Biotest4 Immune System
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- what is a pathogen?
- a disease causing virus
- what is lymph?
- a fluid transported through lymphatic systems; similar to plasma
- what do lymph nodes do?
- filter lymph as its transported
- what do eosinophils do?
- break down larger pathogens so phagocytes can eat them
- what do NK cells do?
- recognize abnormal cells and release chemicals to kill them
- what do interfurons do?
- there molecules that tell other cells that there is an infected cell around
- what does the complement system do?
- kills directly
- what do mast cells produce?
- histamine
- what do pyrogens do?
- there chemicals that induce fever
- what is the antibody mediated response?
- the secretion of antibodies into the blood and lymph by B effector cells
- what do helper T cells do?
- bind to white blood cells that have previously encountered an antigen
- what are cytotoxic T cells?
- the only T cells that can actually kill other body cells