Name 2 parts of your first line of defense
skin, mucus, etc
this immune fluid has its own circulation
lymph
Another word for Innate in "innate immunity"
non-specific
What is another name for adaptive regarding immunity?
acquired

graph showing difference between first exposure to a pathogen and a subsequent exposure (faster and stronger)
name 1 innate leukocyte and 1 adaptive leukocyte
teacher approval
Name 5 things that happen in the inflammatory response
vasodilation, pain, swelling, redness, heat, chemical messengers released, phagocytes converge
name a non-phagocytic leukocyte
NK (Natural Killer) cell
where do all leukocytes come from
bone marrow
This is another name for effector B cells
Plasma cells
anything your body would designate as "foreign" would be considered a(n) ________ .
antigen
I am the first to arrive and I quickly eat up invaders
neutrophils
These are the antibody "factories," churning out thousands per second.
effector B-cells
name a difference between how NK cells and Cytotoxic T cells deal with pathogens.
NK fast, Cytotoxic T delayed
NK indiscriminate, Cytotoxic T specific
This cell is a liaison between the innate and adaptive systems
dendritic cell
Getting antibodies directly from mom or an immune donor
passive immunity
I am the last to leave the party - if I leave at all.
Memory B cells
what do we call visible collections of dead neutrophils?
pus
We can make the primary response to a bad viral illness relatively painless with this
vaccine
These will create pathogen clumps that can be phagocytized
antibodies
What systemic response is initiated by the hypothalamus?
the name we give the beneficial microorganisms (bacteria, etc) that inhabit your epidermis and gut
normal flora
Why are viruses trickier to capture than other pathogens?
they hide inside our cells
this is the location in the body where innate immune cells alert adaptive cells of a pathogen
lymph node
In an analogy where phagocytes are patrol officers and T-cells are detectives, what would be police headquarters?
lymph node
these cells synthesize mucus
goblet cells
If your body lacks self-tolerance and starts attacking itself, you might develop a(n) _____ disorder.
autoimmune
prodromal
means to gradually recover from illness
convalesce
What the T in T-cells/T-lymphocytes stands for
Thymus