CTL week 11 Flashcards
what are the 3 kinds of granular leukocytes?
hint: B.E.N phil
what are the 3 kinds of granular leukocytes?
Answer:
Basophils
Eosinophils
Neutrophils
what are the 2 kinds of Agranular leukocytes?
hint: ml cytes
what are the 2 kinds of Agranular leukocytes?
Answer:
Monocytes
Lymphocytes
what is the name for immunity that is acquired when a person suffers through the symptoms of an infection?
what is the name for immunity that is acquired when a person suffers through the symptoms of an infection?
Answer: Naturally acquired active immunity
3 types of vaccines, what are they?
3 types of vaccines, what are they?
Answer:
- living organism
- inactivated virus or bacteria
- subunit vaccines (antigenic compartments of viruses)
what is in a vaccine?
what is in a vaccine?
Answer:
why was thiomersal remove from vaccines?
why was thiomersal remove from vaccines?
Answer: as a precautionary measure
why are males vaccinated against HPV?
a. to protect them against cervical cancer
b. to protect against penile and anal cancer and genital warts
c. to reduce the spread of the virus
why are males vaccinated against HPV?
Answer: c. to reduce the spread of the virus
what are the features of an effective vaccine?
what are the features of an effective vaccine?
Answer
- Safe
- Protective
- Sustained protection
- induces neutralizing antibody
- induces protective T cell
- practical considerations (low cost, few side effect, easy administered)
what tissues make up primary lymphoid organs, and what do they do?
what tissues make up primary lymphoid organs, and what do they do?
Answer:
- red bone marrow (T & B lymphocytes)
- thymus (T lymphocytes)
develop and mature lymphocytes
what tissues make up secondary lymphoid organs, and what do they do?
what tissues make up secondary lymphoid organs, and what do they do?
Answer:
- spleen
- lymph nodes
- MALT
naive lymphocytes are stimulated to become:
- effectors & memory cells
