Unit 5

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Phagocytosis
White blood cells engulf and digest pathogens
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Antibodies
Produced by white blood cells to help kill pathogens
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Vaccination
Inserting dead/inactive pathogens/antigens to stimulate antibody production
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Antibiotics
Medicines that cure bacterial infections by killing bacteria
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Placebo
Fake drug
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Double-blind trial
A clinical trial where both the patient and the doctor do not know if the patient has been given a real drug or the placebo (fake drug)
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Coronary heart disease (CHD)
Layers of fatty material built up in the coronary arteries, narrowing them, reducing blood flow
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Stents
Used to keep the coronary arteries open
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Statins
Drugs to reduce blood cholesterol
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Risk factor
Linked to an increased rate of a disease
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Benign tumour
Growths of abnormal cells which are contained in one area
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Malignant tumour
Cancers that invade neighbouring tissues and spread to different parts of the body
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(BIO ONLY) Monoclonal antibodies
Antibodies specific to one binding site on one protein antigen
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(BIO ONLY) Hybridoma
A combination of a lymphocyte with a tumour cell
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Antibodies

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Produced by white blood cells to help kill pathogens

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Vaccination

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Antibiotics

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Placebo

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