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The word immune derived from...   Latin word immunis, meaning "free of burden"  
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Immune system   Complex network of highly specialized cells and tissues  
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AKA immune system   Host defense system  
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Functions of the immune system   Protect the body, maintain homeostasis, serve as a surveillance network  
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Immunocompetance   When the immune system responds appropriately to a foreign stimulus  
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Immunity   Insusceptible to or unaffected by a particular disease or condition  
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Immunology   The study of the immune system  
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Innate (natural) immunity   First line of defense; provides physical and chemical barriers  
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Adaptive (acquired) immunity   Second line of defense; provides a specific response, protects the internal environment  
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Macrophages   Phagocytes  
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Antigen   Substance recognized by the body as foreign that can trigger an immune response  
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Humoral (blood or plasma) immunity   Responds to antigens, active and passive immunity  
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Active immunity   The antibodies are produced by one's own body through vaccines  
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Passive immunity   Antibodies are formed by someone else in response to a specific antigen and then put into someone else  
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The four "R's"   Recognize, respond, remember, regulate  
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Importance of cellular immunity   Immunity against pathogens that survive inside cells  
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Aging causes...   Decline in the immune system  
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Aging does not...   Affect the bone marrow  
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Immunization   A controlled exposure to a disease-producing pathogen which usually triggers antibody production and prevents disease  
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Immunotherapy   Treatment of allergic responses that involves administering increasingly large doses of offending allergens until you gradually become immune to it  
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Hypersensitivity   Abonormal condition, excessive reaction to stimulus  
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Hypersensitivity reaction   Inappropriate and excessive response of the immune system to a sensitizing allergen  
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Hypersensitivity etiology   Defect that allows increase in production of the immunoglobulin IgE by inhalation, ingestion, injection or contact  
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Anaphylaxis etiology   Acute and potentially fatal hypersensitivity to an allergen  
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Latex allergy   Allergic reaction when exposed to latex products  
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Type IV latex allergy   Contact dermatitis; allergy to the chemical used to manufacture the latex  
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Type I latex allergy   Response to the natural rubber latex proteins  
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Transfusion reaction   Occurs with mismatched blood  
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Delayed hypersensitivity   Reaction occurs 24-72 hours after exposure  
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Lymph   Clear fluid that resembles plasma; composed primarily of water, electrolyte, waste and some proteins  
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Lymphatic vessels   Include lymphatic capillaries and several larger lymphatic vessels  
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Lymph from the right arm and right side of the head and thorax drains into...   The right lymphatic duct  
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Immunity   Defense system  
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Cortisol   Suppresses the immune system  
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Nonspecific immunity   First and second line of defense  
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First line of defense   Mechanical barriers, chemical barriers and reflexes  
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Second line of defense   Phagocytosis, inflammation, fever, protective proteins and natural killer cells  
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Mechanical barriers   Intact skin and mucous membranes  
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Chemical barriers   Secretions; tears, saliva, and perspiration  
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Tears secrete...   Lysozyme  
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Reflexes   Sneezing, coughing, vomiting and diarrhea  
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Diapedesis   Process of squeezing through tiny gaps  
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Chemotaxis   Signaling to attract phagocytes  
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Kupffer cells   In the liver  
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Macrophage function   Phagocytosis; present antigens to lymphocytes  
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Inflammation   Response the body makes when confronted by an irritant  
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If the irritant is caused by a pathogen, the inflammation is called...   Infection  
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Injured cells release...   Histamine and other substances that cause the blood vessels to dilate  
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Classic signs of inflammation   Redness, heat, swelling and pain  
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Phagocytes release...   Fever-producing substances called pyrogens  
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Interferons   Prevent viral reproduction and activat NK cells which boost the immune system  
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Complement proteins   Punch holes in bacterium's outer membrane and cause it to burst and die  
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Neutrophils function   Phagocytosis  
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Basophils function   Secrete histamine and heparin  
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Eosinophils function   Destroy parasites  
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Monocytes function   Phagocytosis; they enter tissues and are transformed into macrophages  
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B cells function   Antibody-mediated immunity; accounts for 20-30% of blood lymphocytes  
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Plasma cells function   Secrete antibodies  
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Memory B cells function   Remember the antigens  
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T cells function   Cell-mediated immunity; accounts for 70-80% of blood lymphocytes  
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Killer T cells function   Kill cells  
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Helper T cells function   Secrete lymphokines which activate B cells and other cells  
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Suppressor T cells function   Inhibit B cell and T cell activity (help control immune response)  
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Memory T cells function   Remember the antigens  
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Natural killer cells function   Kill cells  
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Mast cells function   Release histamine and other chemicals involved in inflammation  
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Specific immunity   Third line of defense; provides protection against one specific substance  
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Two cells that play a key role in specific immunity   Lymphocytes and macrophages  
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Antigen   Substance that stimulates the formation of antibodies  
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Immunotolerance   Recognition of self  
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Autoimmune disease   Occurs when the immune system fails to identify self and mounts an attack against its own cells  
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