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ANATOMY - Histology Of Immune Sytsem Flashcards

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What are primary lymphoid organs ?

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Organs in which immature lymphocytes acquire receptors to recognise antigens - they mature lymphocytes

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What are the primary lymphoid organs? (2)

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-thymus
-bone marrow

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Where are T lymphocytes matured?

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Thymus

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Where are B lymphocytes matured?

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Bone marrow

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What are secondary lymphoid tissues ?

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Tissues where lymphocytes are activated in response to an antigen.

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Give 3 examples of secondary lymphoid tissues

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-lymph nodes
-spleen
-MALT

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Where is blood screened for pathogens?

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Spleen

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Where is lymph screened for pathogens?

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Lymph nodes

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Where are antigen activated lymphocytes found?

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In blood, lymph and lymphoid organs - continuously circulating

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What are 3 lymphoid cells?

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-lymphocytes
-antigen presenting cells (APCs)
-reticular cells

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What is a reticulocyte?

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An immature red blood cell

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What are 3 types of lymphocytes?

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  • b lymphocytes
  • T lymphocytes
  • natural killer cells (NK)
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What are the different types of T cells ?

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  • helper T cells
  • Cytotoxic T cells
  • Suppressor T cells
  • Memory T cells
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What is the function of antigen presenting cells?

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-display antigens on MHC
- help to activate T cells

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What are examples of APCs?

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  • macrophages
  • dendritic cells
  • B lymphocytes
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What do reticular cells do

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Produce stroma which supports other cells in lymphoid organs

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What is stroma?

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Scaffolding

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What are the 2 sections of the thymus?

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Medulla and cortex

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What is found in the medulla of the thymus ?

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More mature T cells
Hassall’s corpuscles
Macrophages

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What is found in the cortex of the thymus?

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Less mature T cells

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What kinds of cells are found in the thymus?

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  • lymphocytes
  • macrophages
  • reticular cells
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Where are macrophages found in the thymus

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In the cortex and the medulla

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What are reticular cells called in the thymus?

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Epithelial cells

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What do reticular cells do in the thymus ?

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They form a cellular network

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Describe the scaffolding of the thymus
Epithelial cells form a cellular network - they line up together to form scaffolding
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What is unusual about the scaffolding in the thymus?
Reticular fibres are not common in the thymus - instead linked cells form the scaffolding
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What is a significant feature found in the medulla of the thymus?
Hassall’s / thymic corpuscles
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What are Hassall’s / thymic corpuscles?
-keratinised epithelial cells - look like swirls - found in medulla of thymus
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What cells are found in lymph nodes?
- B cells - T cells - APCs e.g macrophages - reticular cells
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What do reticular cells do in lymph nodes?
They produce reticular fibres (collagen) which form a network
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What is the function of the scaffolding in the lymph nodes?
Keeps the sinuses open
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What is in the centre of follicles in lymphoid tissue?
Germinal centres - actively dividing B cells
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What surrounds the centre of the follicle in lymphoid tissues?
resting B cells
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What is the paracortex of the lymph nodes?
Deep cortex
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What is contained in the paracortex of lymph nodes?
T cells
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What type of lymphocyte is contained in the medulla of lymph nodes?
Plasma B cells
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What is the largest lymphoid organ?
Spleen
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What are the 2 blood cleansing functions of the spleen?
- removal or blood borne antigens - removal and destruction of old/defective RBCs
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Where does haemopoeisis occur in an adult?
Bone marrow
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Where does haemopoeisis occur in the foetus?
In the spleen
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What are the 2 types of substance in the spleen?
-white pulp -red pulp
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What is white pulp?
Thick sleeves of lymphoid tissue
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What is red pulp composed of?
- venous sinuses - splenic cords
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Where is red pulp found?
In the spleen, surrounding white pulp
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What are the blood vessels which supply/ drain the spleen called?
Splenic artery & splenic vein
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Does the spleen have trabeculae?
Yes
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What is the composition of white pulp?
- lymphoid tissue - central arteries - sheathed capillaries surrounded my macrophages - T cells surround arteries - B cells form follicles
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What is red pulp composed of ?
- splenic sinusoids - splenic cords (composed mainly of macrophages and reticular cells)
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What are splenic cords?
Sheets of reticular CT Found in red pulp
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What are PALS? In the spleen
PeriArterial Lymphoid Sheaths - white pulp surround central arteries in the spleen
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How is blood passed from artery to vein in the spleen?
Splenic artery -> central arteries -> sheathed capillaries -> splenic cords of red pulp -> splenic sinusoids -> veins of red pulp -> splenic vein
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Where are central arteries located?
White pulp
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What surrounds sheathed capillaries?
Macrophages
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What part of the red pulp do sheathed capillaries empty blood into?
Splenic cords
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What kind of cells line the splenic sinusoids?
Endothelial cells
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What surrounds the tonsils?
1/2 surrounded by stratified squamous epithelium 1/2 surrounded by Hemi-capsule
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What are the invaginations found on the tonsils called?
Crypts
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What happens to crypts during infection?
Pus collects in the crypts
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Why is only half of the tonsil surrounded by a capsule?
So that antigens can come into contact with the tonsils on the part which doesn’t have hemi -capsule i.e epithelial cell covered part
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Do tonsils have follicles?
Yes
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Where are Peyer’s patches found?
Distal end of small intestine in the wall
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Describe structure of a Peyer’s patch
Clusters of lymphoid follicles with germinal centres
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What is immunity?
Resistance to disease
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What are the two intrinsic systems of the immune system?
- innate immunity (non-specific) - adaptive immunity (specific)
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What are the innate defences?
-surface Barriers -internal defences
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What are the types of surface barrier that play a role in innate immunity ?
Skin Mucous membranes
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What are the internal defences which play a role in innate immunity ? (5)
-phagocytes - natural killer cells - inflammation -antimicrobial proteins -fever
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What are the 2 types of adaptive immmunity ?
- Humoral/antibody mediated immunity - cellular immunity
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What cells are involved in humoral immunity ?
B cells
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what kind of cells are active in cellular immunity ?
T cells
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What are the 3 types of phagocytes involved in innate immunity?
Macrophages Neutrophils Eosinophils
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What do natural killer (NK) cells do?
Cause apoptosis in cancer/virus infected cells
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What happens to B lymphocytes during humoral immunity?
-they become plasma cells -they secrete antibodies
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What do antibodies do?
Mark cells for destruction by macrophages
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What are memory B cells?
Some B cells which are activated during humoral immunity do not become plasma cells. They are primes to respond to the same antigen upon second infection
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What do cytotoxic T cells do?
- bind to antigen presenting cells -perforate the cell membrane - this signals the cell to undergo apoptosis
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What do dendritic cells do?
Capture antigens and deliver them to lymph nodes
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In lymph nodes, what are medulllary cords?
Found in the medulla between medullary sinuses. Filled with plasma cells & macrophages
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What is the capsule of a lymph node composed of?
Connective tissue
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What are trabeculae in the lymph nodes made of?
Connective tissue

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