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| least numorous leukocytes, classified as a granulocyte, releases histamine andheparin at the site of tissue damage |
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function is phagocytosis(ingest pathogens and cellular debris) Originate in bone marrow, are the most common leukocyte (granulocyte). Are the first responders they release chem. that increase tissue damage and inflammation, stimulating immune response |
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| there function is to break down the chem. released by the basophils and mast cells, slowing or stopping the inflammatory response. They fight the invasion of parasitic worms and are part of innate immunity |
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| agranulocyte, active in immune defense at a later stage, phagocytosis |
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cytotoxic T cells (cell poison) helper T cells (adaptive immunity) memory T cells (remember pathogens) |
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responspart of adaptive immunity known as antibody mediated immunity. Plasma cells (produce antibodies to nonself-antigens) Memory B cells (remember pathogens) |
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| a cytokine produced by cells that have been infected by a virus |
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| are proteins produced by damaged tissues and WBC that stimulate the immune response. Involved in innate and adaptive immunity |
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| what triggers the hypothalmus to raise the body's temp. set point? |
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| cytokines stimulate the hypothalamus |
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| destroys anything nonself |
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| this part of immunity has memory and attacks specific pathogens |
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| effects the thyroid gland |
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| effects the adrenal gland |
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| acetylcholine receptors in skeletal muscle |
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| the lumbar, intestinal, and intercostal trunk all empty here |
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packed with lymphocytes that eventually become T Lymphocyts, can dissappear in adults, secretes hormone that stimulates maturation of T Lymphocytes in the lymph nodes |
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