Vocab
Any disease caused by a pathogen.
Infectious Disease
Chemokines
T Cells become immunocompetent here.
Thymus
Flow of Lymph
Blood Capillaries, Lymphatic Capillaries, Collecting Vessels, Lymph Nodes, Lymphatic Trunks, Two Collecting Ducts
What is anthrax most commonly treated with?
Antibiotics (ciprofloxacin, doxycycline)
Causes disease by releasing enzymes or toxins that interfere with cells.
Bacteria
Cardinal signs of inflammation.
Pain, Swelling, Redness, Heat
Function of Helper T Cells.
Stimulate B Cells to make antibodies.
Important supplier of immune cells, B cells mature here.
Red Bone Marrow
What does shingles cause an acute infection in?
Peripheral Nervous System
Forms a whole in the enemy cell membrane, released by NK Cells.
Perforin
These cells patrol the body looking for pathogens and diseased host cells.
Natural Killer (NK) Cells
Production of one's own antibodies or T Cells as a result of natural exposure to an antigen.
Natural Active Immunity
Receives lymph from top right part of the body.
Right Lymphatic Duct
Inflammation of the surroundings of the brain and spinal cord, can be deadly if left untreated.
Meningitis
Test that measures the amount of each type of white blood cells.
Differential Count
These cells activate macrophages.
Interferons
5 major immunoglobulin classes.
IgM, IgA, IgD, IgG, IgE
Name the function of valves in the lymphatic system.
Ensures that lymph cannot move in the wrong direction.
Caused by Epstein-Barr Virus
Mono (infectious mononucleosis)
A toxin or other foreign substance which induces an immune response.
Enzymes enter the perforin hole and destroy proteins.
Granzymes
Describe the structure of an antibody.
4 polypeptide chains linked by disulfide bonds to for T or Y shaped molecules.
Abnormal accumulation of interstitial fluid.
Edema
Bacterial infection, similar to rheumatic fever, chills muscle aches, hard to diagnose, cause kidney damage, treated with elxthromyocia.
Legionaries Disease