3: Immune Organs Flashcards
1
Q
What do megakaryocytes become?
A
platelets
2
Q
Where do immune cells interact with blood?
A
venous sinuses
3
Q
What cells surround sinusoids?
A
reticular cells
4
Q
Reticular cells functions
A
- control access to sinusoids
- secrete regulatory factors
- produce reticular fibers
5
Q
Thymic epithelial cells function
A
test T cells for self-reactivity by presenting self-antigen
6
Q
Left shift
A
increased numbers of immature neutrophils in the blood
7
Q
Where are mast cells normally found?
A
in tissues
