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RTE 2712 Week 3 Lymph and Endoc systems

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The lymphatic system is composed of   Lymph nodes, lymphatic vessels, and the spleen  
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Anatomically, lymph vessels resemble   Veins  
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The two collecting ducts that drain the lymphatic trunks are the   Thoracic duct and right lymphatic duct  
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Most of the lymph returns to the venous circulation by way of the   Thoracic duct  
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____ are large lymphatic nodules that are located in the walls of the pharynx   Tonsisls  
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Lymphatic organs are different from lymphatic tissues in that lymphatic organs   Are separated from surrounding tissues by a fibrous capsule and lymphatic tissues are not.  
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The spleen   is the largest lymphatic organ,is located in the LUQ, contains nodules similar to other lymphatic nodules, contains lymphocytes  
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The white pulp of the spleen is composed primarily of   Lymphocytes  
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The body's nonspecific defenses include   Complement, interferon, inflammation, and skin  
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The primary function of the lymphatic system is   The production, maintenance, and distribution of lymphocytes  
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Immunological surveillance involves which of the following cells   Natural killer cells (NK cells)  
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Interferons may be described as   Antiviral substances, coordinators of local defense activities, products of activated lymphocytes and macrophages, an example of cytokines  
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An inflammatory response is triggered when   mast cells release histamine, serotonin, and heparin  
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Immunity that results from antibodies that pass the placenta from the mother to fetus is called   passive natural  
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Cells that help to regulate the immune response are   Helper T cells  
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T cells are responsible for   Cellular immunity  
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Stem cells that will form T cells are modified in the   Thymus  
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In order for a lymphocyte to respond to an antigen, the antigen must   bind to specific receptors on the lymphocyte membrane  
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The role of the spleen is slightly different than other lymph organs because it also   filters blood  
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The cells responsible for humoral immunity are the   B cells  
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Defense mechanisms that either prevent or slow the entry of infectious organisms, or attack them if they do gain entry   Non specific  
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Immunity is the ability to resist infection and disease through the activation of   Specific defense  
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The cells that are vital to the body's ability to resist or overcome infection and disease are called   Lymphocytes  
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The major components of the lymphoid system include   Lymphatic vessels, lymph, lymphoid organs  
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Lymphoid organs found in the lymphoid system include   The spleen, the thymus, and lymph nodes  
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The lymphoid system   Helps maintain normal blood volume, fights infection, eliminates variations in composition of interstitial fluid  
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Anatomically, lymph vessels resemble   Veins  
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Most of the lymph returns to the venous circulation by the way of the   Thoracic ducts  
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The structures in the lymphoid system that act as a way station for cancer cells are the   Lymph nodes  
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The three class of lymphocytes found in the blood are   T cells, B cells, and NK cells  
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Lymphocytes that assist in the regulation and coordination of the immune response are   Helper T cells and suppressor T cells  
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Normal lymphocyte populations are maintained through lymphopoiesis in the   Bone marrow and thymus  
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The type of lymphocytes that produce antibodies are   B cells  
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Cytotoxic T cells are the primary providers of   Cell-mediated immunity  
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Hemocytoblasts in the bone marrow produce lymphoid stem cells that generate   T cells, NK cells, B cells  
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The body's nonspecific defenses that are present at birth include   Physical barriers, phagocyte cells, immunological surveillance, fever, interferons, complement, and inflammation  
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NK cells sensitive to the presence of abnormal cell membranes are primarily involved in   immunological surveillance  
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The proteins that interfere with replication of viruses is(are)   Interferon  
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The nonspecific defense that breaks down cell wall, attracts phagocytes, and stimulates inflammation is   the complement system  
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Circulating proteins that reset thermostat in the hypothalamus, causing a rise in body temp, are called   pyrogens  
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Nonspecific defense strategies   Physical barrier, phagocytes, immunological surveillance, Interferons, Complement sys., Inflammation, and fever  
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Prevent approach of and deny access to pathogens   Physical barrier (skin)  
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Remove debris and pathogens   Phagocytes  
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Destroys abnormal cells   Immunological surveillance  
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Increase resistance of cells to viral infection; slow the spread of disease   Interferons  
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Attacks and breaks down cell walls; attracts phagocytes; stimulates inflammation   Complement systems  
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Has multiple effects   Inflammation response (Blood flow increased, phagocytes activated, and clotting)  
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Mobilizes defense; accelerated repairs; inhibits pathogens   Fever (rises above 37.2^C)  
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The four general properties of specific defenses include   Specificity, versatility, memory, and tolerance  
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The two major ways the body carries out the immune response are   direct attack by T cells and circulating antibodies  
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A specific defense mechanism is always activated by   An antigen  
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The first line of cellular defense against pathogens is   phagocytes  
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Immunity resulting from natural exposure to an antigen in the environment is called   Active immunity  
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Immunity that results from the transfer of antibodies to an individual from some other source is called   passive immunity  
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The basic principle behind vaccination to prevent disease involves   induced active immunity  
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When an antigen appears, the immune response begins with the   activation of specific T cells and B cells  
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When the immune recognition system malfunctions, activated B cells begin to   manufacture antibodies against other cells and tissues  
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T cells are involved with ______ and ____ attack pathogens   cell-mediated responses; directly  
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B cells are involved with ___ and create a chemical attack on ____   humoral responses; antigens  
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The cells responsible for the production of circulating antibodies are   plasma cells  
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T cell activation leads to the formation of cytotxic T cells and memory T cells that provide   cell-mediated immunity  
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Destruction of target cells by the local release of cytokines, lymphotoxins, or perforin   Cytotoxic T cells  
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Suppressor T cells act to   limit the degree of memory in memory T cells  
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A defense against abnormal cells and pathogens inside living cells is provided by   T cells  
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An active antibody is shaped like a(n)   Y  
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The most important antibody action(s) in the body is(are)   activation of the complement systems  
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The specificity of an antibody is determined by the   variable segments of light and heavy chains  
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The binding of an antigen to an antibody can result in   neutralization of the antigen, agglutination or precipitation, complement activation  
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The antigenic determinant site is that portion of the antigen's exposed surface where   the antibody attacks  
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In order for an antigenic molecule to be a complete antigen, it must   be immunogenic and reactive  
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Antibody secretion by memory B cells is the secondary response to   antigen exposure  
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The reason the primary response takes time to develop is that   memory B cells must differentiate into plasma cells  
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the antibodies produced by active plasma cells bind to the target antigen to   destroy it  
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The hormones released by synthesizing cells that make neighboring cells resistant to viral infection, thereby slowing the spread of the virus, are called   Interferons  
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The ability to demonstrate immune response upon exposure to antigen is called   immunological competence  
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Misguided antibodies that function against normal body cells and tissues are called   autoantibodies  
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Inappropriate or excessive immune response to antigens are   allergies  
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When an immune response mistakenly targets normal body cells and tissues, the result is   an autoimmune disorder  
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When the immune system fails to develop normally or the immune response is blocked in some way, the condition is called an   immunodeficiency disease  
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Monocytes   Macrophages  
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Microphages   neutrrophils and eosinopils  
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Mast cells   immunological surveillance  
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acquired immunity   active and passive  
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specific immunity   innate and acquired  
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B cells   humoral immunity  
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passive immunity   transfer antibodies  
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cytotoxic T cells   cellular immunity  
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diapedesis   migration of phagocytes  
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NK cells   immunological surveillance  
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humoral immunity   secretion of antibodies  
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Lymphoma   lymphoid system cancer  
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complement   system of circulating proteins  
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microphages   neutrophils, eosinophils  
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macrophages   monocytes  
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microglia   CNS macrophages  
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interferon   cytokine  
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pyrogens   Induce fever  
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innate immunity   present at birth  
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active immunity   exposure to antigen  
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passive immunity   transfers of antibodies  
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apoptosis   genetically programmed cell death  
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Lymphocytes responsible for providing cell-mediated immunity are called   cytotoxic T cells  
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B cells are responsible for   antibody-mediated immunity  
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Lymphoid stem cells that can form all types of lymphocytes occur in the   bone marrow  
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Phagocytes move through the capillary walls by squeezing between adjacent endothelial cells, a process known as   diapedesis  
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Perforins are destructive proteins associated with the activity of   T cells  
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Complement activation   Stimulates inflammation, attract phagocytes, and enhances phagocytosis  
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Inflammation   Aids in temporary repair at an injury site, slows the spread of pathogens, and facilitates permanent repair  
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Memory B cells   Respond to subsequent infections that involve the same antigen  
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T cell and B cells can be activated only by   exposure to a specific antigen at a specific site on a cell membrane  
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Lymph flows along a network of lymphatics that originates in the   Lymphatic capillaries  
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Three classes of lymphocytes   T cells, B cells, and NK cells  
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Thymus dependent   T cells  
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Bone marrow-derived   B cells  
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Attack foreign cells or body cells infected by viruses and provide cell-mediated immunity   Cytotoxic T cells  
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Regulate and coordinate the immune response   Regulatory T cells  
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Regulatory T cells   Helper T cells and suppressor T cells  
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B cells can differentiate into   plasma cells  
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Antibodies in body fluids are also called   immunglobulins  
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B cells are responsible for   antibody mediated immunity or humoral immunity  
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What cells provide a monitoring service called immunological surveillance   NK cells  
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Attack foreign cells, normal cells infected with viruses and cancer cells   NK Cells  
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Involves the bone marrow, thymus, and peripheral lymphoid tissues   Lymphopoiesis  
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Distributed in areas especially vulnerable to invasion by pathogens   Lymphoid tissues and organs  
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Encapsulated masses of lymphoid tissue containing lymphocytes.   Lymph nodes  
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The body's two major defense systems   Nonspecific defense and specific defense  
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Do not discriminate between one threat and another   Nonspecific defense  
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Protect against particular threats   Specific  
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Small proteins released by virus-infected cells, trigger the production of antiviral proteins that interfere with replication inside other cells   Interferons  
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Represents a coordinated nonspecific response to tissue injury   Inflammation  
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Can inhibit pathogens and accelerate metabolic processes   Fever  
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Specific defenses are provided by   T cells and B cells  
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Provide cell mediated immunity   T cells  
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provide antibody mediated immunity   B cells  
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genetically determined and present at birth   innate immunity  
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Two types of acquired immunity   Active immunity and passive immunity  
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appears following exposure to an antigen   active immunity  
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produced by the transfer of antibodies from another source   Passive immunity  
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Lymphocytes provide specific immunity, which has four general characteristics   Specificity, versatility, memory, and tolerance  
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Occurs because receptors on T cell and B cell membranes can bind only to specific antigens   Specificity  
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Immune system can respond to any of the thousands of antigens it encounters because of   Versatility  
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Enable the immune system to "remember" previously encountered antigens   Memory cells  
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The ability of the immune system to ignore some antigens, such as normal body cells   Tolerance  
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Cell mediated immunity results from the activation of   Cytotoxic T cells  
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Depress the response of B cells and other T cells   Suppressor T cells  
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Secrete cytokines that help coordinate specific and nonspecific defenses and regulate cellular and humoral immunity   Helper T cells  
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Divides and produces plasma cells and memory B cells   An activated B cell  
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Classes of Antibodies: Responsible for defense against many viruses, bacteria and bacterial toxins   IgG  
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Classes of Antibodies: Anti-A and anti-B forms responsible for cross-reactions between incompatible blood types   IgM  
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Classes of Antibodies: Attacks pathogens before they enter the body tissue   IgA  
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Largest class of antibodies (80%), also cross the placenta and provide passive immunity to fetus   IgG  
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First antibody type secreted following initial exposure to antigen   IgM  
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Found in glandular secretions (tears, mucus)   IgA  
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Develop when the immune response mistakenly targets normal body cells and tissues   Autoimmune disorders  
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The immune system does not develop normally or the immune response is somehow blocked   immunodeficiency disease  
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inappropriate or excessive immune response to allergens   Allergies  
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Four types of allergies   immediate hypersensitivity, cytotoxic reactions, immune complex disorders, and delayed Hypersensitivity  
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Lymph nodes   Produce antibodies from specialized T cells, and act as a "check station" for cancer cells  
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In general, lymphocytes   Spend little time in the blood, have a relatively long life span, are not evenly distributed in the lymphatic tissues  
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The region of a lymph node through which blood vessels enter and exit is called the   Hilum  
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Interferons may be described as   Coordinators of local defense activities, antiviral substances, products of activated lymphocytes and macrophages, an example of cytokines  
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The first line of cellular defense against pathogens is   Phagocytes  
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All of the various macrophages are derived from   Monocytes  
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The cells that are actively involved in immunological surveillance are the   NK cells  
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A foreign invader that may cause disease is called a(n)   Pathogen  
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The immunoglobulins that can cross the placenta are the   IgG  
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Innunoglobulins that are the largest class and are mainly responsible for resistance against viruses, bacteria and bacterial toxins are   IgG  
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Innunoglobulins that are the first antibodies to be produced in response to infection are   IgM  
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Innunoglobulins that are primarily found in glandular secretions are   IgA  
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The major histocompatibility complex (MHC)   is a membrane protein that can recognize foreign antigens  
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The chemical mediator responsible for killing tumor cells, stimulating T cell activity, and inhibiting parasites and viruses are termed   Tumor necrosis factors  
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B cells are primarily activated by the activities of   Helper T cells  
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Lymphatic vessels that exit the lymph node are called   Efferent lymphatic vessels  
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Excessive immune responses to antigens are   Allergies  
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Cytotoxic T cells destroy their target cells by releasing substance that alter   Cell membranes  
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Which of the following is an autoimmune disease   rheumatoid arthritis  
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A bacterial infection in the foot would most likely affect lymph nodes in which of the following regions   inguinal  
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The endocrine system   Produces effects that can last for hours, days,etc., releases hormones that alter the metabolic activities of many different tissues and organs simultaneously, releases chemicals into the bloodstream for distribution throughout the body  
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All hormones are   Organic compounds  
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Peptide hormones   Are composed by amino acids  
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Steroid hormones   Are lipids and are structurally similar to cholesterol  
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When protein or peptide hormone binds to receptors on the surface of a cell   A second messenger appears in the cytoplasm  
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Steroid hormones   Bind to intracellular receptors  
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Hormone concentration levels are most commonly controlled by   negative feedback  
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An important second messenger in hormonal action is   cAMP  
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Which of the following is released by axon ending in the posterior pituitary   antidiuretic hormone  
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The most complex endocrine responses involve the   hypothalamus  
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Endocrine organs can be controlled by   Direct neural stimulation, releasing hormones from the hypothalamus, hormones from other endocrine glands  
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Hormones that control the function of the anterior pituitary gland are released from the   Hypothalamus  
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The hypothalamus controls the secretion of the anterior pituitary by way of   releasing and inhibiting hormones  
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Which of the following primarily targets the gonads   follicle-stimulating hormone  
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The release of parathyroid hormone is controlled by   Blood calcium levels  
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Parathyroid glands produce a hormone that   increase the level of calcium ions in the blood  
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Cells of the adrenal cortex produce   aldosterone  
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The beta cells of the pancreas produce   insulin  
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Hormone-producing cells of the testes produce   Inhibin and testosterone  
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The adrenal medulla produces   epinephrine  
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The hormone oxytocin   promotes uterine contractions and is responsible for milk production in the mammary glands  
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Thyroid hormone contains the mineral   iodine  
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Which of the following has both endocrine and exocrine functions   pancreas  
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The pituitary hormone that stimulates milk production by the mammary glands is   PRL  
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The pituitary hormone that stimulates melanocytes to produce melanin is   MSH  
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Increased levels of the hormone ___ will lead to increased levels of calcium ions in the blood   parathyroid hormone  
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The pancreatic hormone that causes blood sugar levels to rise   Glucagon  
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Increased numbers of red blood cells would result from increase in the hormone   erythropoietin  
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Where are the hormones secreted by the posterior pituitary made   hypothalamus  
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Hormones from which of the following glands are responsible for the calorigenic effect   Thyroid gland  
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