Intro to Immunity Flashcards
What is the condition of resisting a disease through preventing the development of pathogenic microorganisms
Immunity
What has the following roles produces the immune response to defend the animal from foreign substances, cells, and tissues
The immune system
What excludes invaders?
Physical barriers
What has the brief role rapid initial protection?
Innate immunity
What has the brief role of prolonged effective immunity?
Adaptive immunity
What type of immunity is achieved through vaccination?
Adaptive immunity
What is the result of an unvaccinated animal being affected by a disease but then recover?
Adaptive immunity
What type of immunity takes a long time to develop and is very specific?
Adaptive immunity
What is the name for when all the defensive mechanisms are linked together?
Complex interacting network
What immunity results in antibodies?
Adaptive immunity
What are proteins that circulate in body fluids called?
Antibodies
What has the role of binding to bacteria and marking them for destruction?
Antibodies
What is a form of adaptive immunity that is directed mainly against viruses?
Cell mediated immunity
What are examples of physical barriers that help defend the body?
Skin, Normal flora
What are inflammation, defensins, and lysozymes examples of?
How the innate immunity defends the body from pathogens