Summer – Exam 3 – Flashcards
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sulfoanilamide |
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What was isolated from protonsil by Pasteur Institute investigators?
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fungi |
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The "Azole" family of drugs was mentioned in class. We emphasized that these drugs were effective against? |
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an orange-red color in urine, tears and other body secretions |
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one notable side effect of rifampin is? |
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malaria |
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chloroquine is effective against? |
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vancomycin |
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a drug of choice for pseudomembraneous colitis is? |
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haemopholis influenza |
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Which G-, bacillus shaped organism was discussed as a cause od sore throats, middle ear infections and bacterial meningitis? |
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metronidazole |
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What would be a drug of choice against flagellate protozoans? |
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Amphotericin B |
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What would be a drug of choice for serious fungal infections? |
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inhibit synthesis of ergosterol |
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What would represent the "action" of antifungal antibiotics? |
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capsule |
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What is not a target of antimicrobial action? |
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vancomycin |
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Protein synthesis inhibitors do not include? |
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a superinfection |
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An antibiotic that disrupts the normal flora, can cause? |
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erythromyicin |
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What is an example of non bacteriocidal? |
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rifampin |
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What is often used in combination with INH in the treatment of TB? |
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cephalexin |
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What interferes with PG synthesis? |
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penicillins |
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The spectrum of activity of first generation cephalosporins most closely resembles? |
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cephalosporins |
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The B-lactam ring is associated with? |
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a fungus |
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The drug penicillin was isolated from which organism? |
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Bactrim |
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What drug is used in treating Pneumoncystis infections and urinary tract infections? |
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sulfamethoxazole |
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What sulfa drug is usually used in combination with trimethoprin (not a sulfa) which is an example of a drug synergism? Result is Bactrim |
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sulfamethaxazole |
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What sulfa drug is used to treat urinary tract infections due to G- organisms and for meningococcal meningitis? |
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silver sulfadiazine |
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What is a sulfa drug that is used in the control if infection in burn patients? |
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skin rashes |
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The most common side effect of drug therapy appears to be? |
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sulfonilamide |
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What was the first sulfonamide to be discovered and became a mainstay for treatment of wound related infections during WWII? |
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Domagk |
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Who received a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine? |
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Chloramphenicol |
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Which antiseptic was mentioned as causing aplastic anemia, which shuts down the bone marrow (RBC production)? |
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streptomycin |
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What is a broad spectrum antibiotic that can cause deafness? |
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griseofulvin (antifungal) amphotercinB (antifungal) |
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What are some examples of narrow spectrum antibiotics? |
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Toxic Dose |
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What drug level is when the agent becomes too toxic for the host? |
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theraputic dose |
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What drug level is required for treatment of a particular infection? |
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selective toxicity |
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What kills the infections agent without harming the host? |
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salvarsan |
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What was an arsenic that was used to treat syphilis and discovered by Ehrlich? |
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Chemotheraputic agents |
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What are agents that inhibit or destroy microbes without damage to the host in the concentration used? |
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Ehrlich |
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Who is responsible for the systematic approach to chemotherapy? |
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Ehrlich |
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Who coined the term "chemotheraputic" agent? |
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chemoprophylaxis |
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What involves the administration of drugs to prevent disease? |
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Domagk |
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The German chemist who injected his daughter with a dye that saved her life and led to the discovery of sulfa drugs was? |
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allergy |
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When a patient's immune system becomes reactive to a drug, this is an example of? |
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plasmids, drug resistance |
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R factors are ___ that contain a code for___? |
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they are toxic to internal organs |
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Why do you suppose that certain antibiotics are used only as topical creams? |
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penicillin |
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What is considered as being the first of the modern chemotheraputic agents? |
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Nystatin |
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What is used to treat Candida Albicans infections of the femal reproductive tract? |
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folic acid |
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It was found that sulfonilamides (SO2N) interferes with the synthesis of? |
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Staphylococcus |
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Antibiotics are not derived from? |
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destroyed the cell wall |
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The powerpoint with Staph being subjected to a cephlasporin antibiotic indicated that the drug? |
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antibiotic |
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A compound synthesized by bacteria or fungi that destroys or inhibits growth of other microbes is a/an? |
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Fleming |
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Who is considered the father of modern antibiotics? |
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penicillin, rifampin |
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Which antibiotics would be a "narrow" spectrum? |
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ethambutol |
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What chemotheraputic drug is used for TB? Side effects include ocular toxicity... |
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INH |
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What chemotheraputic drug is used against Mycobacterium tuberculosis; also interferes with mycolic acid in the cell wall? |
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metronidazole (flagyl) |
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What chemotheraputic agent is used against trichomoniasis, ambiasis, and giardiasis? |
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NaOCl |
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What is the most commonly used chlorine antimicrobial? |
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70% |
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The most common (and most effective) concentration of ethyl alcohol used for disinfection is? |
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Cl |
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A compound containing which element would be classified as a halogen? |
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gluteraldehyde |
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A physicican wants to remove any bacterial endospores that may be contaminating her surgical instruments. What compound would she use as a disinfectant? |
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cationic detergents |
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What are the active ingredients in Zephian, Phemerol, and Deparene? |
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AgNO3 |
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What was introduced in the late 19th century for preventing genococcal infections in the eyes of newborn infants who had been exposed to an infected birth canal? |
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bisphenol |
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Triclosan is the specific chemical agent that is in Dial antibacterial hand soap. The chemical category that this substance belongs to is ___? |
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Chlorhexadine |
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What chemical compound is found in Hibiclens? |
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greater than 1 |
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A chemical that is a more effective disinfectant than phenol would have a phenol coefficient of ___? |
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phenol |
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What was adopted by Lister in 1867 as a surgical germicide? |
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Lister |
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Who established the principles of aseptic surgery? |
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Gaseous Agents Ex: plastic suringes, blood transfusion apparatus, and catheterization equipment |
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What are used on materials that are damaged by heat but at the same time need to be sterile? Examples? |
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Betapropiolactone |
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What gas is a powerful sterilizing agent used to sterilize heat or moisture sensitive materials? |
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Ethylene Oxide |
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What is a powerful sterilizing agent is a gas at room temperature and is highly flammable and now mixed with freon or carbon dioxide to make it non flammable? |
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pseudomonas |
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What can survive for long periods in iodophors? |
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povidone |
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What is a wetting agent? |
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Betadine and Isodine |
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What are 2 povidone-iodines? |
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Tincture if Iodine |
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What is a powerful skin germicide? |
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bleach |
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What is a solution of NaOCl? |
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Hypochlorites |
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What is the most extensively used Cl compound? |
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Inorganic mercury compounds |
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What can cause brain damage and result in neurotoxic problems? |
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Zephiran |
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What is an example of a Quat? |
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detergents |
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What is a surfactant that mechanically removes microbial contaminants with the dirt and grime? |
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soaps |
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What emulsifies oils in which the microbes live and float them away? Also, weakly anionic surfactants? |
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emulsify |
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What is the breaking down of large fat into small droplets? |
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Iodine with alcohol |
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What does tincture of iodine mean? |
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Benzyl alcohol |
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Which alcohol is mainly used as preservative? |
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Isopropyl Alcohol |
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Which alcohol is better than ethyl, cheaper, and not subject to legal regulations? |
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Hibiclens (skin doesn't absorb) |
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What is an example of a chlorhexidine? |
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Ethyl Alcohol |
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What type of alcohol is the best degerming agents? |
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Chlorine |
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What is the gas used in municipal water supplies to keep bacterial populations low? |
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emulsify and solubilize particles clinging to a surface |
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Soaps are wetting agents that do what? |
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mercury is very toxic to body tissues |
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Mercury is rarely used in antiseptics in the modern era because? |
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organic acids |
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What is used to control microbial growth in foods? |
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ethylene oxide |
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What is emphasized as being a gaseous chemosterilizer? |
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aminoglycosides |
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Drugs that act against protein synthesis include? |
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interferon |
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A nonspecific resistance factor effective against viral infection is? |
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lysozyme |
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An enzyme found in tears, sweat, and saliva that breaks down bacterial cell wall is? |
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urinary system, digestive system, respiratory system, reproductive system |
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Mucus secreting membranes are found in the? |
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dentritic cells |
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Fixed phagocytes of the epidermis are called? |
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lysozyme in saliva |
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An example of nonspecific chemical barrier to infection is? |
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phagocytosis |
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C3 binds to microbes coated with antibodies known as opsonins to promote which of the following activities? |
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ciliary lining |
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Which nonspecific host defense is associated with the trachea? |
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MAC |
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The complement protein complex that we discussed is called? |
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phagocytosis |
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What was described by Elie Metchnikoff? |
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opsonization |
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What did we discuss as being instrumental in enhancing phagocytosis? |
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opsonins |
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___ are antibodies that enhance the efficiency of phagocytosis? |
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agranular, macrophages |
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Monocytes are __ leucocytes that develop into __? |
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histamine |
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An example of an inflammatory mediator that stimulates vasodilation is? |
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gamma |
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Which interferon type is a product of T cells? |
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lymphocytes |
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Which of the following cells do you suppose are responsible for producing T cells and antibodies? |
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plasma cells |
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Which type of cell actually secretes antibodies? |
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glucose molecules |
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All of the following are possible antigens except? |
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IgG |
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The antibody molecule that crosses the placenta is? |
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penicillin attached to protein |
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What is an example of a hapten? |
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glycoproteins |
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Antibodies belong to a group of chemicals known as? |
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IgA |
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Which immunoglobin (antibody) was emphasized as being found in colostrum? |
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antibody titer |
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__ is a measurement of the relative amount of immunoglobulin in the serum? |
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immunogenicity |
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The ability of an antigen to stimulate production of antibodies or T-cells is __? |
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artificially acquired passive immunity |
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The administration of GG (gamma globulin) shots for hepatitis is an example of __? |
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Tc |
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The cells that can directly lyse targets are the __ cells? |
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Tc cells, Td cells, B cells, Ts cells |
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Interleukin-2 (IL-2) is produced by Th cells and is involved in the activation of? |
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bone marrow, thymus |
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In humans, B cells mature in the __, and T cells mature in the __? |
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Th cell |
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The "commander in chief" of the immune system is the __ cell? |
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interleukin-2 |
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A cytokine that stimulates the activity of B and T cells is? |
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artificial active |
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Vaccination is synonymous with __ immunity? |
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IgG |
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The largest percentage of antibodies in the blood are? |
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macrophage |
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Although there is more than one APC involved in the immune system, the one that we emphasized was the __? |
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napten |
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A substance that has reactivity but lacks immunogenicity is a/an __? |
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epitopes |
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Small parts of antigen molecules that initiate immune responses are called? |