IB Biology Sub-topic C3.2 Definitions
The destruction method involving sticking pathogens together to make phagocytosis easier
A disease characterized by a low white blood cell count caused by HIV
A systemic reaction to a normally harmless substance, caused by basophil and mast cell oversecretion of histamine
A chemical produced by microorganisms that kills or controls the growth of bacteria by blocking prokaryotic cell processes and not eukaryotic ones
Surface molecules expressed on any organism or virus
The destruction method involving binding to bacteria and viruses to prevent them from binding to cells
The destruction method involving binding to pathogens to allow complement proteins to attack the pathogen by lysis
The occlusion of an artery by blood clots caused by the rupture of a plaque
The uncoordinated contraction of cardiac muscle
A infection that is notoriously difficult to treat beause it infects lymphocytes involved in antibody production and can destroy them over time, preventing antibody production
A cell that was formed from the fusion of a myeloma and memory cell
The ability of memory cells to produce antibodies at a higher rate and quantity when an antigen is encountered again
A white blood cell involved in the non-specific immune response that ingests pathogens via phagocytosis and presents its antigen to a specific T-helper cell
A B cell clone that stays in the body after plasma cells have degraded and provide long term immunity
Identical antibodies produced by hybridoma cells
A type of tumor cell
The destruction method involving binding to toxins produced by pathogens to minimize their effect
An immune response lead by phagocytes that consumes any pathogen that enters the body
The destruction method involving binding to pathogens and labelling them for phagocytes
An organism or virus that causes a disease
The endocytosis of pathogens by phagocytes
A B cell clone with a large rough endoplasmic reticulum to produce antibodies against the presented antigen
Small cell fragments that circulate in the blood and involved in clotting
An immune response lead by lymphocytes that produces antibodies to specific pathogens that enters the body