Blood Pt. 1
Our non-specific immunity is also called our...
Innate immunity
What is hemostasis?
Blood stoppage
Our 1st and 2nd line of defense make up this
Innate Immunity
The line of defense saliva and mucous belongs to
1st line of defense
Which formed element is responsible for blood clotting?
Platelets (aka thrombocytes)
Name the 3 formed elements
Erythrocytes, Leukocytes and Platelets
The red-pigmented protein that transports oxygen and carbon dioxide
Hemoglobin
The immune cell that kills parasitic worms
Eosinophils
Cell-mediated immune cell
T-cell (T-lymphocyte)
Incompatible blood types that cause clumping also called...
Agglutination
The production of formed elements
Hemopoiesis (or Hematopoiesis)
A person's erythrocyte percentage of their total blood tells us their...
Hematocrit
Destroys unhealthy cells through apoptosis
Natural Killer cells (NK cells)
Name the 3 stages of a fever
Onset, Stadium, and Defervescence
Name the 3 phases of clotting
Vascular spasm, Platelet Plug Formation, and Coagulation
Name the 3 functions of blood
Transportation, Regulation, and Protection
Platelets are cellular "fragments" of a large cell called...
Megakaryocyte
The cytokine that "interferes" with pathogens from taking over a healthy cell
Interferon
Name the 3 phagocytic immune cells
Neutrophils, Macrophages, and Dendritic cells
"Need More Doritos"
Name the 3 immune cells that are APCs
B-cells, Macrophages, Dendritic cells
"Bring More Doritos!"
Name all the types of leukocytes
Neutrophils, Eosinophils, Basophils, Lymphocytes, and Monocytes
Name all the blood types that someone with A- blood can safely DONATE to
A-, A+, AB-, AB+ (none of these have any antibodies that would cause clumping and since the donor has no Rh factor present, the recipients are not being exposed to anything with wouldn't already have)
Name the chemicals NK cells secrete to kill an unhealthy cell
Perforin and Granzymes
T-cells can differentiate into these
Helper T-cell and Cytotoxic T-cell
Baby acquiring antibodies through the mom's breastmilk is an example of what type of immunity?
Naturally acquired passive immunity