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VT 255: Wk 4 Fin
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Veterinary Medicine
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04/02/2015

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Term
What is another name for interferons that elicit other cellular reactions?
Definition
Cytokine
Term
What is it called when the body reacts to an infection or tissue injury?
Definition
Inflammation
Term
What is the immune system called?
Definition
Innate Immune System
Term
What white blood cell turns into a macrophage when it enters tissues or organs?
Definition
Monocyte
Term
What is it called when neutrophils kill bacteria with chemicals in their cytoplasm?
Definition
Phagocytosis
Term
Macrophages come from multiple tissue types…make up what type of system?
Definition
Mononuclear Phagocytic System
Term
When interferon Y is released what cell type activates phagocytosis?
Definition
Natural Killer Cells
Term
What is it called when there is a group of proteins that are in both the innate and adaptive immune system?
Definition
Complement System
Term
What body organ produces mature B lymphocytes?
Definition
Bone Marrow
Term
What immune system has two components and is responsive to foreign bodies?
Definition
Adaptive Immune System
Term
What immunoglobulin is pentameric and is large and unable to enter tissue spaces?
Definition
IgM
Term
What organ produces mature T lymphocytes?
Definition
Thymus
Term
What term refers to the binding of complement proteins to antigens?
Definition
Opsumization
Term
What is the most common circulating immunoglobulin?
Definition
igG
Term
What is the result of antigens binding with antibodies?
Definition
Precipitation
Term
What is the end result of complement being activated by antibodies?
Definition
Antigenic Cell Lysis
Term
What type of immunity commons from the colostrum?
Definition
Passive
Term
What immunoglobulin functions in the fetal and neonatal immunity by passive transfer from the placenta and colostrum?
Definition
IgG
Term
Which immune system is concerned primarily with the production of antibodies?
Definition
Humoral Immune System
Term
What immunoglobulin can lead to anaphylactic shock?
Definition
IgE
Term
Active immunity is activated by what?
Definition
Vaccines; Exposure
Term
What type of vaccine is longer lasting and more potent?
Definition
Attenuated
Term
What term refers to a measure of the numbers of false positives produces with the given reaction procedure?
Definition
Specificity
Term
What is the most common immunoassay test in vet med?
Definition
ELISA
Term
What immunoassay test does not require a color change to indicate the presence of antigens?
Definition
Latex Agglutination
Term
You give an animal a mismatched transfusion what happens?
Definition
Antibodies attack the red blood cells
Lysis.
Term
You give an animal a mismatched transfusion what happens?
Antibodies attack the red blood cells. Lysis. Then what happens?
Definition
Agglutination of the red blood cells/ clumping
Term
What is another term for the natural occurring erythrocytes in cats?
Definition
Alloantibodies
Term
When dealing with blood typing what does DEA stand for?
Definition
Dog Erythrocyte Antigen
Term
Most purebred cats have what blood type?
Definition
Type B
Term
Of all the dog blood types what can lead to the most sever adverse reaction?
Definition
DEA 1.1 +/-
Term
You need to transfuse a cow…what blood type would be the best choice?
Definition
Type J-
Term
What test uses wells on an agar plate and the antigens show a visible band of precipitation for a serum sample?
Definition
Immunodiffusion
Term
What is the percent of dogs that are positive for DEA 1.1?
Definition
50%
Term
The majority of cats in the US are what blood type?
Definition
Type A
Term
What is it called when the mother blood type is different from the kittens?
Definition
Neonatal Isoerythrolysis
Term
Is it absolutely necessary to do crossmatching before the transfusion in horses?
Definition
Yes
Term
What test detects the presence of inappropriate antibodies that affects the bodies on tissues?
Definition
Coomb's Test
Term
How many blood types do cattle have
Definition
11
Term
What test adds fluorescent dye to the antigen?
Definition
Fluorescent antibody testing
Term
How many blood types do cats have
Definition
3
Term
What test distinguishes between active infections and prior exposure?
Definition
Titers
Term
What type of preparation is the best used for viewing protozoal trophazoits?
Definition
Direct Fecal
Term
What test is used to differentiate between diofilaria immitus and acanthocheilonema recondidium?
Definition
Modified Knotts Test
Term
What technique is used to detect blood born parasites in red blood cells?
Definition
Thin Blood Smear
Term
What assay test is very similar to the CELISA?
Definition
Radioimmunoassay
Term
What does urticaria mean?
Definition
hives
rash
itching
Term
When doing a transdermal allergy test. Is that good for food allergies?
Definition
no
Term
Angioedema means what?
Definition
Swelling of the dermis
Term
Saline is used as a negative control in what type of testing?
Definition
Allergy Testing
Term
When are TB test read?
Definition
48 hrs.
Term
What hookworm parasitizes both dogs and cats?
Definition
Ancylostoma Braziliense
Term
What type of hypersensitivity disorder occurs when antibodies and antigens form complexes that deposits in the blood vessels of an animal?
Definition
type 3
Term
You are asked to perform a fecal flotation on a young foal. What roundworm would possibly be found?
Definition
Parascaris equorum
Term
You are looking at a blood smear you see two tear drops or pear shaped tropazoids. What do you see?
Definition
Babesia
Term
You’re looking at cat blood and you see a bejeweled ring like parasite on the RBC. What would it be?
Definition
Cytauxzoon felis
Term
You are looking at a canine blood smear. You see something inside the WBC. What would it be?
Definition
Hepatozoon americanum
Term
what causes rocky mountain spotted fever?
Definition
Rickettsia ricketsii
Term
What causes patomac horse fever
Definition
Neoricketsia Richetsii
Term
What louse bites and chews?
Definition
Mallophage
Term
How many blood types does a horse have?
Definition
<30
Term
What type of WBC is active in both innate and adaptive immunity?
Definition
Neutrophils
Term
How many blood types do sheep have?
Definition
7
Term
What immunoglobulin is responsible for mucosal immunity?
Definition
igA
Term
When you are doing a minor cross match this involves mixing of what two materials?
Definition
Donor serum & recipient RBCs
Term
Where is a tuberculin skin test done on a non-human primate?
Definition
Neck: Cervical
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