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NURS 3366- Pathophysiology Test 2 |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




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Innate (natural) resistance - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔defense
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mechanisms we are born with. |\ |\ |\ |\




1st line of resistance - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔body's physical
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barriers; immediate and non-specific
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2nd line of resistance - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔inflammation;
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immediate and non-specific |\ |\




Acquired (adaptive) immunity - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔3RD line
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of defense; delayed and specific; able to resist certain diseases
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or conditions due to immunocyte involvement
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First line of defense - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔skin and mucous
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membranes


Stressors that can breach skin defense - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔lacerations, abrasions, punctures |\ |\




Eye's defense - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔tears, eyelashes
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sressors that can breach eye's defense - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔dry eye syndrome, sjogren's syndrome
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, Sjogren's syndrome - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔autoimmune |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


disease that dries up all lubricating fluids in the body
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respiratory system defenses - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔mucus and |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


hair in nose; cilia of cells in bronchi; cough reflex
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GI system defenses - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔saliva, stomach
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acid, gag reflex/vomiting, bowels, defecation
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Genitourinary system defenses - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔urine |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


flow, vaginal secretions
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Inflammation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔second line of defense; |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


state on Innate defense; immediate and nonspecific
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S/S of inflammation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔swelling, heat,
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redness and pain |\ |\




Inflammation Example 1 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔first line of |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


defense (skin) is breached with a laceration -->clot formation to
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stop bleeding-->scab formed to seal breach
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Inflammation Example 2 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔meningitis |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


microbe is inhaled (breaches 1st line of defense mucous
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membranes)-->inflammation-->inflammation can't heal on it's |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


own and calls in 3rd line of defense (immunocyte response)--
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>acquired immunity |\

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