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The Lymphatic System Flashcards

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What is immunity and resistance?

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It is the ability to use body defences to ward off diseases or damage

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What are the 2 types of immunity?

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Innate and adaptive

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What is innate immunity?

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These are the defences that are present at birth. They are always available and will provide rapid responses to protect us against disease

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What is adaptive immunity?

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These are the defences that involve specific recognition of a microbe. It response to a specific microbe that it adapts to or it adjusts to handle that specific microbe

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What is a lymphocyte?

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A white blood cell that participates in the immune response

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What are the 2 lymphocytes found in adaptive immunity?

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T Lymphocytes (T cells) and B lymphocytes (B cells)

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What does the lymphatic system consist of?

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Lymph vessels including - lymphatic capillaries, lymphatic vessels and lymphatic trunks and ducts.
Organs - lymph nodes, tonsils, spleen, thymus, red bone marrow and appendix

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What is lymphatic tissue?

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It is a specialised form of connective tissue that contains a large number of lymphocytes

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What are the 3 primary functions of the lymphatic system?

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1 - drains excess interstitial fluid
2 - transports dietary lipids
3 - carries out immune responses

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How is interstitial fluid formed?

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Components of blood plasma filter out from blood capillary walls to form the fluid

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What do lymphatic vessels begin as?

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lymphatic capillaries in tissue spaces between cells.

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What do lymphatic capillaries merge to form?

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lymphatic vessels

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What flows through the lymph nodes?

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Lymph

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What are located in intervals along the lymphatic vessels?

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Lymph nodes

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What drains into the thoracic duct from the lymphatic vessels?

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Lymph

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What does the thoracic duct empty it’s lymph into?

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Into the left internal jugular and the left subclavian vein.

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Where does the lymphatic vessel empty it’s lymph into?

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The thoracic duct or the right lymphatic duct

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What does the right lymphatic duct empty it’s lymph into?

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The right internal jugular or right subclavian vein.

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What is a lymph node?

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Masses of B and T cells surrounded by a capsule

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What are the 2 pumps that bring back venous blood to the heart to maintain the flow of lymph?

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Respiratory pump and skeletal muscle pump

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What are primary lymphatic organs for?

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They are the sites where stem cells divide and develop into mature T and B cells.

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What are 2 primary lymphatic organs?

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Red bone marrow and the thymus

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What do the stem cells in the red bone marrow do?

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Mature the B cells

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What do the stem cells in the thymus do?

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Mature into functioning T cells

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What are the secondary lymphatic organs?

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Lymph nodes, spleen and lymphatic nodules

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What happens at the secondary lymphatic organ sites?

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This is where the immunity responses occur

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What is the thymus?
And what does is contain?

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This is a 2 lobed organ that is located posterior to the sternum and medial to the lungs.

It contains large numbers of T cells and macrophages

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What do lymph nodes contain?

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B cells that develop into plasma cells, T cells, dendritic cells and macrophages.

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How does lymph go through the lymphatic vessels?

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They enter through the afferent lymphatic vessels and exits through the efferent lymphatic vessels

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What is the spleen?

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It is the largest single mass of lymphatic tissue. It lies between the stomach and the diaphragm. It contains 2 types of tissue - the white pulp and the red pulp

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What are the 2 types of tissue found in the spleen?

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The white pulp which is where the B and T cells carry out the immunity responses

The Red pulp which is blood filled sinuses where worn out blood cells and platelets are removed

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What is a pathogen?

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A disease causing organism - bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites

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What is an antigen?

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A substance that induces the production of antibodies

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What is an antibody?

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An immunoglobulin that binds to specific antigens to facilitate their breakdown and removal from the body

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What is an allergen?

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An inert antigen capable of inducing an allergic reaction

36
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What are some physical barriers in immunity?

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  • acid in the stomach
  • intact skin
  • coughing and sneezing
  • mucus in the lungs and digestive system
  • acid in sweat
  • bacteria in genital tract
  • cilia in respiratory tract
  • enzymes in tears
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What is the first line of defence in the innate immune system?

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The skin and mucous membranes

38
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What are the external barriers for innate immunity?

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The skin and mucous membranes which have physical and chemical barriers

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What are the internal barriers for innnate immunity?

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  • Antimicrobial substances, natural killer cells, phagocytes, inflammation and fever
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What’s the second line of defence for innate immunity?

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The internal barriers including - Antimicrobial substances, natural killer cells, phagocytes, inflammation and fever

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What are 4 main types of antimicrobial substances?

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  • interferons
  • complement system
  • ironing-bindings proteins
  • antimicrobial proteins (AMPs)
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What happens if microbes penetrate the skin and mucous membranes or bypass the antimicrobial substances in the blood?

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It goes to the next level response which is phagocytes and natural killer cells

43
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What is inflammation?

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It is a nonspecific defensive response of the body to tissue damage

44
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What is a fever?

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It is an elevated body temperature that intensifies the effects of interferons which inhibits the growth of some microbes and speeds up the reactions that aid repair

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What is the function of the Epidermis of skin?

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Forms physical barrier to the entrance of microbes

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What is the function of Mucous membranes?

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Inhibit entrance of many microbes, but not as effective as intact skin

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What is the function of Mucus?

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Traps microbes in respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts

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What is the function of Hairs?

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Filter out microbes and dust in nose

49
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What is the function of the Cilia?

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Together with mucus, trap and remove microbes and dust from upper respiratory tract

50
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what is the function of the Lacrimal apparatus?

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Tears dilute and wash away irritating substances and microbes

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what is the function of the Saliva?

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Washes microbes from surfaces of teeth and mucous membranes of mouth

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What is the function of Urine?

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To wash microbes from the uretha

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what is the function of Defecation and vomiting?

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to Expel microbes from body

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What is the function of Sebum?

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Forms protective acidic film over skin surface that inhibits growth of many microbes

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What is the function of Lysozyme?

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Antimicrobial substance in perspiration, tears, saliva, nasal secretions, and tissue fluids

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What is the function of Gastric juice?

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Destroys bacteria and most toxins in stomach

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What is the function of Vaginal secretions?

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Slight acidity discourages bacterial growth; flush microbes out of vagina

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What is the function of Interferons (IFNs)?

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Protect uninfected host cells from viral infection

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What is the function of Complement system?

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Causes cytolysis of microbes; promotes phagocytosis; contributes to inflammation

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What is the function of Iron-binding proteins?

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Inhibit growth of certain bacteria by reducing amount of available iron

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What is the function of Antimicrobial proteins (AMPs)?

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Have broad-spectrum antimicrobial activities and attract dendritic cells and mast cells

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What is the function of Natural killer (NK) cells?

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Kill infected target cells by releasing granules that contain perforin and granzymes; phagocytes then kill released microbes

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What is the function of Phagocytes?

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Ingest foreign particulate matter

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What is the function of Inflammation?

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Confines and destroys microbes; initiates tissue repair

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What is the function of a fever?

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Intensifies effects of interferons; inhibits growth of some microbes; speeds up body reactions that aid repair

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What is Adaptive Immunity?

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It produces specific types of cells or specific antibodies to destroy a specific Antigen.

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What is an Antigen?

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It is anything that the body recognises as foreign.

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What are some examples of antigens?

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Pollen, Foods, Microbes, Drugs, Bacteria, and Viruses.

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What does adaptive immunity involve?

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It involves lymphocytes called B cells and T cells. Both develop in the primary lymphatic organs.

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What are the 2 types of adaptive immunity?

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1) cell-mediated immunity
2) antibody-mediated immunity

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What does antibody-mediated immunity involve?

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B cells transform into plasma cells, then into antibodies

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What does cell-mediated immunity involve?

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cytotoxic T cells directly attack invading antigens

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What are the 3 types of T cells?

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1) Killer/cytotoxic T cells
2) Help T cells
3) Memory T cells

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What do Killer/cytotoxic T cells do?

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  • Kill Target cells
  • Kill those cells that are infected with a virus or cancer
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What do helper T cells do?

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  • Secrete Cytokines
  • Help coordinate other immune cells
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What do Memory T cells do?

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Remains in lymphatic tissue and recognises the original invading antigen, even years after the first encounter.

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What are the 3 types of B cells?

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1) Naive B cells
2) Plasma B cells
3) Memory B cells

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What do Naive B cells do?

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  • They have to be activated by coming into contact withthe specific antigen
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What do Plasma B cells do?

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  • They are the Antibody factory
  • They make a lot of Antibodies then die
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What do Memory B cells do?

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They are ready to produce a more rapid and forceful secondary response should the same antigen enter the body in the future

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What is the difference between primary and secondary response?

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The primary response is slower and not as strong as the secondary response.
This is because of the lack of Memory cells.

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What is a vaccination?

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Its putting a whole or part of a dead or weakened pathogen into the body

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What happens after the 1st and 2nd vaccination?

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After the first vaccination, you develop a primary response. After the 2nd vaccination, you develop a secondary response.

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Why do you have to have annual boosters for vaccinations?

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This is because after time the secondary response can go down and having a booster can bring the secondary response back up.

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What are RNA vaccinations for?

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They are to get our bodies to make the antigens

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