med quiz 11

Anaphylaxis

Wide spread inflammation due to allergic reaction; causes widespread vasodilation

Cytokine

Proteins produced but damaged tissues and white blood cells

Antibody

Secreted by the plasma cells;Protein that bings to antigen to deactive it

Antigen

Located on cell surface; Surface cell protein used by body for identification

Autoimmune disorder

Disease in which immune system attack and destroys healthy body tissue

Innate immunity

Physical barrier; Non-specific method to fight against infection

adaptive immunity

specific response to pathogen that recognize specific pathogens

Lymph node

Bean shaped lymphatic filter

Leukemia

cancer of white blood cells

Plasma cell

Primary immune response; produces antibodies

Memory B cells

Secondary immune response

Perforin

Cell-mediated immunity

Regulatory T cells

turn off immune response

natural active immunity

Accidentally exposed to pathogen such as chicken pox

Artificial passive immunity

Being injected with antibodies

Artificial active immunity

vaccination such as the flu shot

Natural passive immunity

breast milk

Tumor necrosis factor inhibitor

Treats rheumatoid arthritis

Memory cells

Remembers pathogens

Histamines

Secreted by mast cells

Interluekin-1

Secreted by macrophages

Lymph

Thin water fluid composed of intercellular fluid; Carries antigens to nodes around the body

Fungi

Pathogenic organism

Radiation

Inflammation-causing physical agent

Venoms

Inflammation-causing chemical agent

Interleukin-2

Secreted by helper T cells

Cancer

Abnormal cells spread into lymphatic system

rheumatoid arthritis

Autoimmune attack on synovial membrane

HIV/AIDS

Destruction o helper T cells by virus

Allergies

Immune response to harmless antigen

lupus erythematosis

Autoimmune destruction of many different tissues

type 1 diabetes

Autoimmune destruction of pancreatic cells

Asthma

Respiratory distress trigged by allergies

Leukocyte

All-encompassing term for white blood cells

Neutrophil

Phagocytize granulocytes; most common white blood cell

Interferon

Cytokine that protects neighboring cells from viral attack

Macrophage

Phagocytize modified monocytes; innate immunity

Basophil

Releases chemicals to promote inflammation

Eosinophil

Counteracts activity of basophils; active during parasitic infections

Natural killer cells

Innate lymphocytes that secrete chemicals to kill cells displaying antigens

Dendritic cell

Modified monocytes acting as antigen-presenting cells

Cytotoxic

Adaptive immunity T-lymphocyte

Plasma cells

produce antibodies

Lymphatic capillary

small, open-ended lymph vessels

Right lymphatic duct

Short tube that receives purified lymph from the right side of the head, neck, chest, and arm

Lingual tonsils

Masses of lymph tissue on the back of the tongue

Pharyngeal tonsils

commonly called adenoids

cisterna chyli

Pouch-like structure at the start of the thoracic duct

Lacteal

Special lymphatic capillary that picks up digested fats

Thymus

Atrophies after puberty

Spleen

Organ on let side dorsal to the stomach