Biology Immunology

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  • Created on: 13-01-21 11:53
What two types of cell defence does the White Blood Cells produce?
Lymphocyte and Phagocyte
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What is on the outside of pathogens and antibodies?
Antigens
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Why do we have lots of different antibodies?
Because there are lots of different pathogens and they all have different shaped antigens
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What is a transmissible disease?
One that can be passed from human to human or transmitted from host to human
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If something requires direct contact to be transmitted what could you do to catch this?
Have unprotected sex, use a contaminated needle (contaminated with the disease), or get it from breastfeeding
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What causes diseases?
Pathogens
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How can you catch something through indirect contact?
Eat or drink contaminated items, touch a contaminated surface followed but touching an entry into your body, being bitten by an insect,
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What is the aim of an antibody?
To find and kill pathogens
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What is phagocytosis?
When a phagocyte envelops a pathogen and secretes enzymes that breaks it down and kills it.
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What envelops a pathogen
A phagocyte
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What is the first thing that attacks a pathogen?
A lymphocyte
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Which type of white blood cell has a regular nucleus?
Lymphocyte
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Which type of white blood cell has a nucleus with two grooves in it?
Phagocyte
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How does an antibody attack a pathogen?
It puts its antigen over the antigen of the pathogen if it is a pair
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