Vocab 1
Full body response to infection
What is Fever?
Exposure to the harmless version of a germ to stimulate the immune system and provide antibodies to fight future invaders
What is Vaccination?
General immune response (quick)
What is Innate Immunity?
Describe the body's first line of defense
What is skin/ mucus membranes/ physical and chemical barriers?
Disease in which the immune system attacks healthy cells in the body
What is Autoimmune Disorder?
Kills bacteria that has invaded the body
What is Antibiotics?
Over-reaction to a harmless compound called an allergen.
What is Allergies?
What is Adaptive Immunity?
White blood cells that mature in bone marrow - Make antibodies
What are B Cells?
Weakens the body's immune system - Caused by HIVS
What is AIDS?
Ability to fight off infections, diseases, or other biological invasions.
What is Immunity?
Produced by the body in response to antigens.
What are Antibodies?
When your body responds to antigens, makes antibodies
What is Active Immunity?
Describe the body's second line of defense
What is white blood cell increase/ inflammation/ fever?
Causes release of histamine and irritation of mucous membranes
What are Allergies?
Microorganisms that cause disease in another organism.
What is Pathogen?
Type of white blood cells - Identify and destroy infected cells.
What are Lymphocytes?
When antibodies are given to you (in utero)
What is Passive Immunity?
Describe the body's third line of defense
What is Specific/ lymphocytes/ B & T cells/ Antibodies?
What is Acquired Immune-Deficiency Syndrome?
Interstitial fluid that passes into the lymph vessels
What is Lymph?
Fluid in spaces between tissues
What is Interstital Fluid?
Large portion of the community becomes immune to a disease, spread becomes unlikely
What is Herd Immunity?
Name one advantage and one disadvantage of vaccines
A: Long term immunity/ produces antibodies
D: Doesn't always work/ may need to be redone multiple times
Give two examples of autoimmune diseases
What is rheumatoid arthritis/ psoriasis/ multiple scleroris/ celiac disease