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# BAS Immune TERMS

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