chapter 7 Flashcards

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what are antigens?

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any molecule that triggers and immune response

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what are MHC 1 and MHC 2 proteins?

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Both are self-antigens that mark as self so immune doesnt attack, MHC 1 expressed on all cells with nucleus. MHC 2 found on specialised cells of immune system

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what are allergens?

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substances that I.S recognises as non self and initiates immune response. EG : peanuts, dust, pollen

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what are pathogens?

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disease-causing agents, some have cellular structure. EG : parasite, fungi, virus, bacteria, prions

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what are physical barriers of animals in 1st line of defence?

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intact skin, hair (nose/eyes), mucus, cilia

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what are chemical barriers of animals in 1st line of defence?

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stomach acid, lysozymes in tears and saliva, sweat

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what are microbiological barriers of animals in 1st line of defence?

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bacteria on skin, flora on skin and gut

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what are physical barriers of plants in 1st line of defence?

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thorns, thick waxy cuticle, closing of stomata

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what are chemical barriers of animals in 1st line of defence?

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chitinase, phenols, oxalic acid (toxic to digest)

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what do natural killer cells do ?

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degranulate, force cells to undergo apoptosis, pucture and release cytotoxic chemicals, targets viral cells and cancer cells

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what do mast cells do ?

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degranulate, release histamines, important in inflammatory response

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what do neutrophils do?

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engulf pathogens, dies after activation

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what do eosinphils do?

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degranulate cells, release toxins

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what are intereferons?

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interferons signal to neighbouring cells to prepare for infection. they prevent viral spread and DNA replication

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what happens during opsonisation?

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complement proteins stick to outside of pathogen, makinig it easier for I.S cells to recognise.

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what happens during chemotaxis?

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complement proteins attract phagocytes to pathogen

17
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what happens during cytolysis?

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complement protein initiate MAC (membrane attack complex) where it puntures holes in pathogen, destroying pathogen

18
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what are the steps of the inflammatory repsonse?

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1) initiation : injured cells release cytokines to attract neutrophils, mast cells degranulate and release histamines

2) vasodilation : blood vessels dilate and become leaky, increased blood flow (redness swelling)

3) migration : phagogytes guided by cytokines to area, complemet proteins come

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what are macrophages?

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engulfs, antigen presenting cell, MHC 2

20
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what is clonal selection?

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when the B or T cell binds with the pathogen OR MHC 2 marker

21
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what is clonal expansion?

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rapid mitosis, dividied into many of the cell that has been matched

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what is clonal differentiation?

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B and T cells begin to specialise

23
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what are antibodies?

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proteins produced by plasma cells during adapive immune response that is specific to an antigen

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what are the function of antibodies?

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agglutination, opsonisation, neutralisation, immobilisation, activate complement proteins

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what is the process of the humoral. immunity activation?

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1) B cells match w/ pathogen or MHC 2

2) B cell confirms w/ T helper cell

3) clonal expansion

4) clonal differentiation (plasma or memory)

5) plasma cells release antibodies, mem cells remain

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what is the process of the cell mediated immunity?

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1) T cell match w/ pathogen or MHC 2

2) T cell confirms w/ T helper

3) clonal expansion

4) clonal dfferentiation (T memory, plasma, cytotoxic)

5) Cyto T leave nymph nodes to site of infrction, and induces apoptosis

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what is maturation?

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learning difference between self and non self cells

28
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what is immunological memory?

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T and b memory cells allow body to respond to previously encoutered pathogens more quickly and effectively

29
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explain the relationship between an allergen, mast cells and histamines

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Allergens react with specific antibodies which are attached to mast cells, thereby causing the release of histamines from the mast cells

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