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Test 3- Chapters 20 & 21 Flashcards

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1
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occurs when healthy people are exposed to disease agents that then try to overcome the immune system and establish a population

A

colonization

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2
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is colonization always automatically associated with disease

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no

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3
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refers to the multiplication of a microbe in a host where the microbe is now in competition with the hosts immune system

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infection

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4
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during infection, what may occur but doesn’t always have to

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signs and symptoms

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5
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if the host loses the competition with the microbe, this can lead to tissue or organ damage or dysfunction

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disease

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6
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allows pathogens to adhere to tissues

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structural virulence factor

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7
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what are examples of structural virulence factors

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pili and glycocalyx

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8
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structural virulence factors help pathogens move from colonization to ______________

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infection

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9
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what do toxins damage

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host cells

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10
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what are the two types of toxins

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endotoxins and exotoxins

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11
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what are the enzymes that can help pathogens resist body defenses

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coagulase, streptokinase, and hyaluronidase

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12
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this enzyme induces blood clots around pathogens and helps bacteria to hide from the immune response

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coagulase

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13
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this enzyme dissolves blood clots and releases the bacteria and helps bacteria spread

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streptokinase

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14
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this enzyme helps to access deeper tissues in the body

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hyaluronidase

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15
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detectable evidence of an infection or disease that you can see

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signs of a disease

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16
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changes in body function that a patient can feel

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symptoms of a disease

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17
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specific collections of signs and symptoms characteristic of a disease

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syndromes

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18
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what are the stages of disease

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  1. incubation period
  2. prodromal phase
  3. acute period
  4. decline
  5. convalescence
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19
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the time from contact of microbe to the first symptoms

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incubation period

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20
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a time of mild signs or symptoms but no specific symptoms

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prodromal period

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21
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when signs and symptoms are most intense and specific to the disease

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acute period

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22
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occurs as signs and symptoms subside

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decline

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23
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the body systems return to normal during this stage

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convalescence

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24
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aftereffects of infection

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sequelae

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25
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what are the phases to pathogen immune response

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  1. recognition phase
  2. activation phase
  3. effector phase
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26
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immune cells distinguish normal body cells as self and pathogen as non self

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recognition phase of pathogen immune response

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the appropriate members of the immune response team are mobilized for action

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activation phase of pathogen immune response

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28
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the mobilized cells and molecules called effectors attempt to eliminate the invader

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effector phase of pathogen immune response

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29
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nonspecific defenses against disease

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innate immunity

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30
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resistance against a specific pathogen

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adaptive immunity

31
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what are the physical surface barriers

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skin and mucous membranes

32
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both dry surface and sebum skin inhibit growth of a ___________

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pathogen

33
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does sebum produce a high or low pH

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low

34
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what type of physical surface barriers remove pathogens

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mucous membranes

35
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these mucous membranes (physical surface barriers) help clear out bacteria

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cilia

36
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these mucous membranes (physical surface barriers) trap the invaders

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mucus

37
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what are the chemical surface barriers

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bile, defenses, lysozyme, complement, and interferon

38
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what do chemical surface barriers do

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kill the pathogen

39
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what is bile made up of

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lactic acid and fatty acids

40
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what are the antimicrobial proteins

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defenses, lysozyme, complement, and interferon

41
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these are a group of proteins produced in the liver and circulate the blood

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complement

42
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what are the cellular surface barriers

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leukocytes and tissue microbiome

43
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what are leukocytes

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white blood cells

44
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monocytes, macrophages, and neutrophils are what

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leukocytes

45
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leukocytes perform ____________ and create inflammatory responses

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phagocytosis

46
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what type of cells are phagocytic white blood cells

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monocytes, dendritic cells, and neutrophils

47
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what do monocytes mature into

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macrophages

48
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these are the first white blood cell an invader will encounter because they reside right below the skin

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dendritic cells

49
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these are granulocytes and are the highest percent of white blood cells circulating

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neutrophils

50
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what are the two innate immunity types

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inflammatory response and phagocytosis

51
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when are cellular and molecular defenses activated

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when surface barriers are breached

52
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bacteria gave an ______________ that macrophages can detect in our body as foreign as well as peptidoglycan

A

endotoxin

53
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a mechanism to clear microbes from infected tissues

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pathocytosis

54
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the capture and digestion of foreign particles

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phagocytosis

55
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who performs phagocytosis

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macrophages/monocytes, neutrophils, and dendritic cells

56
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what are the four steps of phagocytosis

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  1. attachment
  2. ingestion
  3. digestion
  4. egestion
57
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what step of phagocytosis is the receptor recognized

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attachment

58
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what step of phagocytosis does the phagosome engulf the bacterial

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ingestion

59
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what step of phagocytosis does the fusion of lysosomes with phagosome and bacterial cell is killed through the activity of lysosomal enzymes and other toxic products occur in

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digestion

60
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when are the bacterial debris eliminated, bacterial cell is recycled, and the microbial fragments are placed on membrane receptor proteins

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egestion

61
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what initiates phagocytosis and secretes cytokines

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macrophages

62
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these releases histamine

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mast cells

63
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this prevents the spread of a pathogen

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fibrin

64
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when capillary cell walls dilate, what happens

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edema, heat, redness, and pain

65
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what attracts phagocytes to the site of injury

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chemokine

66
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cytokines produced by some leukocytes and fragments from pathogens

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pyrogens

67
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what affects the hypothalamus

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pyrogens

68
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what temperature do pathogens prefer

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normal body temp

69
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a series of 30 proteins that are produced in the liver and circulate in the bloodstream and tissues

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complement

70
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what happens when complements are activated

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set off a massive cascade reaction

71
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puts cells in an antiviral state that gives cells protection and doesn’t allow other cells that are not antiviral to reproduce

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interferons

72
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what produces interferons

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viral infected cells

73
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what happens when interferons alert neighboring cells to infection

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  1. macrophage activation
  2. production of antiviral proteins to interfere with RNA viral reproduction
  3. helps to prevent the infection from spreading

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