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[Show more]What is the role of the immune system in host defense? - Answer To provide defense against antigens and other infectious agents via innate immunity or adaptive immunity. 
 
What is the difference between central and peripheral tolerance? - Answer Central tolerance is the mechanism by which newly...
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Add to cartWhat is the role of the immune system in host defense? - Answer To provide defense against antigens and other infectious agents via innate immunity or adaptive immunity. 
 
What is the difference between central and peripheral tolerance? - Answer Central tolerance is the mechanism by which newly...
Immunology - Answer study of physiological mechanism humans and other animals use to defend their bodies from invasion by other organisms 
 
Immune - Answer originally used to describe those who had survived a disease and did not suffer from it when faced with it again 
 
Infectious disease - An...
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Add to cartImmunology - Answer study of physiological mechanism humans and other animals use to defend their bodies from invasion by other organisms 
 
Immune - Answer originally used to describe those who had survived a disease and did not suffer from it when faced with it again 
 
Infectious disease - An...
extracellular pathogens - Answer grow outside cells in blood, tissue fluids 
eg fungi and parasites 
 
intracellular pathogens - Answer pathogens that are able to grow and reproduce within eukaryotic host cells 
 
innate immune system - Answer non specific 
germline 
myeloid and lymphoid 
i...
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Add to cartextracellular pathogens - Answer grow outside cells in blood, tissue fluids 
eg fungi and parasites 
 
intracellular pathogens - Answer pathogens that are able to grow and reproduce within eukaryotic host cells 
 
innate immune system - Answer non specific 
germline 
myeloid and lymphoid 
i...
What are in vitro tests used for? - Answer Basic principles of tests used by scientists / physicians to study the immune system and responses to disease 
 
What is serology? - Answer - Study of in vitro interactions with serum (clotted blood and serous fluid is further analyzed) 
- Plasma is blo...
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Add to cartWhat are in vitro tests used for? - Answer Basic principles of tests used by scientists / physicians to study the immune system and responses to disease 
 
What is serology? - Answer - Study of in vitro interactions with serum (clotted blood and serous fluid is further analyzed) 
- Plasma is blo...
Central tolerance - Answer cells that bind to "self" cells are eliminated in bone marrow 
 
negative selection - Answer •Removes autoreactive lymphs from the: 
•Thymus - T cells 
•Bone Marrow- B cells 
 
tolerogen - Answer ◦Antigens that stimulate tolerance instead of an immune respo...
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Add to cartCentral tolerance - Answer cells that bind to "self" cells are eliminated in bone marrow 
 
negative selection - Answer •Removes autoreactive lymphs from the: 
•Thymus - T cells 
•Bone Marrow- B cells 
 
tolerogen - Answer ◦Antigens that stimulate tolerance instead of an immune respo...
Antigen - Answer A molecule that can bind to an antibody or T cell receptor. 
 
Cytokine - Answer A molecule, usually a protein, that binds to receptors on immune cells to regulate their activities. 
 
Chemokine - Answer A cytokine that stimulates leukocyte chemotaxis. 
 
Chemotaxis - Answer ...
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Add to cartAntigen - Answer A molecule that can bind to an antibody or T cell receptor. 
 
Cytokine - Answer A molecule, usually a protein, that binds to receptors on immune cells to regulate their activities. 
 
Chemokine - Answer A cytokine that stimulates leukocyte chemotaxis. 
 
Chemotaxis - Answer ...
primary response time frame (lag after immunization)? - Answer 5-10 days 
 
Secondary Response time frame (Lag after immunization)? - Answer 1-3 days 
 
What happens with T Cells with the receptor CD40L? - Answer can provide signals to B cells that induce proliferation, immunoglobulin class sw...
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Add to cartprimary response time frame (lag after immunization)? - Answer 5-10 days 
 
Secondary Response time frame (Lag after immunization)? - Answer 1-3 days 
 
What happens with T Cells with the receptor CD40L? - Answer can provide signals to B cells that induce proliferation, immunoglobulin class sw...
pathogen - Answer a _____ can cause disease only if it can: gain access to the body, attach itself to host cells, and evade the host defense systems 
 
innate - Answer in born, native, inherent; common to all individuals in a species 
 
adaptive - Answer acquired, flexible and adaptable; speci...
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Add to cartpathogen - Answer a _____ can cause disease only if it can: gain access to the body, attach itself to host cells, and evade the host defense systems 
 
innate - Answer in born, native, inherent; common to all individuals in a species 
 
adaptive - Answer acquired, flexible and adaptable; speci...
Expansion of an antigen-specific response occurs - Answer in several functionally distinct phases , six to be exact 
 
Phase I in the development of B cells - Answer Called Repertoire assembly and is charatcerized by the generation of diverse and clonally expressed B-cell receptors in the bone m...
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Add to cartExpansion of an antigen-specific response occurs - Answer in several functionally distinct phases , six to be exact 
 
Phase I in the development of B cells - Answer Called Repertoire assembly and is charatcerized by the generation of diverse and clonally expressed B-cell receptors in the bone m...
What is the definition of a hapten? - Answer A small molecule that can only elict an immune response when conjugated to a large carrier molecule 
 
True or False. T cells can recognize both linear (continuous) and conformational (discontinous) epitopes. - Answer False; T cells can only recognize...
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Add to cartWhat is the definition of a hapten? - Answer A small molecule that can only elict an immune response when conjugated to a large carrier molecule 
 
True or False. T cells can recognize both linear (continuous) and conformational (discontinous) epitopes. - Answer False; T cells can only recognize...
Diagnostic cycle - Answer focus is that it begins with physician consultation with patient 
 
some organisms are very easily identified via microscopy, can be important in early diagnosis 
→i.e. meningitis 
 
How bacteria are identified - Answer microscopic characteristics 
 
colonial characte...
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Add to cartDiagnostic cycle - Answer focus is that it begins with physician consultation with patient 
 
some organisms are very easily identified via microscopy, can be important in early diagnosis 
→i.e. meningitis 
 
How bacteria are identified - Answer microscopic characteristics 
 
colonial characte...
Innate Immunity - Answer -inborn set of pre-existing defenses (skin, mucous membranes, secretions) 
-not specific but fast!!! 
-host's early warning system against pathogens 
-send out signals (cytokines) to start the process of acquired immunity 
 
acquired immunity - Answer response to spec...
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Add to cartInnate Immunity - Answer -inborn set of pre-existing defenses (skin, mucous membranes, secretions) 
-not specific but fast!!! 
-host's early warning system against pathogens 
-send out signals (cytokines) to start the process of acquired immunity 
 
acquired immunity - Answer response to spec...
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