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It is the ability to fight off pathogens and prevent disease

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Immunity

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2
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Two types of immunity

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Innate and Adaptive

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It is present at birth, immediate response, but general protection.

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Innate immunity

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4
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Develops after exposure to specific pathogens. it is slower but more precise and use memory cells

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Adaptive immunity

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5
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First line of defense in Innate Immunity

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Skin and mucous membranes

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Second line of defense in Innate Immunity

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Antimicrobial substance, inflammation, fever

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7
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First line of defense blocking pathogen entry

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skin and mucous membranes

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8
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Trap microbes

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Mucous Membranes

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9
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Expel microbes

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Cilia and mucus

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10
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It engulfs and destroy pathogens

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phagocytes

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11
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It destroys cancerous cells

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Natural Killer Cells

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12
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Raises body temperature to inhibit microbial growth

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Fever

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13
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Proteins that prevent viral replication

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Interferons

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14
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Enhances immune response, leading to pathogenlysis

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Complement system

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15
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Reduce iron availability to microbes

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Iron binding proteins

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16
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It directly kill microbes

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Antimicrobial peptides

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17
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Body’s nonspecific response to tissue damage

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Inflammation

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18
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Increases interferon effectiveness, inhibit microbial growth, speeds up body reactions

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Fever

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19
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Localized response to infection or injury

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Inflammation

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20
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Signs of inflammation

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Redness, Swelling, Heat, Pain

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21
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Adaptive immunity

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Responds to specific microbes

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22
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T cells directly attack invaders

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Cell mediated immunity

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23
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B cells produce antibodies

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Antibody-mediated immunity

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24
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Prevents tissue swelling by returning fluid into the blood stream

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Drains excess interstitial fluid

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25
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Fats absorbed from the digestive system are carried by the lymph

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Transport dietary lipids

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26
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Develops in the red bone marrow, produce antibodies

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B cells

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27
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Matures in the thymus, involved in cell-mediated immunity; Attack infected cells directly

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T cells

28
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clear fluid similar to blood plasma and circulates through the lymphatic vessels

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Lymph

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Thin walled structures that transports lymph throughout the body

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Lymphatic vessels

30
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Filters lymph and house immune cells

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Lymph nodes

31
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Small blind ended vessels that absorb interstitial fluid

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Lymphatic capillaries

32
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Drains lymph into the blood stream, returning it to the circulation

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Thoracic duct and right lymphatic duct

33
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Areas drained by the right lymphatic duct

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Right side of the neck, head, upper limb, thorax, heart, and part of liver

34
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areas where right lymphatic duct empties

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Venous system at the junction of the right internal jugular vein, and the right subclavian vein.

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Areas drained by the left lymphatic duct

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entire left side of the body and entire lower body

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Areas empties by the thoracic duct

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left internal jugular vein and left subclavian vein

37
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Tissues spaces between cells

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Lymphatic capillaries

38
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Two pumps aid in lymph movement

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skeletal muscle pump and respiratory pump

39
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Primary lymphatic organs

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red bone marrow, thymus

40
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Secondary lymphatic organs

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Lymph nodes, spleen, lymphatic nodules

41
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Located in the flat bones and long bones end. It produces mature B cells and immature T cells

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Red bone marrow

42
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Immature T cells migrate to the thymus to mature into functional t cells

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Thymus

43
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Concentrated near mammary axillae and groin

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lymph nodes

44
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largest mass of lymphatic tissue

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spleen

45
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Egg-shaped masses of lymphatic tissue

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Lymphatic Nodules

46
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Lymph nodes contains?

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B cells, T cells, and Macrophages

47
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It brings lymph into nodes

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Afferent vessels

48
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Allows lymph to exit

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Efferent vessels

49
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Contains lymphatic tissue where immune responses take place

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white pulp

50
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Removes worn-out blood cells and platelets and stores platelets

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Red pulp

51
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location of lymphatic nodules

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mucous membranes, lining of the GI, urinary, reproductives, and respiratory tracts.

52
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Substances that recognized as foreign by the immune system

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Antigens

53
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Process where lymphocytes multiply to fight a specific pathogen

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Clonal section

54
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Actively fight infection

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Effector cells

55
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Stay in the body to quickly respond if the antigen returns

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Memory cells

56
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Activate B cells and cytotoxic T cells

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Helper T cells

57
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It destroys infected cells directly

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cytotoxic t cells

58
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Crucial for attacking cells that are infected with viruses or intracellular pathogens

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T cells

59
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It transform plasma cells, which produce antibodies

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B cells

60
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Binds antigen, neutralizing pathogens

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Antibodies

61
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Most common provides long term immunity

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IgG

62
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Found in mucous membranes

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IgA

63
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First produced during an immune response

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IgM

64
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Involved in B cell activation

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IgD

65
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Associated with allergic reactions

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IgE

66
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Introduces a harmless form of antigen to stimulate the production of memory cells

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Vaccination

67
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Decline in immune function

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Aging

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