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WBC's come from ________ ________
bone marrow
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what is another name for WBC's?
leukocytes
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red blood cells have no _________
NUCLEUS! (all it needs to do is carry oxygen, it doesn't need a fancy nucleus to tell it what to do)
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neutrophil is aka _____
PMN
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PMN stands for:
POLY(multiple)MORPHO(mishaped)NUCLEAR (leukocyte)
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what are the five WBCs?
- neutrophils
- lymphocytes
- monocytes
- eosinophils
- basophils
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_________ is the MOST common WBC at ____ to ____%
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what is the first cell to appear at an injury site?
neutrophil (phil to the rescue!)
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what cell is seen as pus?
neutrophil
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lysosomal enzymes are active in _________
phagocytosis
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leukemia = too many ______
WBC's (all of them) it is a malignant disease of the bone marrow
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what are the SECOND most common WBC's? at what percentage range?
- lymphocytes ("lymphs" onto the site after "phil" had most of his crew there)
- 20-25%
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what are the three types of lymphocytes?
- NK Cells (natural killer cells)
- T-cells
- B-cells
- immunoglobulins
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T/F NK cells do not diffentiate
true! they eat whatever they want
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nk cells MATURE in the ______ _______
bone marrow
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what is the first line of defense against tumors or virally infected cells?
natural killer cells!!
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what just kills everything?
Natural Killer Cells!
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T-cells are very _____!
smart!
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what cells tell others what to do?
the T cells! (T is for Teacher! T is for Tell!)
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T cells MATURE in the ________
thymus
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what cells activate and direct other immune cells?
T cells
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T cells send _________ and _________ when acting to a response
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_______ causes a decrease in T cells (kills them)
AIDS
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B cells take orders from who?
T cells (T is for Teacher! T is for Tell!)
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B cells MATURE in the ________ _________ and "______"
- "B"one marrow
- "B"ean aka lymph node
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B cells differentiate into _____ _____
plasma cells
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each plasma cell can produce on of five __________
immunoglobulins
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immunoglobulins are ________
antibodies
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what are the five B cells?
- IgA
- IgE
- IgD
- IgG
- IgM
- (A,E,D,G,M)
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the B cells that fight microorganisms in body fluids are:
IgA ("A" attack)
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what B cells are allergy hypersensitive because they cause the release of histamine?
IgE (also "E"osinophil)
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what B cells activate B cell lymphocytes? (2)
- IgD
- IgM
- (the "MD" medical doctor, more cells!)
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which B cell major antibody can pass through the placental barrier?
IgG ("G" great! passed immunity to the baby)
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Immunoglobulins bind to certain _________ (antigens) to form an immune complex that disables the immunogen
immunogens
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what is an immunogen?
a marker, to let the WBC's know what to destroy
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soon to be a macrophage is:
a MONOCYTE!
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monocyte is in the __________ and macrophage is in the ________. the name changes when the location changes
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what two components fall under the monocyte category?
- phagocytosis
- lysosomal enzymes
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an ________ is an allergy induced immune response
eosinophil
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eosinophils eat ______ ______
immune complexes
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Basophils are in the _________ and mast cells are in the _________. changes names with location
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a basophil is a _________ and herapin producer
histamine
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basophils release histamine, for an _______ response
allergy
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which cells EAT? (5)
- neutrophils
- NK cells
- monocytes
- eosinophils
- basophils
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T/F lymphocytes eat
FALSE! not all of them, just their NK cells
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