chap 7- acquiring immunity Flashcards
is the third line of defence specific and acquired
yes
what is the lymphatic system
a network of vessels, tissues and organs across the body that work together with the circulatory system and the immune system to fight infection
what are the main roles of the lymphatic system
return fluid to blood
filter tissue fluid
be a site of antigen recognition
transport leukocytes around body
be a site of lymphocyte maturation
what do lymph nodes do
filters lymph and traps foreign particles, cellular wastes, toxins and pathogens
what do the lymph nodes contain
lymphocytes (B and T cells), plasma cells, macrophages, dendritic cells and site where they encounter their antigens
what is the spleen
larger flattened organ located in upper left sector of abdomen
where are lymphocytes located
throat, armpits, abdomen and groin
how are lymph nodes sites for antigen recognition
as lymph moves through the lymph vessels, the lymph nodes filter and trap invading pathogens and foreign matter. when an antigen is present in a lymph node it can be recognised by leukocytes of the adaptive immune system (lymphocytes) become activated and initiate a response.
what does specific mean
specific to the pathogen presented
can third line of defense have memory
yes
what are the parts of the 3rd line of defense
lymphatic system, humoural response and cell mediated response.
what are B lymphocytes involved with
humoral immunity
what are T lymphocytes involved with
cell mediated immunity
what does cell mediated immunity target
intracellular pathogens, usually viruses that have broken through 1st and 2nd lines of defense and have gotten inside cells.
may also target self-cells that have turned cancerous
what are the types of T lymphocytes
helper T cells, cytotoxic T cells, memory T cells
what do helper T cells express once activated
MHC II markers
what do cytotoxic T cells do
initiate apoptosis in affected cells (similar to natural killer cells)
what do memory T cells do
contain “memory” of antigen and will differentiate into cytotoxic T-cells and proliferate if exposed to same antigen again
what are naive T lymphocytes
cells that havent yet encountered their specific antigen
what activates the cell mediated response
when a helper T cell encounters an antigen on an APC specifically to its antigen receptor
do T cells directly bind to antigen
no they bind to antigens presented on MHC markers
what are the steps in the cell mediated response
1- helper T cells bind on MHC II from APC
2- APC released cytokines which activate naive helper T cells which releases is own cytokines.
3- cytokines initiate proliferation/clonal expansion
4- cytotoxic T cells proliferae by dividing multiple times and forming an army of clones. some of these clones become effector ce;;s which are primed to destroy cells expressing the specific antigen that activated them
5- cytotoxic T effector cells release powerful cytotoxins directly into affected cells which work together to induce apoptosis in the target cell
6- other clones become memory cells which migrate in lymph nodes where they can be activated quickly if they come into contact with the same pathogen
what is clonal expansion
where multiple copies of T cell are produced and together release large amounts of cytokines designed to activate cytotoxic T cells