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Blood Tissue
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Lymphatic Tissue
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Which two types of white blood cells are involved in the inflammatory response?
Basophils and eosinophils
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What role does the skin play?
it is a protective chemical and physical barrier: sebum (oil): kills bacteria sweat: has lysozyme and kills bacteria ear wax: repels insects and traps foreign material water: keeps skin from getting dried out
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What does the stomach acid do in defense?
Kills bacteria; stomach wall is protected by mucus
100
What does inflammation do?
Carries more phagocytes to the injured site.
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What is lymph?
Body or imterstitial fluid similar to plasma in the blood.
200
What type of white blood cells make antibodies to kill specific germs (antigens)?
Lymphocytes-B and T cells
200
What do eyelashes and eyebrows do?
Protect the eyes from dust and perspiration
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What do tears do?
Contain lysozyme that kills bacteria
200
What does fever do?
Fever stimulates phagocytosis and decreases the ability of pathogens to multiply.
200
What do lymph nodes such as the tonsils do?
This where the lymphocytes and monocytes fight disease.
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What two types of white blood cells are phagocytes (eat bacteria) and are first responders to injury or illness?
Neutrophils and monocytes
300
What do nasal hairs and tracheal cilia/mucus do?
Prevent dust and bacteria from being inhaled into the lungs
300
What does the acid in vaginal fluid do?
Kills germs
300
What are some reflexes that help fight disease?
Sneezing, coughing, gagging, flinching, blinking, etc.
300
What does the thymus do?
Matures T lymphocytes Gives immunity before birth and also postpartum
400
Where are all the blood cells, including white blood cells, formed?
Red marrow of the spongy bone
400
What 3 conditions can the nails show us?
Clubbing-insufficient oxygen due to chronic lung and heart disease Color-blueish indicates cyanosis due to insufficient oxygen Brittleness- poor oxygenation and poor nutrition
400
What does the blood do?
Brings platelets, red blood cells, white blood cells, clotting factors and antibodies to the site of inflammation or injury
400
What do complement proteins do?
They kill foreign substances.
400
What does the spleen do?
Traps microbes in filtering of the blood and white blood cells kill them.
500
What 3 systems have white blood cells that defend the body against disease?
circulatory, immune and lymphatic systems
500
What are examples of evidence of four diseases or conditions shown in the skin?
Hives (urticaria)-allergy to drugs such as penillin Stress-break outs Chronic irritation-callus Specific disease-shingles sores, cyanosis, malignant melanoma, jaundice, burns, etc.
500
Why is urine an antiseptic?
It is acid pH of 6 and it is sterile and it kills bacteria.
500
What do natural killer cells do?
They kill cancer cells and other foreign invaders.
500
Why is there MALT (Mucosal Associated Lymphatic Tissue) in the gut?
It kills pathogens all along the gut.