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NURS 3366 Exam 2 Questions and Correct
Answers the Latest Update and
Recommended Version
Innate resistance?

✓ natural- mechanisms born with



What are the 1st, 2nd and 3rd lines of defense in innate resistance?

✓ 1st- physical barriers (skin); immediate & nonspecific

✓ 2nd- inflammation; immediate and nonspecific

✓ 3rd- Acquired (adaptive) immunity



Acquired (adaptive) immunity

✓ also the 3rd line of defense

✓ -resist certain disease because of immunocytes

✓ -delayed and specific



What are immunocytes?

✓ lymphocytes- B and T cells



What is the 1st line of defense and how does it work?

✓ Skin!

✓ -sweat has antibacterial and antifungal properties




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Eye defense?

✓ 1st line of defense



✓ -tears (Sjogren's syndrome) autoimmune that dries up lubricating fluids all over body not
just tears

✓ -eyelashes



Respiratory defense?

✓ mucus in nose traps bacteria

✓ cilia of bronchi cells sweep away foreign bodies

✓ cough reflex



Gastrointestinal defense?

✓ -saliva with protective enzymes

✓ -HCl in stomach

✓ gage reflex/vomiting gets rid of injurious agents

✓ -bowels



Genitourinary defense?

✓ -flow of urine washes away microbes

✓ -vaginal secretions slightly acidic-kills bacteria



What is the second line of defense- inflammation characterized by?




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✓ -swelling

✓ -heat

✓ -erythema (redness)

✓ -pain



✓ -if not enough will bring in 3rd line of defense- acquired immunity



What are B and T cells?

✓ T lymphocytes- defend body by direct attack against invaders



✓ B lymphocytes- defend body by differentiating into plasma cells, creating antibodies and
will now "lay in wait" and always "remember"



Antigens?

✓ proteins that can stimulate immunocyte reaction against them



✓ -normal for body to respond to antigens that are foreign to our body, but abnormal to
respond to self antigens



Antibodies?

✓ IgG, IgA, IgE

✓ -proteins that respond with specificity according to type of antigen entering body



What is active acquired immunity?



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✓ person own immunocyte system developed the antibodies that established immunity



Natural active acquired immunity?

✓ persons plasma cells build up antibodies in response to microbially-induced sickness



Artificial active acquired immunity?

✓ persons plasma cells build up antibodies in response to receiving immunization



✓ booster can be given for MMR because antibodies become weaker over time



Passive acquired immunity?

✓ given someone elses antibodies and did not develop the antibodies on their own



Natural passive acquired immunity?

✓ transfer of antibodies from mom to baby via placenta (MatAb antibodies cross placental
membrane from her blood to fetus and disintegrate by time baby is 2-3 months old) or
breast milk (some MatAbs can transfer during breast feeding but after baby stops
breastfeeding, MatAbs disintegrate)



✓ temporary antibodies!!



Artificial passive acquired immunity?




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