Immunity for Patho Flashcards

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Which lymphatic system part creates B cells?

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Bone marrow

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Which immune organ are the main developer of T cells?

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Thymus

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What is the #1 way to prevent infection?

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Washing hands

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What is the first line of defense?

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Intact skin

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How does mucus help protect the body?

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Keeps body from trying out

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What does mucus do to microbes?

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Traps them

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What enzyme do sweat, tears, and saliva contain?

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Lysozyme

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What does lysozyme do?

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Breaks down the cell wall of some bacteria

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What happens if microbes pass skin and secretions?

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Phagocytosis

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Leukocyte that ingests and destroys pathogens by engulfing them

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Phagocyte

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Giant scavengers or big eaters that develop from monocytes

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Macrophage

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Dead WBCs that are left from phagocytosis create what?

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Pus

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Reaction to any type of injury to body tissues

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Inflammation

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What are the four symptoms of inflammation?

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Redness, swelling, pain, heat

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What causes inflammation?

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A release of histamines

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Group of proteins that attach to pathogens and damage their plasma membrane and attract phagocytes

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Complement proteins

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Where do viruses replicate?

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In cells

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17
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Can phagocytes destroy viruses?

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No

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18
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Protect human cells from viruses

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Interferons

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Where are interferons produced?

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Body cells infected by the virus and then they spread to uninfected cells

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Produce antiviral proteins that disrupt viral replication

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Interferons

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The body recognizes a specific pathogen

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Immunity

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What has the job of immunity?

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The lymphatic system

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What are the 3 main functions of the lymphatic system?

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Maintain homeostasis, absorbs fat, and defends against disease

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Traps foreign particles for filtration
Lymph
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Tissue fluid that enters lymphatic vessels
Lymph
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What color is lymph before infection?
Colorless
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What happens to color of lymph when infected?
It changes colors
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What must happen to lymph before it returns to the blood?
Must be filtered
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Fight bacteria and other harmful material that enter your nose and mouth
Tongue and tonsils
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Small tissue mass that holds lymphocytes and filters lymph
Lymph node
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Detects and responds to foreign substances in the blood
Liver and spleen
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What do the liver and spleen filter?
Blood cells
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When a foreign antigen gets in the body what does it cause the production of?
Antibodies
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What do antibodies do?
Fight of future infections
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What produces antibodies?
B cells
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Where lymphocytes mature and develop into cells that fight specific pathogens
Thymus
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What happens to the thymus after puberty?
Gradually decreases in size
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Continually circulate through blood looking for the presence of past infections
B cells
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Inject viral or bacterial protein into the body to mount up an immune response
Vaccination and immunizations
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Overreaction of the immune system
Allergy
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Immune system disorder 1
Allergy
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Immune system disorder 2
Autoimmune disease
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Makes a mistake and attacks the body's own cells
Autoimmune disease
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Autoimmune disease that attacks insulin producing cells
Type 1 diabetes
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Autoimmune disease that attacks connective tissue in joints
Rheumatoid arthritis
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Autoimmune disease that attacks neuromuscular junctions
Myasthenia gravis
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Autoimmune disease that attacks neurons in the brain and spinal cord
Multiple sclerosis
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Immune system fails to develop normally or the immune system is destroyed
Immunodeficiency disease
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What does benadryl treat?
Acute and allergic rhinitis and is an antitussive
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When should you not give benadryl?
Severe liver disease, narrow angle glaucoma, and urinary retention
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What increases CNS depression when taking benadryl?
Alcohol
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What is the main SE of benadryl?
Drowsiness
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What is the differences between first and second generation antihistamines?
Reduced sedation and fewer anticholinergic effects
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What is used for prophylactic and maintenance of chronic asthma?
Leukotriene receptor antagonists
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What are examples of leukotriene receptor atagonists?
Accolate and Singulair