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What is the thymus?
a gland between the lungs and makes white blood cells
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What is passive immunity?
obtained by receiving antibodies; since there is no antigen contact and no immune response occurs, no memory B cells are produced; this is short-term immunity
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What is an antigen?
A substance that the body recognizes as foreign; evokes an immune response
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What is immun/o?
protection
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What is antibody IgG?
found in tissue fluid and plasma, and defends against bacterial cells, viruses, and toxins; also activates complement
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What is a spleen?
an abdominal organ involved in the production and removal of blood cells in most vertebrates and forming part of the immune system.
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What is active immunity?
obtained through antigen exposure; an immune response occurs in the person, in which antibodies and memory B cells are produced; this is long-lasting immunity.
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What is a cervical node?
Lymph nodes in the neck region
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What is tox/o?
poison
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What is antibody IgM
found in plasma, activates complement, and contains Anti-A and Anti-B, which react with certain red blood cells during transfusions of mismatched blood
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What is a lymph node?
A small bean-shaped structure that is part of the body's immune system, and contains white blood cells
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What is immunity?
It can be acquired by natural events, such as getting a disease or induced artificially, by an injection.
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What is a cytokine?
Proteins secreted by cytotoxic T cells to aid in antigen destruction
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What is splen/o?
spleen
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What are the methods of antibodies?
DIrect attack, activation of complement, inflammation
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What is the lymphatic system?
organ system in vertebrates that is part of the circulatory system and the immune system
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What is an immune response?
primary and secondary
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What is an inguinal node?
Lymph nodes in the groin region
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What is ana-?
again, and anew
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What is antibody IdG?
found on the surface of most B lymphocytes, and functions in B cell activation
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What is bone marrow?
the spongy tissue inside some of your bones
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What is the classification for immunity?
Natural and Artificially
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What is a macrophage?
Large phagocytes found in lymph nodes and other tissues of the body
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What is inter-?
between
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What is antibody IgE?
found on surfaces of basophils and mast cells; associated with allergic reactions
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