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# BAS Immune TERMS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Adenoids | lymph tissue behind the nose and at the roof of the mouth. Help protect against infection. Most are not functional after 3yrs of age. |
| AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| Allergies | Reaction to materials that are not disease causing. Immune system attempts to protect against, animal dander, metals, foods, plant pollen, dust, etc. |
| Antibody | Third line of defense. WBC make antibody that attack pathogens. |
| Antigens | Any organism or material that would stimulate an immune response. |
| B lymphocytes | The B cell is responsible for making antibodies and memory cells. |
| Anatomic Barrier | Skin, mucous membrasnes, intestinal tract |
| Biochemical Barrier | sebaceous glands, tears, and sweat, tears |
| Mechanical barrier | cough, sneeze, urination, skin exfoliation |
| Cancer | Grow of abnormal cells that proliferate beyond the grow of normal tissue. |
| Complement | Proteins in the blood that help destroy bacteria, and virus |
| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | CFS |
| Defense | Protection against pathogens |
| Granulocyte | White cell with granules. The granules help destroy engulfed bacteria |
| Helper T Cell | The T cell has many types: T-helper : Alerts the body of infection T-Killer : Attacks pathogen directly T-Memory : Remembers the antigen |
| Homeostasis | Maintaining a normal internal environment. |
| Immunoglobulin | Medical work for antibody |
| Killer T cell | The Killer T cell attacks antigens directly |
| Lupus | Chronic autoimmune disease. Person's own white cells attack the body. Causes inflammation and may attack several organs. |
| Lymph nodes | Small areas along the lymph vessels that contain lymphocytes and monocytes. They filter the blood. Anything foreign to the body is trapped. |
| lymphedema | Enlargement and fluid within a lymphnode. In this case the lymphatic system is not returning the filtered plasma to the circulation. |
| lymphocytes | White blood cells. They have no granules. These will become T or B cells during the immune response. |
| macrophages | "large eater". This is a Monocyte in the tissues. They roam and engulf anything foreign to the body. |
| MHC | major histocompatibility complex. These are genes that control the immune response. Mostly responsible for tissue rejection in transplants. |
| Memory T Cells | Memory T cells remember the antigen invader so the body can respond quicker the second time around. |
| Natural Killer T Cells | These are killer T cells. |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | An autoimmune disease in which the body forms antibody complexes in the joints. This leads to deformation of the joint. |
| suppressor T cells | This is the T cell that turns off the immune response. |
| Thymus | Gland in the chest area between the lungs. This help mature T cells. |
| Tonsillectomy | Removal of the tonsils |
| Thymoma | A tumor on the thymus. |
| biopsy | Tissue removal; such as a skin biopsy. The tissue is examined for abnormal cells. |
| remission | The process in which symptoms of a disease such as cancer are reduced ro absent. |
| metastasis | Spreading to another area such as a cancer tumor affecting the pancreas first and then the liver. |
| edema | The retention of water is an area of the body that is damaged or infected. |
| stasis | To hold back. |
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