Types of Immunity
What type of immunity is fast and general like the skin.
Innate Immunity
What is another name for Lymphocytes?
B-Cells and T-Cells
What is the body's resistance to diseases called?
Immunity
What step preserves tissue for staining?
Fixation
What stain is used to color the nuclei blue-purple?
Hematoxylin
What type of immunity is slow and specific building memory?
Adaptive Immunity
What kind of cells gobble up foreign invaders like "Pac-Man"?
Phagocytes
What chemical causes inflammation?
Histamine
What step removes water using alcohol?
Dehydration
What is a test that measures substances?
Assay
What happens when the immune system reacts to strongly.
Overactive Immunity
What are "big eater" immune cells called?
Macrophages
What is the body's response to injury or infection?
Inflammation
What step uses a Microtome to slice the tissue thin for staining?
Sectioning
What stain colors cytoplasm pink?
Eosin
What do you call it when the immune system is to weak to react.
Underactive Immunity
What cells produce antibodies?
B-Cells
What kind of pathogen is a single-celled organism?
Bacteria
What step adds wax to tissue for sectioning?
Embedding
What is the process where antigens or antibodies are bound (absorbed) to a solid surface?
Immunosorbed
What type of diseases occur when the immune system attacks itself?
Autoimmune
What immune cells act like "attack dogs" and "commanders"?
T-Cells
What kind of pathogen needs a host to multiply?
Virus
What step makes the tissue transparent?
Clearing
What is used to test for antibodies, antigens, proteins and hormones?
ELISA Testing