Unmc patho 2 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

UNMC Patho 2 - Exam 1 (1).

UNMC Patho II exam 2

Immunity : Function of immune system is to protect body from invasion by foreign antigens to identify and destroy potentially harmful cells. Exaggerated immune response : -Against environmental antigens, allergy -Too much of an IR Misdirected IR against host's own cell : Autoimmunity Isoimmunity : Directed against beneficial foreign tissues Body's IS reacts against tissues of usually the same species -Transplanted tissue -Blood transfusion Immune deficiency : Deficient immune re...

patho 2 exam 3 unmc

UNMC Patho Exam 2 (1)

Oxygenation : The body's ability to deliver oxygen to all cells via the processes of ventilation, diffusion, and perfusion Diffusion : movement of oxygen across alveolar walls into pulmonary capillaries Ventilation : movement of atmospheric air into the alveoli Perfusion : movement of oxygen to and into the cells How does air come into the lungs? : Create more negative pressure in the pleural space (cavity) so it is less than atmospheric pressure. 2 Pleural space is ____ : A pot...

patho 2 exam 3 unmc

UNMC Patho Exam 2

UNMC Patho Exam 2 (1)

Patho Exam 2 UNMC