures amount of antibody that reacts with specific antigen

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Titer

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