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Immune System - AP Biology Flashcards

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6440665095First Line of DefenseNonspecific barrier to keep out pathogens ex: skin, stomach acid, mucous membrane, cilia0
6440665096Second Line of DefenseNonspecific defense and inflammatory response initiated by chemical signals to attack and isolate invading pathogens1
6440665097Inflammatory ResponseVasodilation, phagocytosis, and increase in body temperature2
6440665098Histamineschemical signals that trigger vasodilation, increasing blood supply to area3
6440665099PhagocytesWhite blood cells that engulf invading pathogens e.g., neutrophils, macrophages, eosinophils4
6440665100Chemical Alarm Signalschemical signals secreted by damaged cells that attract more white blood cells (phagocytes) to the site of injury5
6440665101Specific/Adaptive ImmunityB and T cells; humoral and cell-mediated response (only in mammals)6
6440665103LymphocyteWhite blood cell--becomes B and T cells7
6440665104B CellsHumoral response by producing antibodies; activated by T cells or free antigens; mature in bone marrow8
6440665105T CellsCell-mediated response, stimulating by APCs; mature in thymus9
6440665106Helper T CellSet off an alarm to the immune system that pathogens have broken through the body's line of defense (they answer the 911 call)10
6440665107Cytotoxic T CellKills body cells that have been infected with pathogens; stimulated by antigens and helper T-cells (the swat team)11
6440665108MacrophagesEngulfs large numbers of pathogens; can present antigen to activate T cells (the neighbor who comes to the rescue in adaptive immunity)12
6440665109MHCmolecules found on every body cell that presents antigen (either self or non-self); they make the 911 call13
6440665111Memory B CellsResponsible for lifelong immunity by storing specific copy B cells to more quickly fight secondary infection14
6440665112AntibodyY-shaped protein with variable antigen bind region; slows pathogens to facilitate destruction15
6440665113AntigenIdentifying marker on the outside of a pathogen16
6440665114Passive ImmunityTemporary immunity where antibodies are transferred from another animal or gained from vaccination ex: mother transfers some of her antibodies to her nursing child17
6440665115HIVA retrovirus that attacks helper T cells and eventually shuts down the adaptive immune response18
6440665116Autoimmune diseaseA mistake in the immune system where the body does not properly distinguish self from nonself19
6440665117AllergyHypersensitive immune response to certain substances that causes that release of histamine20

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