Immune System Flashcards
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| 6683686287 | white blood cell | Blood cells that perform the function of destroying disease-causing microorganisms |  | 0 |
| 6683686288 | platelet | A very small blood cell derived from the fragmented cytoplasm of blood cells in the bone marrow. Platelets participate in coagulation, wound healing, and inflammation |  | 1 |
| 6683686290 | antibodies | Specialized proteins that aid in destroying infectious agents. Produced by B cells, that functions as the effector in an immune response. |  | 2 |
| 6683686291 | erythrocytes | Red blood cells |  | 3 |
| 6683686292 | hemoglobin | An iron-containing protein in red blood cells that reversibly binds oxygen. |  | 4 |
| 6683686293 | anemia | Below normal number of red blood cells or lack of sufficient hemoglobin, resulting in reduced oxygen carrying capacity of the blood; most often caused by insufficient iron, which is needed to produce hemoglobin. | 5 | |
| 6683686294 | leukocytes | White blood cells | 6 | |
| 6683686295 | engulf | to swallow up, overwhelm, consume |  | 7 |
| 6683686296 | bone marrow | A soft tissue inside the bone that produces blood cells |  | 8 |
| 6683686299 | antigen | A protein on a pathogen that, when introduced in the blood, triggers the production of an antibody |  | 9 |
| 6683686310 | vaccination | injection of a weakened or mild form of a pathogen to produce immunity | 10 | |
| 6683686311 | pathogen | A disease causing agent | 11 | |
| 6683686312 | inflammation | An irritation of a tissue caused by infection or injury. It is characterized by four cardinal symptoms; redness, swelling, heat, and pain. | 12 | |
| 6683686313 | macrophage | Found within the lymph nodes, they are phagocytes that destroy bacteria, cancer cells, and other foreign matter in the lymphatic stream. This is apart of the nonspecific response. |  | 13 |
| 6683686315 | immunity | A condition of being able to resist a particular disease, especially through preventing development of a pathogenic microorganism or by counteracting the effects of its products. | 14 | |
| 6683686316 | lymphatic system | System made of nodes, organs, and vessels through which lymph circulates | 15 | |
| 6683686318 | Helper T cell | Cells created in the thymus that produce substances to signal B cells to produce antibodies. | 16 | |
| 6683686319 | B cell | Produce antibodies | 17 | |
| 6683686321 | memory cells | General term for lymphocytes that are responsible for immunological memory and protective immunity. | 18 | |
| 6683686324 | spleen | An organ that is part of the lymphatic system; it produces lymphocytes, filters the blood, stores blood cells, and destroys old blood cells. | 19 | |
| 6683686325 | antibiotics | Drugs that block the growth and reproduction of bacteria | 20 | |
| 6683686330 | allergy | a specific reaction of the immune system to a foreign and frequently harmless substance | 21 | |
| 6683686331 | histamine | A chemical released by the body during an inflammatory response that causes the blood vessels to dilate | 22 | |
| 6683686332 | virus | "An infectious particle composed of a protein capsule and a nucleic acid core, which is dependent on a host organism for replication" | 23 | |
| 6683686333 | bacteria | A member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms lacking organelles and an organized nucleus, including some that can cause disease. | 24 |