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Rue Week 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| primary response | antibody production in response to the first contact with an antigen |
| Abscess | a localized accumulation of pus |
| agglutination | a joining together or clumping of cells |
| antigenic determinant | a specific region on the surface of an antigen against which antibodies are formed; also called epitope |
| B cell | a type of lymphocyte; differentiates into antibody |
| Basophil | a granulocyte (leukocyte) that readily takes up basic dye and is not |
| clonal selection | the development of clones of B and T cells against a specific antigen |
| Crisis | the phase of a fever characterized by vasodilatation and sweating |
| Edema | an abnormal accumulation of interstitial fluid in body parts or tissues, causing swelling |
| Eosinophil | a granulocyte whose granules take up the stain eosin |
| humoral immunity | immunity produced by antibodies dissolved in body fluids, mediated by B cells; also called antibody |
| IgA | the class of antibodies found in secretions |
| IgD | the class of antibodies found in B cells |
| IgG | the most abundant class of antibodies in serum |
| inflammation | a host response to tissue damage characterized by redness, pain, heat, and swelling |
| innate immunity | host defenses that afford protection against any kind of pathogen |
| margination | the process by which phagocytes stick to the lining of blood vessels |
| memory cells | a long |
| phagocytic | has receptors for IgE Fc regions |
| phagocytosis | the ingestion of solids by eukaryotic cells |
| pus | an accumulation of dead phagocytes, dead bacterial cells, and fluid |
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