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Chapter 15 Immunity Flashcards

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Antigen

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any molecule that stimulates an immune response

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Innate/Nonspecific Response

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Born with this system, consists of physical barriers, WBC, inflammatory response (histamine), chemicals

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Inferferons

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released by infected cells to warn other body cells and activate WBC in the area

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Specific/Acquired Immunity

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Takes over if Innate/Nonspecific response doesn’t fix it

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Antigen Presenting Cells

APC

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Macrophages
Dendric cells
B lymphocytes

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3 Major histocompatibility complexes

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MHC 1 - self antigen, RBC
MHC 2 - all APC
MHC 3 - genes that code for complement that aids immune response

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Function of Macrophage

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Carries antigen to T Helper lymphocyte in a lymph node

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T Helper Cells

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Activate other lymphocytes

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T Suppressor Cells

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manage the immune response

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B Cells

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make antibodies that float and plasma and attach to antigens there

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Memory cells

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Transport antigen information to other lymph nodes in case pathogen comes back, it will be recognized

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Opsonization

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allows macrophages to phagocytose the antigen

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Neutralization

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surround viruses and exotoxins

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Agglutination

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take cells out of circulation

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Precipitation

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take smaller molecules out of circulation

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5 Classes of antibodies/immunoglobulins

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IgM - first, forms pentamer
IgG - second, in response to an infection, monomer, crosses placenta
IgA - mucus membranes
IgE - binds to mast cells, allergies and parasites
IgD - binds to B Cells

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Antibody titer

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a test that serially dilutes plasma to determine the highest dilution a sample reacts to a reagent.

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Natural Active Immunity

Natural Passive Immunity

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Get an illness

Mother’s milk

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Artificial Active Immunity

Artificial Passive Immunity

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vaccination

get another’s serum and antibodies

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Antitoxin serum

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artificial passive, antibodies that neutralize toxins, exotoxins

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Attenuated vaccines

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Live cells/viruses, better immune response, may mutate back into virulent form

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Inactivated vaccines

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Dead cells/viruses, safer, may need many booster

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Herd Immunity

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Collective immunity through mass vaccination offers indirect protection for immunocomp. individuals

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