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Things to know about Immunity

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What term describes the ability of an organism to overcome host defenses?   show
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show Innate barriers such as the skin, mucous membranes, body secretions and reflexes  
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What are two types of components in the second line of defense against infection?   show
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What are the four signs of inflammation?   show
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What are three ways that fever boosts the immune system?   show
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What is adaptive immunity?   show
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show Any foreign substance, usually a protein, that induces an immune response.  
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List four types of T cells.   show
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show (Antigen presenting cells) - Take in and digest a foreign antigen. They then display fragments of the antigen in their plasma membrane along with self (MHC) antigens that a T cell can recognize.  
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What is an antibody?   show
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What type of cells produce antibodies?   show
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show Active adaptive immunity involves a person's own immune system. Passive adaptive immunity depends on antibodies from an outside source.  
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What is the difference between natural and artificial adaptive immunity?   show
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What is a vaccine?   show
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show A repeated inoculation given to increase antibodies to a disease.  
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What is an antiserum, and when are antisera used?   show
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show Allergy, autoimmunity, immune deficiency diseases, and multiple myeloma.  
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How does the immune system guard against cancer?   show
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What is the greatest obstacle to tissue transplantation from one person to another?   show
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show poison  
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ana   show
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show work  
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show marrow  
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show virulence  
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show inflammation  
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show antigen  
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All antibodies are contained in a portion of the blood plasma termed the   show
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Any substance capable of inducing an allergic reaction is called a   show
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show cytotoxic T cells  
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show helper T cells  
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show regulatory T cells  
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show memory cells  
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show B cells  
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show complement  
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show macrophage  
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Which cell matures in the thymus?   show
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show autoimmunity  
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show hypersensitivity  
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