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Chapter 22 - Lymphoid System Flashcards

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What are the cells involved in Innate immunity?

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Macrophages, Neutrophils, and Eosinophils

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What are the cells involved in Adaptive immunity?

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B & T Lymphocytes

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What are the differences between Innate & Adaptive Immunity?

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Innate is front line, nonspecific, localized, and has no memory. Adaptive is second line, specific, specialized, and has memory.

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What is the function of Lymphoid Vessels?

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Carries lymph from peripheral tissues to the venous system. Starts with the smallest vessels: Lymphatic Capillaries.

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How do Lymphatic Capillaries differ from blood capillaries?

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  1. Start as pockets instead of tube
  2. Have larger diameters
  3. Have thinner walls
  4. Flat or irregular in section
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What is the function/structure of the Lymphatic Tissues?

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Tissues are connective tissues that are dominated by lymphocytes

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Antibodies crossing the placenta to provide immunity for the fetus is an

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Passive Immunity

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What are the components of the Lymphoid System Organs?

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Lymph nodes, Thymus, Spleen

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What is Active Immunity?

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Antibodies develop after exposure to antigen. Induced through vaccines containing pathogens. Naturally acquired through environmental exposure to pathogens.

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What is Passive Immunity?

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Antibodies are transferred from another source. Naturally acquired from mother to fetus. Induced by an injection of antibodies.

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What are the organs of the immune system?

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  1. Tonsils & Adenoids
  2. Thymus
  3. Lymph Nodes
  4. Appendix
  5. Bone Marrow
  6. Lymphatic Vessels
  7. Spleen
  8. Peyer’s Patches
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What is the function of the Lymphoid System?

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produce, maintain, and distribute lymphocytes

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Where are lymphocytes produced?

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Lymphoid Tissues, Organs, and Red Bone Marrow

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How do lymphocytes circulate?

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from blood to interstitial fluid through capillaries.

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What is lymph?

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Interstitial fluid that has entered a lymphatic vessel or organ

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What are lacteals?

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special lymphatic capillaries in a small intestin transport lipids from digestive tract.

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Where does lymph flow?

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From capillaries to small vessels to large lymphatic vessels.

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What are lymphatic capillaries composed of?

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Endothelial cells loosely bound together without overlapping, include a one-way valve that allows fluids, solutes, viruses, and bacteria to enter, but not return to intercellular space.

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What are the two major sets of lymphatic vessels?

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Superficial Lymphatics and Deep Lymphatics

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What are Superficial lymphatics?

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Skin, mucous membranes, serous membranes lining body cavities

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What are deep lymphatics?

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Larger vessels that accompany deep arteries and veins supplying skeletal muscles and organs

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Where do Deep and Superficial Lymphatics join and where do they empty?

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They join to form large lymphatic trucks that empty into two major collecting vessels: Right Lymphatic Duct and Thoracic Duct.

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What is a lymphoid nodule?

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areolar tissue with densely packed lymphocytes and a germinal center that contains dividing lymphocytes

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Where are lymphoid nodules located?

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Lymph nodes, spleen, respiratory tract (tonsils), digestive, and urinary tracts.

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What are the tissues of the lymphoid system?

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MALT, Appendix

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What is MALT?

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Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue in the digestive system that has aggregated lymphoid nodules clustered deep to intestinal epithelial lining

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What are Peyer’s Patches?

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Located in the MALT, they are aggregated lymphoid nodules clustered deep to intestinal epithelial lining.

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What are the components of Lymphoid Organs?

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Lymph nodes, Thymus, Spleen

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What is the structure of a Lymph Node?

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covered by capsule of dense connective tissue

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What is Trabeculae?

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bundles of collagen fibers extend from capsule into interior of lymph node

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What is Hilum?

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Shallow indentation where blood vessels and nerves reach the lymph node

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What are the function of Efferent Vessels in the lymph nodes?

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Leave the node at hilum and carry lymph to venous circulation

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What are the function of Afferent Vessels in the lymph nodes?

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Carry lymph from peripheral tissues to the node

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What is the flow sequence of lymph flow from afferent lymphatics?

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  1. From subcapsular space
  2. Through outer cortex
  3. through deep cortex
  4. Through the core (medulla)
  5. Into Hilum and efferent lymphatics
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What is the function of Lymph Nodes?

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purify lymph before it returns to venous circulation

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How do Lymph Nodes cleanse lymph?

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fixed macrophages, dendritic cells engulf pathogens and present them to the B & T Lymphocytes

37
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Where this the thymus located?

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in the mediastinum

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What are the components of the Thymus?

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Left and Right lobes composed of Septa (septums) that divide lobes into smaller lobules

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What are the components of a Thymic Lobule?

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dense outer cortex and central medulla containing T-Lymphocytes

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What is the purpose of the reticular epithelial cells that surround lymphoctyes in the Thymic lobules cortex?

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Maintain Blood-Thymus Barrier and Secrete Thymic Hormones that stimulate Stem Cell Division and T Cell differentation.

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What are Thymus Hormones?

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thymosin - promotes the development of lymphocytes

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What are Thymic Hassall Corpuscles?

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concentric layers of reticular epithelial cells in the Thymic lobule medulla.

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What are the defining characteristics and functions of the Spleen?

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  • largest lymphoid organ in the body
  • removes abnormal cells, pathogens, and other blood components by phagoctytosis
  • stores iron recycled from RBCs
  • initiates immune responses from B & T Cells that react to antigens in circulating blood
44
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What is the structure of the Spleen?

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  • attached to the stomach by gastroplenic ligament
  • contacts diaphragm and left kidney
  • splenic veins, arteries, lymphatic vessels communicate with the spleen at the hilum
45
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What are the components of the Spleen?

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Red Pulp (RBCs) and White Pulp (WBCs)

46
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What are the two categories of defenses?

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Nonspecific and Specific (innate and acquired)

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What are the 7 Major Categories of Nonspecific Defenses?

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  1. Physical Barriers (skin, hair, epithelia)
  2. Phagocytes (Macrophages, Eosinphils, Neutrophils)
  3. NK Cells
  4. Interferons
  5. Complement System
  6. Inflammation
  7. Fever
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What’s the function of Microphages? (Eosinphils and Neutriphils)

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leave the bloodstream, enter peripheral tissues to fight infections. Neutrophils are abundant, fast, and effective.

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What are two kinds of Macrophages?

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  1. Fixed (Kuppfer cells, liver and Glial Cells, brain)

2. Free (wandering) cells that circulate through the body (ex. alveolar macrophages)

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What are macrophages?

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large, phagocytic cells derived from MONOCYTES

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How do macrophages respond to pathogens?

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  1. Engulf and destroy with lysosomal enzymes
  2. Bind to pathogen so other cells can destroy it
  3. Destroy pathogen by releasing toxic chemicals into interstitial fluid
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What are natural killer cells?

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surveillance cells that release proteins called perforins that lyse abnormal plasma membranes

53
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What are interferons?

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chemical messengers that are activated by lymphocytes and macrophages and trigger production of antiviral proteins in normal cells.

54
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Do interferons kill viruses?

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No, they just block replication in a normal cell.

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What is a cytokine?

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chemical messenger that are released by tissue cells and coordinate immune response and active/inhibit other cells.

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What is the Complement System?

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A nonspecific defense and protein cascade including plasma that has 11 special complement (C) proteins.

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What actives that Complement System?

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  1. Classical Pathway - complements antibodies

2. Alternative pathway - binds pathogen directly

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What are the 3 types of Interferons?

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  1. Alpha - stimulate NK Cells
  2. Beta - secrete fibrocytes
  3. Gamma - secreted by T & NK Cells + stimulate macrophage
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What are the effects of Complement System Activation?

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  • stimulation of inflammation
  • attraction of phagocytes
  • enhancement of phagocytosis by opsonization
  • destruction of target plasma membranes
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What is the purpose of Inflammation as a defense?

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localized response that temporarily repairs and creates a barrier against pathogens; slows spread of pathogens into surrounding areas; mobilizes local and systemic defenses, and facilitates repair and regeneration.

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What are the signs of Inflammation ?

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  1. Swelling
  2. Redness
  3. Heat
  4. Pain
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What is the purpose of Fever as an Innate Defense?

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increases body’s metabolism, accelerates defenses, and inhibits some viruses and bacteria.

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How does the body create a fever?

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Pyrogens that cause the hypothalamus to raise body temperature

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What is the most common pyrogen in the body to create a fever?

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Interleukin-1 (IL-1)

65
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Perforins are proteins associated with the activity of…

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NATURAL KILLER CELLS

66
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What cells are involved in Acquired (Specific) Immune Response?

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B & T Cells

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What are T Cells?

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cell-mediated immunity cells that fight viruses and INTRAcellular pathogens

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What are B Cells?

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anti-body (humoral) Immunity that fights bacteria (usually EXTRAcellular)

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What are the 4 Characteristics of Specific Immune Response?

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Specific, Diverse, Memory, Tolerance

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