Introductory Concepts and Clinical Perspectives
{Third Edition} by Theresa Capriotti,| Elaborated
Answer Key| Updated 2024
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ComponentscofcInnatecImmunityc-
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cccells
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ces)
2.cintactcskincpreventscinfection
c3.cmucuscmembranec-cAnatomicalcBarrierscconsistcofc________
microorganismscandcothercnoxiouscsubstancesc-
cPhagocyticccellscengulf candcingestc__________
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c1.cSaliva:cPathogenscarecweakenedcbycthecenzymescandcantibacterialcpropertiescincthecs
aliva.
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Naturalcbacteriaccoloniesc-
cNormalcFloracisc______________cthatclivecincsymbiosiscwithcthecbody
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C-diffcinfectionc(ClostridiumcDifficle)c-
c____________________iscwhencthecnormalcfloracincthecgutciscdestroyed
, usedctoctreatcc.cdifficile.cMustcbectakencorallycforcitctocreachcthecgut.c-cVancomycin
Transplantingcstoolcfromcachealthycpersonctoctheccoloncofcacpatientcwithcrepeatcc.difficilecin
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BodilycSecretionsc-cTearsc(flushescpathogenscfromctheceyes)
Sweatc(actscascancantibacterialconcthecskin)
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minutesctocdaysc-
cThecinflammatorycreactioncbeginscwithincsecondscandccanclastc___________
Adaptivecimmunecsystemc-
c__________________ ciscactivatedcwhencthecinnatecimmunityciscinadequate
Morecspecificc-cAdaptivecImmunitycisc______________
recognizecancantigen,candctargetcthecspecificcantigenc-
cAdapativecimmunity______________, c_______________,candcdevelopcmemorycforcthatc
specificcantigen.
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cHumancLeukocytecAntigenc(HLA)callowscthecbodyctoc________________
MajorcHistocompatibilityccomplexesc(MHCs)c-cHumancLeukocytecAntigenc(HLA)caka
Bonecmarrow,cspleen,candclymphcnodesc-
cBclymphocytesc(humoralcimmunity)cmaturecwithincthe
B-cellsc-
cAftercexposurectocancantigenc_______________mature cintocplasmaccellscandcmemorycBc
cells
immunoglobulins
akacantibodiescwhichcattackscthecantigensc-cPlasmaccellscproduce?
Lymphcnodesc-cMemorycB-
cellscstaycincthec______________cincpreparationcforcsubsequentcantigencexposure
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