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Immune System

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what is the immune system?   defense against pathogens  
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what is the first line of defense   skin  
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epidermis   dead outer layer of skin  
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how does the epidermis protect you?   forms a shield against invaders and secretes chemicals that kill potential invadors  
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how many skin cells do you shed a day?   40-50 thousand  
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as you breathe in, foreign particles and bacteria bump into and stick to what throughout your respiratory system?   mucus  
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what sweeps mucus into the throat for coughing or swallowing?   cilia  
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what are swallowed bacteria broken down by?   incredibly strong stomach acids  
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what is the second line of defense?   white blood cells  
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when do white blood cells attack invaders?   when they get into the body  
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when will white blood cells enter the body's tissues?   if invaders are detected  
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once engulfed the phagocyte breaks the foreign particles apart into organelles called_____?   lysosomes  
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how do white blood cells eat foreign particles   by engulfing them  
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what are t cells sometimes called   natural killer  
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what chemicals do injured cells release   histamines  
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what to histamines begin   inflammatory response  
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what is the third line of defense   anitbodies  
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what are antibodies   proteins that latch onto foreign bacteria  
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each antibody binds only to......   one specific binding site on the cell wall of bacteria or capsid of virus.  
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what kind of immune system cells can antibodies attach to?   B cells  
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b cells   produce more antibodies that will locate and attach to harmful bacteria  
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what do antibodies do when they bind to bacteria?   tag them so macropahges can come and kill  
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how can white blood cells locate bacteria cells?   when they have antibodies on them  
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t cells   identify bacteria or parts of it and find b cells to help  
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new particles take.....   longer to identify and a person can remain ill until an antibody is made  
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what does it mean to be immune?   bacteria is recognized and antibodies stop you from ever getting sick from it again  
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active immunity   you produce the antibodies  
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vaccine   weakened pathogen put into body to produce immunity  
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passive immunity   you don't produce the antibodies  
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what organ will a mother pass immunities from to her baby during pregnancy?   umbilical cord  
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allergies   immune system mistake harmless foreign particle as serious threat  
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what blocks the effect of histamines?   anti-histamines  
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are antibiotics the same as antibodies?   NO  
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how do most antibiotics work?   interferring with the making of cell wall, proteins, or nucleic acids  
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what can damge good bacteria?   overuse of antibiotics  
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broad spectrum antibiotics   work on many different bacteria  
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a __________ in the bacteria can change the cell wall or internal chemistry so antibiotics can't stop replication   mutation  
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how to misuse antibiotics   not completing prescribed course, using unprescribed antibiotics  
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