B. Acquired Immunity Flashcards
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Immunocompetance occurs?
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Occurs in Fetal state
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Acquired immunity
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Acquired through exposure to antigens
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Q
Immunogens
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Generator of the immune response
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Immunogens must meet certain requirements of
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Size, shape, accessibility, foreigness
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Immunogens:
Antigens
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Foreign molecules that the host responds to
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Antigens are typically the macromolecules
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Proteins
Polysaccharides
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Epitope
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Antigenic determining site
“Sweet spot” tip of the antigen
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Haptens
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Not antigenic itself, become antigenic wen bonded to a larger molecule
