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1
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What are the 2 types of immunity?

A

Innate and Adaptive

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2
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What type of immune system is present at birth?

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Innate

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3
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What type of immune system has no memory?

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Innate

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4
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What type of cells are monocytes, macrophages, neutrophils?

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Phagocytes

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5
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What does the adaptive immune system split in to>

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Humoral and Cellular

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6
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What cells are involved in humoral immunity?

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Antibodies

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7
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What cells are involved in cellular immunity?

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B lymphocytes
T lymphocytes
Helper T cells
Cytotoxic T cells

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8
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How does vaccination work?

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tries to trigger the primary response by using a non-infective version of the microorganisms so that if real infectious agent is encountered there wont be any symptoms of disease.

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9
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What is an antigen?

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Any FOREIGN substance that elicits an immune response.

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10
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What is the name of the portion of the antigen that is recognised?

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Epitope OR antigenic determinant

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11
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What are epitopes recognised by?

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antibodies and T cells

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12
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What are leukocytes?

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White blood cells

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13
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What are basophils triggered by?

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Allergens

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14
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Platelets, antigen presenting cells, mast cells, and endothelial cells are what type of cells?

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Accessory cells

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15
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What are platelets responsible for?

A

Blood clotting anf inflammation

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16
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What is the role of antigen presenting cells?

A

Present antigens to T cells

17
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Where are mast cells only found?

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Connective tissue

18
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Where do B cells originate?

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Bone marrow

19
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Where do T cells originate?

20
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What are the 3 types of lymphocytes?

A

B lymphocytes
T lymphocytes
NK cells

21
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What do NK cells contain?

22
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Where do B cells and T cells accumulate?

A

secondary lymphoid organs

23
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What are secondary lymphoid organs?

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lymph nodes, spleen, MALT

24
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What is the key to immunity?

A

clonal expansion

25
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What does clonal expansion achieve?

A

more activated and memory cells

26
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What do lymphocytes circulate through the body by?

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blood and lymphatics

27
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What are phagocytic cells derived from?

28
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What do phagocytic cells do?

A

phagocytose
concentrate antigens
process/ present antigen to T cells

29
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What do phagocytic cells secrete?

A

Growth factor and cytokines

30
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What cells migrate to tissues where immune response occurs?

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Macrophages

31
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What 3 types of cells need to cooperate for the immune response?

A

B cells
T cells
APC

32
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What is a cytokine?

A

A protein that helps the immune response inflammation

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