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Lymphatic/immune System Flashcards

1
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Journey of lymph

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Drains in lymph capillaries
Pushed by lymph vessels into lymph nodes
Filtered by white blood cells
Put back into blood

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2
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Thymus

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Strengthens immune system

T cells

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3
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Tonsils

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Prevents infections in throat

First line of defense from outside invaders

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4
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Speen

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Holds one pint of blood

Full of hemoglobin and iron

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5
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No specific immunity

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General protection

Skin
Tears
Mucous membranes

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Nonspecific immunity

Inflammatory response

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Set of nonspecific responses

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7
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Specific immunity

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Specific types of invaders

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Specific immunity

Adaptive immunity

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Recognizes and responds to certain harmful substances

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9
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Specific immunity

Natural immunity

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Body’s own immunity

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10
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Specific immunity

Artificial immunity

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Shots injected into body

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11
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Specific immunity

Active immunity

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Own immune system responds to harmful agent

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12
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Specific immunity

Passive immunity

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Immunity to disease that has developed in another individual

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13
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Antibodies

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Change antigens so they cannot harm body

Recognize harm in body and attach to them (antigen)

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14
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Antigen

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Embedded in surface membranes of invading cells

Makes immune response happen

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15
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Complement proteins

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Group of enzymes

Present in inactive state in blood

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16
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Complement cascade

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Drill holes in foreign cells causing them to die

17
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Phagocytes

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Eat other things

18
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Lymphocytes

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T and B cells

19
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B cells

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Memory cells (remember)
Plasma cells (antibodies)
20
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T cells

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Cytotoxic
Helper t
Regulatory t

21
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Cytotoxic T cells

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Kill cells

22
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Helper T cells

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Communicate to tell when to kill

Phagocytes -> macrophages

23
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Regulatory T cells

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Control immune response

tell when to stop attacking

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