Chapter 18-23 Flashcards

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B Cells

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  • Mature in Red Bone Marrow
  • Positively selected if successfully make antigen receptors
  • Humoral immunity
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Bolus

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a small rounded mass of a substance, especially of chewed food at the moment of swallowing

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Cytotoxic T Cells

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  • CD8 cells become cytotoxic T cells (TC)
  • Destroy cells harboring foreign antigens
  • Also become memory T cells
  • ignore displayed self-antigens
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Endocardium

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continuous with endothelial lining of blood vessels

Lines heart chambers

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5
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Epiglottis

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elastic cartilage; covers laryngeal inlet during swallowing; covered in taste bud-containing mucosa

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Glottis

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opening between vocal folds

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7
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Halitosis

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Bad breath

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8
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IgG

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  • antibody class
    • Monomer; 75–85% of antibodies in plasma
    • From secondary and late primary responses
    • Crosses placental barrier
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Ischemia

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Inadequate blood supply to a local area due to blockage of blood vessels leading to that area

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10
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Lingual Frenulum

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Skeletal muscle that is an attachment to the floor of mouth

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Mitral

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Left AV valve (bicuspid valve)

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12
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Myocardium

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Spiral Bundles of contractile cardiac muscle cells

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13
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Nasal Septum

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the wall between the nostrils that separates the nasal passages.

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14
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Oropharynx

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Passageway for food and air from level of soft palate to epiglottis

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Pathogens

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A microorganism that can cause disease

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16
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Rennin

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used to separate milk

17
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Spleen

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Involved in the production and removal of blood cells

18
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Tachycardia

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Abnormally fast heart rate ( > 100 BPM)

19
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Tidal Volume

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Amount of air inhaled or exhaled with each breath under resting conditions.

20
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Peristalsis

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Initiated by rising in hormone motilin in late intestinal phase; every 90–120 minutes

Adjacent segments of alimentary tract organs alternately contract and relax, moving food along the tract distally.