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Macrophages are
large phagocytic cells hat wander through the interstitial fluid and "eat" bacteria and virus-infected cells that they encounter
Phagocytosis =
the engulfing and destroying of foreign substances by forming a vacuole that fuses with a lysosome
two human host defenses are?
innate = non-specific
acquired = specific
three lines of defense of body
1st = surface protection
2nd = cellular and chemical system (immediate is microbe gets past 1st line)
3rd = specific defenses (unique for each microbe)
1st and second line of defense are under which system of immunity
innate/non-specific (your born with this)
acquired/specific line of defense is what line of defense?
3rd line
4 innate defenses of the body are
physical
chemical
phagocytic defenses
inflammatory defenses
give some examples of innate defenses
sebaceous glands
saliva (lysozyme)
low pH of skin
wax in ears
intact skin
cilia in trachea
sweat
mucous
defecation
urination
1st line of defense =
innate
skin
mucous membranes
chemicals
2nd line of defense is
chemical (innate)
phagocytosis
complement
interferon
inflammation
fever
dendrite cells are
cells that live in the dermis and can phagcytize foreign bodies
what is the function of mucous
microbes become stuck and are washed away
what are primary sites of infecetions
mucous membranes in resp tract, eyes, GI system
what is most susceptible site of body for infections
Respiratory tract
BREATH THROUGH YOUR NOSE
what is the ciliary elevator
where cilia beat upward in the respiratory tract
what are sterile areas in the body
blood
empty stomach
urine
lymphatics
what are commensals in human body
normal micorbiota make is difficult for pathogens to compete
natural killer cells are
not phagocytes they attack cancer cells and virus infected cells by releasing chemicals that promote programmed cell death
Interferons =
proteins produced by virus-infected cells that help other cells resist viruses
the complement system =
a group of about 30 different proteins that circulate in an inactive form in th blood and can act together with other defense mechanisms
histamine =
what damaged cells release to incite inflammatory response
IT dilates vessels and makes them leakier allowing plasma and WBC to leak into th area
where does pus come from
whit blood cells egulfing bacteria and dying in the process
septic shock =
an overwhelming systemic inflammatory response
high fever and low BP
lymphatic system function =
involved in innate and acquired immune response
returns tissue fluid to the circulatory system and fights infection
lymph =
fluid in the lymph system
antigen =
any foreign molecuel that elicits an acquired immune response
antibodies =
immune system proteins that are released in response to antigen rlease
what is the immune connection cycle
blood - extracellular fluid - reticuloendothelial system - lymphatics - blood
granulocyte =
basophil - mold, pollens, allergic reactions
neutrophil - fight bacterial infections
eosinophil - worms
agranulocytes =
monocytes - (viruses)
macrophages -
lymphocyte - (viruses)
are leukocytes specific or non-specific
non-specific
are lymphocytes phagocytes
NO
phagocytes include
basophil
nutrophil
eosinophil
moncyte
macrophage
which leukocyte is associated with t and B cells
lymphocytes
what leukocyte is most apparent in blood
Neutrophil then lymphocytes are biggest population in blood
basophils and eosinophils are lowest
do bacteria have ways of resisting phagocytosis
Yes they can release various toxins and other mechanisms
Capsules are a way that bacteria can...
defend themselves from phagocytosis
MHC allows body to
determine things that are self or non-self
Listeria moncytogenes is associated with
meningitis
Shigella is associated with
food poisoning
Streptococcus pyogenes is associated with
flesh eating disease
strep throat
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (what is special about this bacteria compared to all others)
acid fast bacteria
causes tuberculosis
inflammation is
nonspecific response to tissue damage
kinins casue
vasodilation
leukotrienes casue
attract blood cells
prostaglandins do what
release histamine
MAC =
membrane attack complex
pokes holes in membranes of pathogens which causes lysis
Interferons =
proteins made and released by host cells in response to the presence of pathogens
they allow communication between cells to trigger the protective defense of the immune system.
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BIO Host defenses
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BIO host defenses
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2013-03-14T12:51:19Z
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