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Unit 1 - Immunity and Viruses Flashcards

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1
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Membranes have a combination of _________ that are unique to an individual

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surface proteins

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2
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The only exception of unique surface proteins are in

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identical twins

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The immune system can recognize the combination of membrane antigenic molecules as ______ antigens

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‘self’

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4
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Foreign antigens are recognized as being _______ and are ________

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non-self, destroyed

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Safe blood transfusion depends on giving blood to a patient which the immune system will

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recognize as self

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6
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Blood from group O donors do not have any

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antigens

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7
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Blood group O can be given to

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anybody

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Group O are what type of donor?

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universal donors

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9
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What blood group doesn’t have any antigens?

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Group O

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10
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Blood group A can be given what blood groups?

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Blood group A and AB

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Blood group A can’t be given to blood group O or blood group B because blood group A has

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anti-A antibodies

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12
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Blood group B can be given to what blood groups?

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Blood groups B and AB

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Blood group B can’t be given to blood groups A or O because they have

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Anti-B antibodies

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14
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Blood group AB patients do not have any blood group antibodies so therefore can

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receive blood from anyone

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15
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Blood group AB can receive blood from anyone so are known as

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universal recipients

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If the wrong blood was given to a person, what would happen?

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The donated blood cells would stick together and block blood vessels and the patient would die

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17
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Antibodies are what?

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Proteins synthesized by lymphocytes in response to the presence of foreign antigens

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18
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Antibodies are synthesised by

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lymphocytes of the immune system

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19
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Antibodies are produced when?

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there are foreign ‘non-self’ antigens detected

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20
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Antibodies are what shape?

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Y

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21
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Antibodies have a receptor for a specific

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antigen

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22
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Antibodies have receptors on the end of each

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arm of the Y

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23
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The receptors in an antibody are for a

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specific antigen

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24
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Antibodies bind to antigens causing the foreign cells to

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clump together

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25
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By causing the foreign cells to clump together the antibodies render the foreign cells

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harmless

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26
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Once rendered harmless by the antibodies, the foreign cells are

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destroyed by the macrophages

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27
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In the presence of an antigen B-lymphocytes

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multiply

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28
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What lymphocyte multiplies in the presence of an antigen ?

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B-lymphocyte

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29
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When b-lymphocytes multiply in the presence of an antigen this is called a

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cellular response

30
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Some b-lymphocytes become

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memory cells

31
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Some b-lymphocytes become memory cells so that they are ready to respond to the

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same antigen in the future

32
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Most b-lymphocytes produce antibodies specific to that antigen and this is known as the

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humoral response

33
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B-lymphocytes produce antibodies specific to

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a specific antigen

34
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A humoral response is when

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B-lymphocytes produce an antibody specific to an specific antigen

35
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T-lymphocytes are also known as

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Killer T Cells

36
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T-lymphocytes role is to

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attack and kill infected cells

37
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T-lymphocytes kill body cells that signal they have been invaded this is called a

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cell mediated response

38
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T-lymphocytes kill infected cells by

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injecting a chemical which perforates the cell membrane destroying the cell.

39
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Macrophages engulf cells marked by antibodies in a process known as

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phagocytosis

40
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Cells marked by antibodies are engulfed in phagocytosis by

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macrophages

41
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A vacuole enclosing the invading cells merges with

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lysosomes

42
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lysosomes contain

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protein digestive enzymes

43
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The term innate immunity describes

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the natural barriers we are born with

44
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Innate immunity prevents

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disease organisms entering the body

45
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An example of innate immunity we are born with is

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our skin

46
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The immune system responds to a second infection ______ than the first

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faster

47
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The body responds quicker to a second infection because it has

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natural immunity

48
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Active immunity is stimulated artificially by a

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vaccination

49
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A vaccine has a disease or virus that has been

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killed, weakened or attenuated

50
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A vaccine is active immunity because a _________ is triggered in response to it

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full immune response

51
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An example of artificial active immunity is

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a vaccine

52
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In response to a vaccine the body produces

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its own memory cells

53
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A short term natural passive immunity is

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mothers passing antibodies through the placenta or in breast milk

54
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An artificial passive immunity is when a person is

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injected with antibodies made by another animal

55
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Autoimmunity is when lymphocytes attack the bodies

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own cells

56
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An example of an autoimmune disease is

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rheumatoid arthritis or multiple sclerosis.

57
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An allergy is a hypersensitive immune system response of

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memory lymphocytes to the antigens in harmless substances.

58
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Phagocytosis has 3 steps to it, step 1:

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A phagocyte’s cytoplasm contains a rich supply of organelles called lysosomes which contain digestive enxymes.

59
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Phagocytosis Step 2:

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Some of the lysosomes fuse with the vacuole and release their enzymes into it.

60
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Phagocytosis Step 3:

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The bacterium becomes digested and the breakdown products are absorbed

61
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An example of natural active immunity is

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infection by pathogen leading to a full immune response

62
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An obligate parasite is a

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virus

63
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Viruses are not

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cells

64
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Viruses contain:

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one type of nucleic acid (either DNA or RNA) surrounded by a protein coat

65
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If a virus contains RNA then it is an

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retrovirus

66
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Invasion of a cell by a virus: Stage 1 -

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A virus attaches itself to a host cell and thrusts tail through cell wall

67
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Invasion of a cell by a virus: Stage 2 -

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The virus injects its DNA into a host cell

68
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Invasion of a cell by a virus: Stage 3 -

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Viral DNA replicates using bacterial nucleotides

69
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Invasion of a cell by a virus: Stage 4 -

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Viral DNA is transcribed into viral mRNA which directs formation of protein coats using bacterial amino acids

70
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Invasion of a cell by a virus: Stage 5 -

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Each viral DNA becomes enclosed in a protein coat

71
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Invasion of a cell by a virus: Stage 6 -

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Host cell bursts releasing many copies of virus

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