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Cells/ Organs/ Microenvironments Flashcards

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What kind of cells have the ability to differentiate into many types of blood cells?

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HSCs = Hematopoietic Stem Cells

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What is the highly regulated process where HSCs differentiate into mature blood cells?

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Hematopoiesis

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Where do all red/ white blood cells develop from?

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pluripotent HSCs

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4
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What are the 2 primary lymphoid organs?

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Thymus/ Bone Marrow

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Where do immune cells develop from immature precursors?

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Primary Lymphoid Organs

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Where do mature antigen-specific lymphocytes first encounter antigens/ begin differentiation into effector/ memory cells?

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Secondary Lymphoid Organs

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What are 4 secondary lymphoid organs?

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Spleen/ Lymph Nodes/ Gut/ Mucosal Tissue

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8
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Where does hematopoiesis occur?

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Bone Marrow

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Where are HSCs constantly renewed/ directed to differentiate into myeloid/ lymphoid progenitor cells?

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Bone Marrow

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What are the 2 major types of progenitor cells that HSCs differentiate into?

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Common Myeloid/ Lymphoid

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What progenitor cell gives rise to Red blood cells/ Megakaryocytes (platelets)/ Granulocytes/ Monocytes?

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Common Myeloid Progenitor Cell

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12
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What are 4 types of myeloid cells?

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Granulocytes/ Monocytes/ Macrophages/ Dendritic cells

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13
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Are myeloid progenitor cells related to innate or adaptive immune system:?

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Innate

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14
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Are lymphoid progenitor cells more innate or adaptive?

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Adaptive (both)

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What progenitor cell gives rise to White blood cells/ B + T lymphocytes/ Innate lymphoid cells/ Natural Killer cells?

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Common Lymphoid Progenitor Cell

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16
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What progenitor cell gives rise to RBCs?

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Myeloid

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17
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What progenitor cell gives rise to WBCs?

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Lymphoid

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18
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What progenitor cell gives rise to Platelets?

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Myeloid

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What progenitor cell gives rise to Granulocytes?

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Myeloid

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What progenitor cell gives rise to Monocytes?

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Myeloid

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What progenitor cell gives rise to Macrophages?

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Myeloid

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What progenitor cell gives rise to B/T Lymphocytes?

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Lymphoid

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What progenitor cell gives rise to Natural Killer Cells?

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Lymphoid

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24
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What kind of cell can both myeloid/ lymphoid progenitors give rise to?

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Dendritic Cell

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25
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What is the precursor for platelets? (myeloid)

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Megakaryocytes

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26
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What are the 3/4 types of granulocyte?

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Neutrophil/ Basophils/ Mast cells/ Eosinophils

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27
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What granulocyte is associated with inflammation/ allergies?

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Basophils/ Mast cells

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28
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What granulocyte is associated with antiviral/ antiparasitic activity?

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Eosinophils

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29
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What are the 4 main types of cells that develop from common myeloid progenitor cells?

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Erythrocytes/ Monocytes/ Granulocytes/ Megakaryocytes

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30
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What granulocyte causes direct harm to pathogens?

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Neutrophils

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31
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How do the different granulocytes differ?

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granule staining/ protein content + function

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32
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What do Neutrophils/ Eosinophils/ Basophils/ Mast cells have in common?

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granules = granulocytes

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What are 3 kinds of molecules produced by Neutrophils?

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Proteases/ Antimicrobial proteins/ Histamine

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34
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What kind of molecule is Elastase?

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Protease

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35
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What is the function of Elastase (protease)?

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Tissue Degradation

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36
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What is an example of an antimicrobial protein (produced by neutrophils)?

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Defensins

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37
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What is the role of Histamine?

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Inflammation

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38
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What are the 3 types of molecules produced by Eosinophils?

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Cationic proteins/ Cytokines/ Chemokines

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39
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What is the role of cationic proteins?

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disrupt ion flow/ induce ROS formation

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40
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What is an example of a cationic protein?

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Eosinophil Peroxidase

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41
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What is the relation of Eosinophils to the innate immune system?

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Cytokines/ Chemokines

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What kind of molecule is Interleukin?

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Cytokine = Eosinophil

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43
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What kind of molecules are IL-8/ RANTES/?

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Chemokine = Eosinophil

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44
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What is the function of chemokines?

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attract leukocytes

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45
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What is the function of cytokines?

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modulate adaptive immune responses

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46
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What are the 3 types of molecules produced by basophils/ mast cells?

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Cytokines/ Lipid mediators/ Histamine

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47
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What molecules produce Histamine?

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Neutrophils/ Basophils

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48
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What molecules produce Cytokines?

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Basophils/ Eosinophils

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49
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What kind of molecule is Leukotriene?

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Lipid Mediator

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50
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Why are lipid mediators important?

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regulation of inflammation

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51
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What cells have phagosomes/ lysosomes in them?

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Monocytes/ Macrophages/ Dendritic cells

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52
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What is the precursor for Macrophages?

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Monocytes

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53
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What do monocytes differentiate into?

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Macrophages/ Dendritic Cells

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54
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What cells function to repair/ remodel/ destroy pathogens/ present antigens?

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Macrophages

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55
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What cells are known as “ingesters” of antigens?

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Dendritic cells

56
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What cells present antigens to naive T lymphocytes for initial activation?

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Dendritic cells

57
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What are professional antigen-presenting cells?

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Monocytes (Macrophages/ Dendritic cells)

58
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What 2 cells are specialized for phagocytosis?

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Macrophages/ Neutrophils

59
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What cells can present antigens to T cells via MHC molecules?

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Macrophages

60
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What cell is the most potent antigen-presenting cell for activating naive T cells?

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Dendritic cells

61
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What happens after immature dendritic cells capture an antigen?

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mature/ migrate out of location to another to present antigen to T cells

62
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What kind of proteins do professional antigen-presenting cells secrete?

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proteins that attract/ activate other immune cells

63
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How do professional antigen-presenting cells internalize pathogens?

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phagocytosis

64
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What do professional antigen-presenting cells do to internalize pathogens?

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digest pathogenic proteins to peptides

65
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How do antigen-presenting cells present peptide antigens on membrane surfaces?

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MHC II molecules

66
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What cells upregulate costimulatory molecules required for optimal activation of T helper cells?

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professional antigen-presenting cells

67
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What are the 3 main cell types that develop from common lymphoid progenitor cell?

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B/T lymphocytes/ NK cells

68
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Although lymphocytes appear similar, what makes them different?

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Clusters of Differentiation = CD molecules on surfaces

69
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Why are CD proteins important?

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signal transduction

70
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What CD molecule binds to MHC class II molecules?

71
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What CD molecule binds to MHC class I molecules?

72
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What type of cell is CD4 on?

73
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What type of cell is CD8 on?

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T-cytotoxic

74
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What does MHC do?

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present antigen to lymphocyte

75
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What would you find on T-helper cell membrane?

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TCR/ CD4 molecule

76
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What would you find on T-cytotoxic cell membrane?

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TCR/ CD8 molecule

77
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What would you find on B cell membrane?

78
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What does the CD4 molecule do?

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binds T helper cell to the antigen to hold antigen stable within the receptor

79
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What is the state of newly formed B/T cells prior to activation?

80
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What happens when naive lymphocytes interact with antigen?

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proliferate and differentiate

81
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What is the term for lymphocytes in an active role?

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Effector cells

82
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What is the term for the lymphocytes that persist in host and respond faster/ efficiently if re-challenged?

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Memory cells

83
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How many copies of BCR are on B cells/ why?

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multiple of same receptor- stronger interaction

84
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What are sets of genes that code for cell surface proteins essential for the immune system to recognize foreign molecules? (present molecule)

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Major Histocompatibility Complexes = MHC

85
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What cells have MHC I on them?

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nucleated cells - neutrophils/ platelets NOT RBCs

86
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What cells have MHC II on them?

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antigen-presenting cells = dendritic cells/ phagocytes/ B cells

87
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Where is blood cell formation during embryogenesis?

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shifts site to site

88
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Where do HSCs populate postnatally?

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Bone Marrow

89
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How do HSCs self-renew?

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process takes time/ varies with host/ different stages differentiation (emergence/ maturation/ expansion)

90
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B cells develop in contact with what cells?

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Stromal cells of the bone marrow

91
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What do stromal cells do?

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facilitate HSC proliferation/ direct migration/ stimulate differentiation

92
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Where do T cells initially develop?

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Bone Marrow

93
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Where do T cells migrate to develop to full maturity?

94
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What directs stepwise changes in thymocytes?

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microenvironment of thymic cortex/ medulla

95
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What drives positive/ negative selection?

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TCR affinity of binding with MHC-peptides

96
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What happens when thymocytes TCR’s bind self MHC-peptide complexes with TOO HIGH affinity?

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thymocytes induced to die

97
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What is it called when thymocytes TCR’s bind self MHC-peptide complexes with TOO HIGH affinity/ cell induced to die?

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negative selection

98
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What is the result of negative selection on thymocytes?

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cell induced to die

99
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What is it called when thymocytes bind self-MHC/peptide complexes with INTERMEDIATE affinity?

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positive selection

100
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What happens to thymocytes with the positive selection?

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mature/ migrate to thymic medulla

101
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Where does positive/ negative selection occur?

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cortex of thymus

102
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Where is the immune response initiated?

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secondary lymphoid organs

103
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Where do lymphocytes encounter antigens/ become activated/ undergo clonal expansion/ differentiate into effector cells?

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secondary lymphoid organs

104
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What are the 4 secondary lymphoid organ areas?

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Lymph nodes/ Spleen/ Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue = MALT/ gut

105
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How are the secondary lymphoid organs connected to one another?

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blood/ lymphatic circulatory systems

106
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What is a network of vessels filled with lymph from plasma?

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Lymphatic system

107
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What is a protein-rich fluid?

108
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What is the fluid component of blood?

109
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What are the 2 most highly organized secondary lymphoid organs?

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lymph nodes/ spleen

110
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Where is B cell activity in secondary lymphoid organs?

111
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Where is T cell activity in secondary lymphoid organs?

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paracortex

112
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How is B/T cell activity separated in secondary lymphoid organs/ lymph nodes?

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microenvironment- cortex/ paracotex

113
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What is the innermost lymph node?

114
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Where are macrophages/ dendritic cells found?

115
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What enters secondary lymphoid organ through the afferent vessel?

116
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How do naive lymphocytes enter secondary lymphoid organs?

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High Endothelial Venule = HEV

117
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How do lymphocytes exit secondary lymphoid organs?

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efferent vessel

118
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What are the 3 parts of lymph nodes?

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cortex/ paracortex/ medulla

119
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What cells are found mostly in the follicles (cortex) of lymph nodes?

120
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What cells are found mostly in the paracortex of lymph nodes?

121
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What cells are mostly found in the medulla of lymph nodes?

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Macrophages

122
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What is the outer layer of lymph nodes called?

123
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What do lymphoid cells do during activation events?

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actively migrate towards each other for required interactions

124
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What guides T cells/ APCs toward activation interactions?

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FRCC = Fibroblastic Reticular Cell Conduit

125
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Where does differentiation into effector cells take place?

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Follicles of secondary lymphoid organs

126
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Where are dendritic cells arranged in follicles in lymph nodes?

127
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Where are the follicles of B/ APC (dendritic) cells in the lymph nodes?

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follicles = in cortex

128
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Where do B cells further mature/ undergo clonal expansion?

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germinal centers (follicles/ cortex)

129
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What happens in germinal centres?

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B cells further mature/ antigen affinity increased/ class switching occurs

130
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What secondary lymphoid organ is the first line of defence against bloodborne pathogens?

131
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What are red blood cells compartmentalized into in the spleen?

132
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What are white blood cells compartmentalized into in the spleen?

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white pulp

133
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What is the name of the specialized region of macrophages/ B cells that borders the white pulp?

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Marginal Zone

134
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What is an important layer of defence against infection at mucosal/ epithelial layers?

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MALT = mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue

135
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What organizes responses to antigens that enter mucosal tissue?

136
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What is the network of follicles/ lymphoid microenvironments associated with the intestines?

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GALT= gut=associated lymphoid tissue

137
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What are the 4 secondary lymphoid tissues?

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lymph nodes/ spleen/ MALT/ GALT

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