Flashcards in SI LAB - Glossary 3 Deck (51):
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adjuvant increases specific Ab production or degree of sensitization by increasing what? (2)
size or length of survival
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3 functions of adjuvant
increases Ab production
increase degree of sensitization
increase immune response
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does the alternative complement pathway involve serologic reaction
no
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alternative complement pathway is a system for activating complement beginning at ???
C3
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amboceptor is a substance found where?
blood and lymph
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components of cytolysis
amboceptor
complement
cells with antibody
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amboceptor causes hemolysis of sheep red cells in the present of ?
complement
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amboceptor is an active component of what process
cytolysis
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Antinuclear antibody is found in what disease
systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
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Antistreptolysin O is an antibody against ___
streptolysin O
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Antistreptolysin O is a hemolysin produced by ____
Group A streptococci
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B Cell is a lymphocyte from the bursa of ___ (2)
Fabricius or an immunoglobulin-forming cell
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BE Antigen is capable of absorbing what type of antiboes
Heterophil antibodies
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Heterophil antibodies absorbed by BE antigen is produced as a result of what diseases (2)
infectious mononucleosis and serum sickness
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IM meaning
infectious mononucleosis
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C-reactive protein can react with what substance?
C-polysaccharide somatic substance of the pneumococci
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how many components are involve in the classic complement pathway
9
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classic complement pathway is initiated by ___
serologic rxn
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cold agglutinin is active and inactive at what temp and
active: 4C
inactive: 37C
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how many components in complement
at least 14
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complement results to what ??
cell lysis
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components of cardiolipin antigen [3]
extract from fresh beef hearts
cholesterol
lecithin
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davidsohn differential test defines the characteristic of what antibodies
heterophil
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davidsohn differential test defines the characteristic of heterophil antibodies by what antigens? (2)
guinea pig and beef
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density gradient centrifugation is the most common proceudre for what type of cells
mononuclear
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enzyme immunoassay
what is the label and binding reagent
label: enzyme
binding reagent: antibody
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GPK antigen absorbs what antibodies (?)
Forssman and serum sickness
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H antigens are flagellar antigens of what organism
bacteria
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enzyme immunoassay is what type of assay
ligand assay
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eluate is a fluid medium which contains ___deliberately removed from red cells
antibodies
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Forssman antibody is what type of antibody?
heterophil antibody
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Forssman antibody is a heterophil antibody that is stimulated by one antigen and reacts with unrelated surface antigen present on cells from different ____ species
mammalian
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H antigens are what type of antigens of bacteria
flagellar
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hemagglutination is the agglutination or clumping of red blood cells by the (what kind of serum)
antiserum
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equivalence point is the point of ___
dilution
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flocculation is a specific type of
precipitation
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what type of mechanism is complemet (humoral or cellular)
humoral
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is complement specific or nonspecific
nonspecific
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antiserum is a serum which contains ___
antibody
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antinuclear antibody is directed against ___
component of nucleus
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Ag-Ab complex is the union of Ab and with what type of antigne
homologous
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absorption is the removal of Ab from serum by addition of ___
red cells with corresponding surface Ag
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acquired antigen is sometimes ___
transient
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active immunity involves Ab production in the presence of what type of Ag
foreign
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acute phase proteins increase in the presence of (3)
infection, injury, trauma
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major system of complement pathway
classic complement pathway
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complement fixation occurs in a reaction with (what substances?)
antigen and antibody
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cardiolipin antigen is an extract from what substance?
fresh beef hearts
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flocculation is a specific type of precipitation that occurs over a narrow range of ___concentration
antigen
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aggregation of colloidal particles in a serologic reaction
flocculation
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