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Walden patho 6501- wk2. Immuneadaptive immunity - answerthe ability to recognize and remember specific antigens and
mount an attack on them
innate immunity - answerNonspecific immunity that is responsible for natural immunity
to a vast array of environmental threats and microorganisms
7 innate defenses - answerEpithelial barriers, mucociliary clearance, phagocytes,
dentritic cells, innate lymphoid cells, mast cells, complement proteins
7 major cellular components of immune system - answerMonocytes, macrophages,
lymphocytes, neutrophils, basophils, eosinophils, and mast cells
mononuclear phagocytes - answerPlay central role in the immune response
tissue phagocytes - answerDerived from blood monocytes and participated antigen
processing and the secretion of mediators vital to initiating specific immune responses
Lymphocytes - answerResponsible for the initial recognition and binding to specific
antigens
2 lymphocyte types and function - answerThe two types of white blood cells that are
part of the body's immune system: B lymphocytes form in the bone marrow and release
antibodies that fight bacterial infections (antibody response); T lymphocytes form in the
thymus and other lymphatic tissue and attack cancer cells, viruses, and foreign
substances (immune response)
Eosinophils - answerFound in inflammatory sites or at sites of immunoreactivity and
play a crucial role in the host defense against parasites
mast cells - answerFound in areas such as the skin, conjunctiva, respiratory, and G.I.
tract and are responsible for immediate hypersensitivity to a pathogen
Basophils - answercirculating leukocytes that produce histamine in response to an
allergen
Organs of the immune system - answerBone marrow, thymus, lymph nodes, spleen,
and gut-associated lymphoid tissue
Type 1 allergic reaction - answeroccurs within minutes of an allergen exposure.
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