not to mention incredibly handsome. Flashcards
1
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Humoral Immunity
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Involves production of IMMUNOGLOBULINS AGAINST “FOREIGN” ANTIGENS
2
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Immunoglobulins are produced by a subset of…
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LYMPHOCYTES CALLED B CELLS
3
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B Cells that are stimulated differentiate to…
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“PLASMA CELLS”, which actively SECRETE IMMUNOGLOBULINS.
4
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Immunoglobulins are found in
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EXTRACELLULAR FLUIDS (blood plasma, lymph, mucus) and on the surface of B cells (serve as B CELL ANTIGEN RECEPTOR).
5
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Humoral immunity acts as defense against bacteria, bacterial toxins, and viruses that are found…
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FOUND IN BODY FLUIDS (extracellular). Must act before these microbes or molecules enter cells (TOO LARGE TO ENTER CELLS)
6
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Also cause reactions against…
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TRANSPLANTED TISSUE.
7
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Some are transferred across the placenta to the fetus…
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Provides “PASSIVE IMMUNITY”.
