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Physiology Immune System Flashcards

1
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Immune system physical barriers

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Skin

Mucous linings

Ciliated epithelium

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2
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Immune system chemical barriers

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Lysozyme

Acids

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3
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Immune system mechanical barriers

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Physical removal of pathogens

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4
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Innate immunity

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Immediate response, responds to a range of signals

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Adaptive immunity

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Stronger response, attack specific pathogen or antigen and have memory of last illnesses

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Four step in immune response

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Detect and identify

Communicate with other immune cells

Recruit other immune cells and coordinate response

Destroy or suppress invader

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7
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Lymphoid tissues

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Bone marrow, thymus, lymph nodes, spleen, appendix, and tonsils

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Thymus

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Glandular organ near the heart which activates T lymphocytes

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9
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Bone marrow

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Blood-producing tissue located in certain bones

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10
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Spleen

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Filter for the blood

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Red pulp

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Macrophages remove old and damaged red blood cells and trap and destroy infectious agents

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12
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White pulp

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Lymphocytes

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Lymphatic vessels

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Collect fluid that has filtered out of the blood into the tissues and returns it to circulation

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14
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Lymph nodes

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Permanent aggregate of immune cells that filter out dead cells and antigens to present to lymphocytes

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15
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Granulocytes

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Eosinophils, basophils and mast cells, and neutrophils

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Agranulocytes

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Monocytes and macrophages

Lymphocytes

Dendritic cells

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17
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Morphological grouping

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Granulocytes carry granules laden with killer chemicals

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18
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Phagocytes

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Engulf and digest invaders

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19
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Cytotoxic

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Attack and kill

20
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Antigen-presenting cells

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Display foreign particles on surface

21
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Mononuclear phagocytes system

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Macrophages in tissue and parent monocytes in blood

22
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Eosinophils

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Allergic reactions and parasitic diseases

23
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Basophils and mast cells

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Release histamine, inflammation, and innate immunity response

24
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Neutrophils

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Phagocytic and release cytokines and inflammatory mediators

25
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Monocytes

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Mature to tissue macrophages, phagocytic, and antigen-presenting cells

26
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Lymphocytes

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Acquired immunity

27
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Dendritic cells

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Found at interface between external and internal environments and antigen-presenting cells

28
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Myeloblast

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Immature white blood cell in the bone marrow and becomes granulocytes

29
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Lymphoblast

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Precursor of lymphocytes

30
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Development of T lymphocytes

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Migrate from bone thymus to mature

31
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Development of B lymphocytes

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Mature in bone marrow

32
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Development of natural killer cells

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Develop in bone marrow and other tissues

33
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What causes the development of lymphocytes

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Adaptive immune response

34
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Chemotaxins

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Stimulate increased inflammatory cell migration in the tissues and increases the inflammatory cascade

35
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Opsonins

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Facilitate recognition, binding, ingestion, and killing of microorganisms by phagocytes

36
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Phagocytosis

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Ingest foreign cells and chemicals

37
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Inflammation

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Infection or tissue damage that stimulates local non-specific reactions

38
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Innate immunity macrophage

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Attracted to infection site by chemicals from dying cells

After ingesting, they wear pieces of it so other immune system cells know what to target

39
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Natural killer cells

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Secrete interferons

Protect against viral infections, cancer

Kill cells by using perforin to make holes in cell membrane of target cell which then lyse the cell

40
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Beneficial roles of inflammation

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Attract immune cells and chemical mediators

Create physical barriers to prevent infection spread

Promote tissue repair

41
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Acute-phase proteins

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Help prevent tissue damage

Increase supply during infection and inflammation

42
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Interleukins

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Communication between leukocytes through fever, increased vessel permeability, and stimulation of liver to produce acute phase proteins

43
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Bradykinin

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Pain and swelling

44
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Complement proteins

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Complement work of antibodies in destroying bacteria

45
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Membrane attack complex

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Complement proteins insert into membrane, creating pores

Water and ions enter pathogen through pores

Cell swells and lyses

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