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What is another name for white blood cells?
leukocytes
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true or false. Red blood cells have no nucleus
true
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The most common white blood cell and first cell to appear at injury site
neutrophil
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What percent of white blood cells is made up with neutrophils?
60-70%
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What is another name for neutrophil?
polymorphonuclear luekocyte (PMN)
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What are the 5 types of leukocytes?
- neutrophils
- lymphocytes
- monocytes
- eosinophils
- basophils
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neutrophils are seen as________
pus
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neutrophils are_____ ______, meaning they break things down
lysosomal enzymes
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neutrophils are active in___________, they are eaters
phagocytosis
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What are the second most common type of leukocyte?
lymphocytes
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What percentage of all leukocytes do the lymphocytes make up?
20-25%
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What are the 3 different types of lymphocytes?
- NK cells (natural killer)
- T cells
- B cells
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Where do the NK cells of the lymphocytes mature?
in the bone marrow
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which cells are the first line of defense against tumors or virally infected cells and just kill everything!?
NK cells
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The smartest cells of lymphocytes that send chemical messages to other cells
T cells
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Where do the T cells of the lymphocytes mature?
in the thymus
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These cells activate and direct other immune cells
T cells
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AIDS causes a decrease in which type of cell?
T cells
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Where do the B cells of the lymphocytes mature?
in the bone marrow and 'bean' (lymph node)
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B cells differentiate into_________cells
plasma
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plasma cells produce one of 5____________ (______________)
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What are the 5 immunoglobins (antibodies)
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have markers from the plasma cells so that other white blood cells know what to destroy
immunoglobins (antibodies)
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type of antibody that fight microorganisms in body fluids
IgA
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type of antibody that can cause allergy hypersensitivity because it causes the release of histamine
IgE
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2 types of antibodies that activates B cell lymphocytes
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type of antibody that is a major antibody and can pass immunity through the placental barrier
IgG
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immunoglobins bind to certain_____________(________) to form an immune complex that disables the immunogen - why vaccination works!
immunogens (antigens)
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Is there anyway to treat bacterial or viral infections that you haven't been vaccinated for?
no
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type of leukocyte that is soon to be a macrophage
monocyte
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Monocytes are_______in the bloodstream, and_______in the tissue
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monocytes eat bacteria and viruses by what mechanism?
phagocytosis
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monocytes are___________, meaning they break things down
lysosomal enzymes
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leukocyte that are allergy induced immune responses, and eat immune complexes
eosinophil
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leukocytes that become mast cells in the tissue
basophils
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basophils are__________in the blood stream, and__________cells in the tissue
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What chemicals do basophils produce?
hisiamine and heparin
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produces hisiamine and heparin
basophils
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leukocyte that is an allergy response and produces hisiamine and heparin
basophil
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Disorder when the body attacks itself
autoimmune
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