chapter 43: The Immune System Flashcards
what is innate immunity
defense mechanism an animal is born with
what is adaptive immunity
the response is enhanced by previous exposure to the pathogen
what is a pathogen
agents that cause disease
what do first lines defense help with
prevent pathogens from gaining entry to the body
within the body what are the 2 types of molecular recognition
detection of nonself molecules, particles and cells
what animals have what immunity
innate
- includes barrier defenses
what immunity do vertebrates have
adaptive
when is adaptive immune response activated
after the innate response and develops more slowly
what are the barrier defenses for innate immunuty
skin
mucous membranes
secretions
what are some innate internal defenses
- phagocytic cells
- natural killer cells
- antimicrobial proteins
- inflammatory response
what is adaptive immunity
recognition of traits specific to particular pathogens
what is the humoral response for adaptive immunity
antibodies defend against infection in body fluids
what is the cell-mediated response for adaptive immunity
cytotoxic cells defend against infection in the body cells
benefit of the exoskeleton in insects
forms the first barrier to pathogens
what is the digestive system protected by
chitin-based barrier and lysozyme
what is a lysozyme
an enzyme that breaks down bacterial cell walls
what is hemocyctes
circulated within the hemolymph and carry out hemolymph
what is phagocytosis
ingestion and digestion of large foreign substances
what do hemocytes secrete
antimicrobial peptides
what do antimicrobial peptides do
disrupt the plasma membranes of the fungi and bacteria
what does the immune system recognize
bacteria and fungi structures on their cell walls
what nucleic acid do the viruses that infect insects have
genome consisting of single-stranded rna
how does the virus invade the host cell
- ## replicates sRNA in the host cell which then results in dsRNA
what rna type is not produced by animals
double stranded
what can double stranded rna do
trigger a specific defense against the invading virus
what is the process of the double stranded rna using its defense mechanism
- host enzyme dicer 2 recognizes dsRNA
- dicer 2 cut the dsRNA into fragments
- host argo complex protein binds to the fragments and blocks the viral mRNA
what are some innate defenses mammals and invertebrates share together
phagocytosis and antimicrobial peptides
what defenses are unique to vertebrates
- natural killer cells
- interferons
- inflammatory response
what are some of the barrier defenses
- skin and mucous membranes
where are mucous membranes found
digestive, respiratory, urinary, and reproductive tracts
what are the function of the skin and mucous membranes
- block entry of pathogens
- mucus traps and allows for the removal of microbes
what body fluids are hostile to many microbes
saliva, mucus, and tears
what is a lysozyme
destroy the cell walls of weak bacteria
how is a low pH benefical to the skin and digestive system
prevents the growth of many bacteria
what pH is the stomach and how is it good
2; kills most of the bacteria before they enter the small intestine
how do the secretions of oil and sweat glands affect the pH
give human love pH of 3-5
what does cilliated epithelia cells do
sweep dust and pathogens trapped preventing infection of the lungs
what are some functions of the innate immune cells in mammals (3 D’s)
- detect
- devour
- destroy invading pathogens
what do innate cells do
recognize groups of pathogens and they use different receptors
what are the receptors the innate cells use
TLR (toll-like receptor)
what do TLR receptors do
recognize and bind to the fragments of molecules characteristic of a set of pathogens
what are the different types of TLR receptors
TLR 3, 4, and 5
what is TLR 3
located in the surface vesicle and it binds to dsRNA
what is TLR 4
located on the plasma membrane
binds to lipopolysaccharide found in some bacteria cell wall
what is TLR 5
located on the plasma membrane
- binds to flagellin
what is flagellin
main protein of bacterial flagella