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The Lymphatic Sy$tem

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show Heart (pump) ; Arteries  
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Like the ___ of the cardiovascular system, the vessels of the lymphatic system are equipped with ___ to prevent back flow.   show
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The lymphatic vessels act primarily to pick up leaked fluid, no called ___, and return it to the bloodstream.   show
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show 3 Liters  
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show It draws the mucus with trapped pathogens away from the lungs to the throat where it can be coughed out or swallowed.  
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Define: Phagocytic.   show
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Which phrases correctly describe the role of fever in body protection? 1 Is a normal response to pyrogens 2 Protects by denaturing tissue proteins 3 Reduces the availability of iron and zinc required for bacterial proliferation 4 Increases metabolic   show
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Accounts for redness and heat in an inflamed area   show
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Inflammatory chemical released by injured cells   show
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show Inflammatory chemicals  
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Cellular migration directed by a chemical gradient   show
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show Edema  
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show Macrophages  
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Leukocytes pass through the wall of a capillary   show
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First phagocytes to migrate into the injured area   show
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Walls off the area of injury   show
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show Proteins  
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Complement is ___ when it becomes attached to the surface of foreign cells.   show
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show Holes  
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This allows ___ to rush in, which causes ___ of the foreign cell.   show
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Some of the chemicals released during complement fixation enhance phagocytosis. This is called ____.   show
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show Viral infection initiates production of interferon. Released interferon signals neighboring cells to prepare to prevent reproduction of the virus.  
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show Adaptive Defenses  
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show Proteins  
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Small molecules are not usually antigenic, but when they bind to self-cell surface proteins they may act as ____, and then the complex is recognized as foreign, or _____.   show
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Immunity is resistance to disease resulting from the presence of foreign substances, or ____ in the body.   show
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When this resistance is provided by antibodies released to body fluids, the immunity is called ___.   show
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When living cells provide the protection, the immunity is referred to as _____.   show
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The major actors in the immune response are two lymphocyte populations, the ___ and the ____.   show
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Phagocytic cells that act as accessory cells in the immune response are the ___.   show
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show Blood ; Lymph ; Lymph Nodes  
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What signifies that a lymphocyte has become immunocompetent?   show
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show Fetal life  
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What determines which antigen a particular T or B cell will be able to recognize?   show
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show Bind to 'its' antigen  
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show Self-antigens  
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show V region  
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Which portion acts to determine antibody class and specific function?   show
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Which antibody class is bound the the surface of a B cell?   show
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Which antibody class crosses the placenta?   show
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Which antibody class is the first antibody released during the primary response?   show
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show IgG ; IgM  
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show IgM  
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Which antibody class is the most abundant antibody found in blood plasma and the chief antibody released during secondary responses?   show
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show IgE  
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show IgA  
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show Antigen  
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___ is the chief ammunition used against cellular antigens such as bacteria and mismatched red blood cells.   show
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show Neutralization  
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The cross-linking of cellular antigens into large lattices by antibodies is called ___; Ig___ with its 10 antigen binding sites is particularly efficient in this mechanism.   show
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show Precipitation  
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In virtually all these cases, the protective mechanism mounted by the antibodies serves to disarm and/or mobilize the antigens until they can be disposed of by ____.   show
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Active or Passive Immunity: An individual receives Sabin polio vaccine.   show
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show Passive  
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show Passive  
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show Passive  
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show Active  
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Active or Passive Immunity: An individual suffers through chickenpox.   show
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Primary or Secondary Immune Response: The initial response to an antigen; gearing-up stage   show
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Primary or Secondary Immune Response: A lag period of several days occurs before antibodies specific to the antigen appear in the bloodstream   show
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Primary or Secondary Immune Response: Antibody levels increase rapidly and remain high for an extended period   show
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Primary or Secondary Immune Response: Immunologic memory is established   show
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show Secondary  
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show Helper T cell  
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show Helper T cell  
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Which T cell turns off the immune response when the "enemy" has been routed?   show
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show Cytoxic T cell  
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Which T cell initiates a secondary response to a recognized antigen?   show
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A protein released by macrophages and activated T cells that helps to protect other body cells from viral multiplication.   show
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Any type of molecules that attract neutrophils and other protective cells into a region where an immune response is ongoing.   show
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show Antibodies  
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A consequence of the release of histamine and of complement activation   show
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Chemotaxis factors and Interferon are examples of this class of molecules.   show
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show Complement  
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show Cytokines  
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show Allograft ; an unrelated person  
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What two cell types are important in rejection phenomena?   show
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Why are immunosuppressive drugs (or therapy) provided after transplant surgery, and what is the major shortcoming of this therapy?   show
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AIDS and SCID are what type of immunity disorder?   show
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show Allergy / Hypersensitivity  
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A hypersensitivity reaction is what kind of immunity disorder?   show
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What type of immunity disorder occurs when the production or activity of immune cells or complement is abnormal?   show
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show Immunodeficiency  
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The body's own immune system produces the disorder; a breakdown of self-tolerance - what type of immunity disorder?   show
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show Autoimmune disease  
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Hay fever and contact dermatitis is what type of immunity disorder?   show
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Typical symptoms of the acute response are tearing, a runny nose, and itchy skin all deal with what type of immunity disorder?   show
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show veins  
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show Thymus Gland ; Lymph Node  
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Most other lymphoid organs are poorly formed before birth; their development is believed to be controlled by the thymic hormone _____.   show
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The earliest lymphocyte stem cells that can be identified appear during the first month of development in the fetal ___.   show
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Shortly thereafter, bone marrow becomes the lymphatic origin site; but after birth, lymphocyte proliferation occurs in the ___.   show
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The development of immunocompetence has usually been accomplished by ___.   show
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