1.6 Immunity Flashcards

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Phagocytosis

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Phagocyte attracted by chemoattractants, binds, lysosomes migrate and release enzymes, breakdown products absorbed

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Non specific defence mechanisms

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Barriers and phagocytosis

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Monoclonal antibodies

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Grown outside body to target one specific antigen, mouse creates B cells, polyclonal cells extracted, separated, cultured, cloned

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Passive vaccines

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Antibodies given from outside source (short lived)

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Active vaccines

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Stimulation of own immunity (long lasting)

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Pro and cons of vaccines

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Side effects, trained staff, herd immunity, defective immunity, mutations, disease develops too soon, HIV, travel

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Antibody

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Light and heavy chains, variable and constant regions, receptor and antigen binding sites…..quaternary

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T lymphocyte

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Thymus gland, cell mediated

Respond to antigen presenting cells, mitosis

Memory, B cell, phagocytes, holes

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B lymphocyte

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Bone marrow, humoral

Process antigen, present them, mitosis

Plasma(primary), memory(secondary)

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