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Lecture 6: Immunology
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Biology
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10/02/2012

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Term
2 million
Definition
World wide ___ new cases of cancer are attributable to infections each year
Term
Stomach: Heliobacter
Definition
Examples of infection-attributable cancers
Term
Skin - the largest body organ
Glands beneath the skin - bacteria killing enzymes
Mucous membranes
Cilia (tiny hairs)
Stomach acids
Tears and saliva
Anti=microbicide
Inflammation
Brain-blood barrier
Definition
name some examples of first line of immunologic defense
Term
InnateImmunity
Acquired Immunity
Immune markers as diagnosIc tools
VaccinaIons
Disorders of the Immune System
Definition
order of immune system triggering when barriers are breached
Term
6 billion
Definition
One liter of blood contain approximately ________ phagocytes
Term
_____
Definition
Why do bacteria elicit an immune response?
Term
60,000-80,000 cases per year
First two stages cause skin lesions treatable with one+injections of penicillin
Third stage often silent and leads to granulamatous tissue destruction
Definition
characteristics of syphilis
Term
Lymphocytes (natural killer cells)
B cells (plasms cell, antibody)
T cells (T helper CD4, Cytotoxic t cells CD8)
Definition
what are the major cellular components of the adaptive immune response?
Term
Lymphocytes (natural killer cell)
B cells (plasma cells. antibody)
T Cells (T helper CD4, cytotoxic T cells CD8)
Definition
major cellular components of the adaptive immune response?
Term
activation phase, effector phase
Definition
phases of the humoral response
Term
IgG, IgM, IgA, IgD, IgE
Definition
Types of Immunoglobulins (antibodies)?
Term
hyper response
Definition
an allergy is a ____ response
Term
activated cytotoxic t cells (CTL or Tc)
activated T helper cells (Th)
NK cells - Kill intracellular pathogens
Definition
components of the cellular adaptive response
Term
T Helper Cells (CD4+)
Definition
_____ secrete regulatory molecules that regulate other cells
Term
innate immunity
adaptive immunity
Definition
Types of immunity
Term
natural (active - infection, passive - maternal)
artificial (active - vaccination, passive - ab transfer)
Definition
types of adaptive immunity
Term
clean water
Definition
only _____ performs better than vaccination to greatly reduce the burden of infectious diseases
Term
live, attenuated
inactivated
subunit
DNA
recombinant
Definition
types of vaccination
Term
Allergy
Autoimmunity
Immune complex disorder
AIDS
Over active
Cancer
Definition
Examples of disorders of the immune system
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