Antigens & Antibodies Flashcards
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Antigen
Usually foreign substance (poison virus or bacteria) stimulates the production of antibodies
Antibodies
Protein substances made by white blood cells in response to the presence of foreign antigens
Immune Response
The reaction between an antigen and an antibody
Vaccine
Dead or weakened antigens to stimulate blood cells (lymphocytes) to make antibodies
RH Condition
An antigen/antibody reaction
RH Positive
A person has protein coating (antigen) on their red blood cells
RH Negative
Red blood cells lack the RH factor antigen
Jaundice
Yellow skin pigmentation
Hemolytic disease of the newborn
Difficulty with the second RH+ pregnancy, the antibodies enter the embryos blood stream which attack and destroy the embryos RH+ red blood cells (hemolysis
Bilirubin
Chemical Pigment, high levels in the blood stream (hyperbilirubinemia) cause jaundice
Congenital Anomaly
Irregularity in a structure or organ, sometimes hereditary
Recombinant DNA technology
Process of taking a gene from one organism and inserting it into the DNA of another organism
PCR (polymerase chain reaction)
Technique to copy small segments of DNA that may be necessary for analysis
CRISPR
A DNA editing tool that chances dna sequences to turn off genes or replace them with new versions
Syndrome
A group of signs or symptoms that appear together to produce a typical clinical picture of a disease or inherited abnormality
TURP (transurethral resection of the prostate gland
A portion of the prostate is removed with an instrument passed through the urethra
Ultrasonography
Diagnostic technique using ultrasound waves to produce an image of organ or tissue
Echocardiogram
Ultrasound image of the heart
