Altered Immunity Flashcards
Immune Defense
Third line of defense
Recognition and neutralization of foreign substances
Specific immune response
Immunologic memory
Antigen
The enemy
Invades body
How does body identify pathogens?
Surface proteins
inflammation
nonspecific response
immunity
Specificity & memory
Body acts faster against pathogen second and third time
memory
remember the antigen & act faster the next time the antigen is introduced
Specificity
recognizes one specific antigen
Lymphocytes
Leukocyte
appears when inflammatory reactions are old
Demolish tissue debris and microbes
Help the repair process to begin
What are T cells and B cells?
Lymphocytes
Differentiate between two different processes.
what is another name for immunoglobulins?
antibodies
T-cells
lymphocytes that pass through the thymus gland
Attack antigen directly
cell mediated immunity
immune system does not function without
T and B cells
Master switch of immune system
Helper T cells
cell mediated immunity
pathogen has gotten into cells, results in recognition and destruction of cells carrying non self antigens
B-cells
lymphocytes pass through bone marrow (more humoral)
produces antibodies that enter blood & react with antigen
Skids
babies born without Bs ot Ts, constantly getting infections
Lymphocyte Progenitor Cells
T lymphocytes
B Lymphocytes
Natural Killer Cells
T lymphocytes
Cytotoxic- CD8
Helpers- CD4
Suppressor
Igg
allergies
Ige
parasites
Lymphatics
Important in establishing the immune response
Central organs, bone marrow, and thymus
Peripheral organs: spleen, lymph nodes, and lymphoid tissue
Why do lymph nodes get big?
they bring everything up to help fight infection
Why is removing spleen bad?
puts people at high risk for infection for rest of life
lymphatic system encourages
filtration process
Innate Immunity
Nonspecific
Involves inflammatory processes
physical barriers, chemical barriers, cellular defenses
functions of innate immunity
prevention of:
microbe colonization entry spread
Adaptive Immune process
Targets a specific antigen
Involves T and B lymphocytes
Physical barriers of innate immunity
skin, cornea, mucous membrane of the respiratory system, gastrointestinal and genitourinary tract