PHAR227 Module 6 The Immune System Vocabulary

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  1. 2. A lymphatic organ involved in blood cell production and removal and lymphocyte storage
  2. 8. Complex molecules (immunoglobulins) made in response to an antigen’s presence (eg, a protein of bacteria or other infecting organism) that neutralize a foreign substance’s effect
  3. 9. A biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease by invoking an immune response and a “memory” of the response for future use
  4. 10. (SLE) An autoimmune inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features, including fever, weakness, fatigue, and other systemic manifestations
  5. 14. cell A cell of the immune system that secretes antibodies
  6. 15. A localized physical condition associated with red, swollen, hot, and often painful tissue
  7. 17. Vaccines in which toxins have been rendered harmless but still evoke an antigenic response, improving immunity against active toxins at some future date
  8. 18. A virus particle
  9. 20. Single + cell, a phagocytic leukocyte
  10. 21. A structure that consists of many small, oval nodules that filter lymphatic fluid and fight infection; the site of lymphocyte, monocyte, and plasma cell production
  11. 22. A microscopic, nonliving organism that replicates exclusively inside the host’s cell using parts of the host cell, including DNA, ribosomes, and proteins
  12. 23. A term that describes an altered or weakened live vaccine made from the disease organism against which the vaccine protects
  13. 24. A substance that prompts antibody production, resulting in an immune response
  14. 25. A protein that signals cells of the immune system
  15. 27. An extreme, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction
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  1. 1. (RA) A progressive degenerative and crippling autoimmune joint disease
  2. 3. Lymph + cell, a mononuclear leukocyte found in the blood, lymph, and lymphoid tissues
  3. 4. An autoimmune disease leading to hypothyroidism
  4. 5. Pertaining to the entire organism; “widespread” in contrast to “local”
  5. 6. Eating + cell, a cell of the immune system that engulfs cells, debris, and antigens
  6. 7. An immune response after tissue or organ transplantation
  7. 11. The act of conferring immunity, such as with vaccination
  8. 12. Blood + production, the formation of blood cells
  9. 13. Widening of the vasculature, leading to increased blood flow
  10. 16. White + cell, a white blood cell (WBC)
  11. 19. An infection resistance type caused by the body’s immune response after exposure to antigens or vaccine administration
  12. 26. An antibody