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Immune responses in which targets are attacked directlyh by immune system cells. |
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Immune responses that are mediated by antibodies. |
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what is the purpose of B-cells? |
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they make antibodies and mediate humoral immunity |
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Are cytolytic T-cells part of cell-mediated or humoral immunity? |
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Which T-cells are attacked by HIV? |
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what are macrophages found? |
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in all organs and tissues |
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What cells are the primary scavengers in the body? |
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what is the most critical role of macrophages in immunity? |
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the activation of T-cells |
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Where are dendritic cells found? |
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lymph nodes and lymphoid tissue |
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Which cells are found in the skin and soft tissues and are derived from basophils? |
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What is devoured by neutrophils in humoral immunity? |
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cells that have been tagged with antibodies of the immunoglobulin G (IgG) class. |
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What is attacked and destroyed by eosinophils? |
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Parasitic worms, or foreign particles which have been coated with antibodies of the immunoglobulin E (igE) class. |
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What are the alternative names for antibodies? |
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immunoglobulins and gamma globulins |
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Where are antibodies produced? |
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What are the five classes of antibody, and where is each found? |
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IgA - Mucoius membranes of the GI tract
IgD - surface of mature B-cells
IgE - The surface of Mast cells
IgG - blood
IgM - surface of mature B-cells |
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Which two antibody classes are receptors for antigen recognition? |
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Which two antibody classes fix complement? |
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What are the five features that cell-mediated and humoral immunity share? |
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1. Specificity - both are triggered by specific antigens
2. Diversity - both can respond to millions of different antigenic determinants
3. Memory - re-exposure produces a faster, larger and more prolonged response compared with initial exposure
4. Time Limitation - Neither immune responses last indeffinitely
5. Selectivity for Antigens of Nonself Origin - under normal conditions both target only foreign antigens. |
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What enables the immune system to differentiate between self and nonself? |
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Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) |
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When the immune system loses its ability to discriminate between self and nonself, this type of disease is the result. |
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What are the three phases of the immune response? |
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1. Recognition phase - when the mature lymphocyte encounters its matching antigen.
2. Activation phase - recognition activates the lymphocyte, which undergoes proliferation and differentiation into daughter cells.
3. Effector phase - the immune systems attempts to eliminate the specific antigen that initiated the response. |
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What guides cytotoxic T-cells toward target cells and provides the basis for distinguishing between self and nonself? |
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Major histocomptibilty complex (MHC) |
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Which cells are MHC molecules NOT found on? |
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Any mediator molecule other than an antibody that is released by any immune system cell. |
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A cytokine released by a lymphocyte. |
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A cytokine released by a mononuclear phagocyte. |
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Which cells are involved in the production of antibodies? |
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1. B cells
2. Helper T cells
Antigen presenting cells (macrophages or dendritic cells) |
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What event initiates the production of antibodies? |
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A virgin B cell and an antigen presenting cell (APC) bind. |
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Which two forms of daughter cell do B cells differentiate into? |
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1. plasma cells, which manufacture antibodies
2. memory B cells, which await the next antigen exposure |
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What happens if there are no CD4 helper T cells? |
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B cells are unable to proliferate and produce antibodies. |
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What do antibodies work with in order to rid the body of antigens? |
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1. phagocytic cells (macrophages and neurtrophils)
2. the complement system |
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A system of at least 20 serum proteins which, when activated, can cause multiple effects including cell lysis, opsonization, degranulation of mast cells, and infiltration of phagocytes. |
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What is the only protective action that antibodies can take by themselves? |
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neurtraliztion of toxins and viruses |
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What are the two branches of cell-mediated immunity and what are the characteristics of each? |
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1. CD4 helpter T lymphocytes plus macrophages (delayed type hypersensitivity)
2. CD8 cytolytic T lymphocytes (target cell lysis) |
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What substance is the major stimulus for macrophage activation? |
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Which types of cells have receptors that can recognize specific antigens?
a. macrophages
b. cytolytic T lymphocytes
c. dendritic cells
d. complement |
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b. cytolytic T lymphocytes |
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Which cells make antibodies?
a. Complement
b. Helper T cells
c. Dendritic cells
d. B lymphocytes |
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Delayed Type Hypersensitivity (DTH) is also known as:
a. cell-mediated immunity
b. complement
c. humoral immunity
d. Major Histocompatibility Complex |
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a. cell-mediated immunity |
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A molecule that triggers a specific immune response and then becomes the target of that response is a(n):
a. antibody
b. antigen
c. dendritic cell
d. cytokine |
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A group of genes that codes for MHC molecules, which are found on the surface of cells. |
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Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) |
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What is the difference between Class I and Class II MHC (major histocompatibility complex) molecules? |
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Class I are found on vitrually all cells while Class II molecules are only found on B cells and APC (antigen presenting cells) |
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What is the first step in B cell activation? |
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Binding of an antigen to it receptor on the B cell. |
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What stimulates the B cell at the end of its activation? |
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Cytokines released by the CD4 cell after it binds with an antigen-MHC II complex on the B cell |
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The coating of bacteria with antibodies |
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How does the complement system cause cell lysis? |
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It forms pores in the bacterial cell membrane |
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In which two ways does cell mediated immunity work? |
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1. delayed-type hypersensitivity
2. lysis of target cells by CTLs (cytolytic T lymphocytes) |
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