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| antibodies and complement |
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| two protein molecules critical to immune functioning |
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| protein compounds normally found in the blood |
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| uniquely shaped concave region found on surface of antibody |
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| immunity produced by changing the antigens to make them harmless; provided by B cells |
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| highly specialized antigen-antibody complexes formed to destroy a foreign cell |
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| hidden regions on antigen-antibody complex |
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| group of 14 proteins normally present in an inactive state in blood |
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| neutrophils and monocytes |
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| most important phagocytes |
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| cells which engulf antigens (developed from monocytes) |
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| macrophages found in spaces in liver cells |
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| magrophages in the small air sacs in the lungs |
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| most numerous cells of immune system |
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| primitive stem cells in bone marrow |
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| family of many identical cells descending from one cell |
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| secrete large amounts of antibodies in the blood |
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| secrete large amounts of antibodies that remain in reserve |
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| immunity provided by T cells |
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| specialized fluid formed in the tissue spaces |
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| permit excess tissue fluid to leave tissue spaces |
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| lymph from upper right body drains here |
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| largest vessel; drains from 3/4 of the body |
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| pouchlike structure that stores lymph |
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| lymph capillaries in wall of small intestine that transport fat to blood |
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| structure that performs filtration of lymph |
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| four vessels which deliver lymph to the node |
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| one vessel through which lymph exits the node |
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| attacks any irritant or abnormal substance; gives general protection |
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| natural acquired immunity |
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| exposure to agent is not deliberate |
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| active artificial acquired |
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| injection of agent such as polio vaccine |
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| immunity is inherited; ex. distemper |
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| protects against certain types of bacteria or toxin |
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| ex. are palatine, pharyngeal, and lingual |
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| largest lymphoid organ in the body; destroys worn out blood cells; serves as a reservoir for blood |
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| Located in the mediastinum; produces T-lymphocyes; Largest at puberty |
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| hypersensitivity of the immune system to harmless agents |
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| life threatening allergic reaction |
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| type of very specific antibodies produced from a pop. of identical cells |
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| the most numerous cells of the immune system |
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| Occurs third in the immune process |
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| occurs last in the immune process |
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| occurs 1st in immune process |
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| occurs 4th in immune process |
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| occurs 2nd in immune process |
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| increase white blood cells |
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| moderate excercise has been found to ________ _____ ______ ________ |
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| part of the cell membrane in B Cells |
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| one specific kind of defense mechanism on their cell membrane |
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| Development of an immature B cell depends on the B cell comint in contact with |
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| the kind of cell that produces large numbers of antibodies is the |
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| cells that make antibodies can produce ____ of them per second |
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| produce large numbers of antibodies |
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| T cell development begins in the |
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| HIV has its most obvious effects in |
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| is produced by T cells w/in hours after infection by a virus; decreases the severity of many virus-related diseases; shows promise as an anticancer agent; has been shown to be effective in treating breast cancer |
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| B cells indirectly produce |
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| T cells function to produce |
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