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| Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
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| excessive immune reaction against antigens that most people tolerate (allergens) |
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| failure of self tolerance |
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| flap of tissue that guards glottis, directs food and drink to esophagus |
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| frontal cortex of cerebrum |
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| important for singing, speaking, breath holding, etc. |
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| vocal cords and opening between |
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| able to recoginize and respond to antigens |
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| immune system fails to respond adequately |
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| secreted by certain cells invaded by viruses |
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| chemical messengers between leukocytes |
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| originates as tissue fluid and is taken up by lymphatic vessels |
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| control unconscious/involuntary breathing |
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| when cancer cells move from the original/primary tumor and travel to other sites in the body and establish new tumors |
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| control unconscious/involuntary breathing |
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| mixture of tissue fluid, cellular debris, dying neutrophils and microbes |
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| abnormal elevation of body temperature |
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| secreted by microphages, stimulates anterior hypothalamus to secrete PGE which resets body thermostat |
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| SCID (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disease) |
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| hereditary lack of T & B cells |
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| guard against inhaled or ingested pathogens |
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