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Exam 1: Cells and Organs of the IS Flashcards

1
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What are some first lines of defense against infection?

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skin, mucous membranes, chemicals

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What are some second lines of defense against infection?

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Phagocytosis, complement, interferon, inflammation, fever

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What are some third lines of defense against infection?

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Lymphocytes, antibodies

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which line of defence (1st, 2nd, 3rd) is specific?

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3rd

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subgroup of WBCs characterized by the presence of cytoplasmic granules

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Granulocytes

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Where are granulocytes produced?

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Bone marrow

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What are the 3 granulocytes?

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Basophils, eosinophils, neutrophils

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What is another name for granulocytes?

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Polymorphonuclear leukocytes

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What is the importance of basophils?

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defense against parasites and inflammatory response

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10
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How do basophils destroy pathogens?

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toxic granules destroy pathogen during phagocytosis

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What are 3 adhesion molecules expressed by basophils

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  1. LFA-1
  2. Mac-1
  3. CD44
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Eosinophils differentiate from myeloid precursor cells in response to _____, _____, and _____

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  1. IL-3
  2. IL-5
  3. GM-CSF
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how do eosinophils destroy pathogens?

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release the toxic substances in their granules

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14
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What is the most numerous innate immune cell?

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Neutrophil

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15
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How do you estimate the number of circulating neutrophils?

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Absolute neutrophil count (ANC)

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What are two circumstances that may cause high ANC?

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Kidney failure

bacterial infection

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What circumstance could cause ANC to be low?

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Leukemia or bone marrow damage

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18
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what is neutropenia?

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low number of neutrophils

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19
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Where are mast cells generated?

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Bone marrow

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20
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What are the 2 types of mast cells?

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  1. connective tissue mast cells

2. mucosal mast cells

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Where are mucosal mast cells found?

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areas of the body that are exposed to external environment

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22
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T/F. Mast cells are important for defense against parasites

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T

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23
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How do mast cells in tissue mediate allergic reactions?

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releasing inflammatory mediators like histamine

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24
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4 examples of monocytes

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Osteoclasts
microglia cells
histiocytes
kupffer cells

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What induces engulfment and degredation of bacteria during phagocytosis?

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binding of bacteria to phagocytic receptors on macrophage

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26
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After activation macrophages do what?

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coordinate an immune response

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27
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T/F. Macrophages can present antigens to lymphocytes?

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T

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Innate immune cells that recognize and kill virus- infected cells or tumor cells

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NK cells

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29
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T/F NK cells belong to both the innate and adaptive immune system

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T

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30
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What is the purpose of the granules inside NK cells

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form holes in the target cell

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31
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What are the two responsibilities of NK cells?

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  1. Cytolytic effector

2. Regulators of immune response

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32
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Specialized sentinel cells that constantly sense and respond to their immediate environment.

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Dendritic cells

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33
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What are the 2 functions of activated dendritic cells?

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  1. Antigen uptake in peripheral sites

2. Antigen presentation

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34
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What are the 3 possible sites for dendritic cell maturation

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  1. bone marrow
  2. lymphoid
  3. non-lymphoid tissues
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35
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Which cells are responsible for bridging the gap between the innate and adaptive immunity? and promote self tolerance

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DC

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36
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What is the function of DCs?

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To capture, process, and present antigens to t cells

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37
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What are the 2 classifications of Dendritic cells?

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  1. Classical/Conventional DCs (cDCs)

2. Plasmacytoid DCs (pDCs)

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38
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Which type of DC has the ability to secrete lg amts of type I interferons upon activation through TLR7 and TLR9

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pDCs

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2 types of lymphocytes

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  1. B Lymp.

2. T Lymp.

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40
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Where do B cells mature?

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Bone marrow, bursa of fabricius

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41
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When are B cells activated?

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When bind antigens throur BCR

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42
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Which lymphocytes are responsible for generating antibodies to specific antigens?

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B cells

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43
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What are the 3 major roles of Antibodies?

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  1. neutralization
  2. opsonization
  3. complement activation
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44
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Occurs when pathogen is covered in antibodies and cannot further infect host cells

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Neutralization

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45
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When an antibody-bound pathogen serves to alert immune cells to engulf and digest the pathogen

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opsonization

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46
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Process for directly destroying or lysing pathogens

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Complement activation

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47
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What are the precursors to T cells?

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Thymocytes

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48
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Where do t cells mature

49
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What are the 2 categories of T cells?

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  1. CD8

2. CD4

50
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what is another name for CD8 t cells

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Cytotoxic t cells

51
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Which category of t cells have cytotoxic granules containing cytotoxins that kill target cells?

52
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Which type of T cell recognize and kill infected or cancer cells

53
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What are the 4 types of CD4 T cells?

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  1. Th 1
  2. Th2
  3. Th17
  4. Treg
54
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What is the purpose of Th1 CD4 T cells?

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Coordinate immune response against intracellular pathogens

55
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How does Th1 cells respond to intracellular pathogens?

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produce and secrete cytokines that alert and activate immune cells (macrophages)

56
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What is the purpose of TH2 CD4 T cells

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Coordinate IR against extracellular pathogens

57
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What cells do Th2 cells alert when releasing IL-4 and IL-5?

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  1. B cells
  2. Mast cells
  3. Granulocytes
58
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What do Th17 cells release in order to activate immune and non immune cells?

59
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Which category of T cells protect the surfaces (skin, gut) against extracellular bacteria?

60
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T cells that monitor and inhibit the activity of other t cells?

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Tregs (regulatory t cells)

61
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2 ways immune cells communicate

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  1. cell to cell contact

2. secreted signaling molecules

62
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2 places receptors can be expressed

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  1. on cell surface

2. intracellular compartments

63
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molecules that activate receptors

64
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2 places ligands are found

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free floating or membrane bound

65
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Small proteins with diverse function such as cell growth and activation

66
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Expressed on innate immune cells, like macrophages and DC, they recognize general microbial patterns essential for innate immune cell activation and inflammatory responses

67
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What is the function of BCRs and TCRs

A

recognize foreign antigens

68
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Function as carriers to present antigens on cell surfaces, also signal whether a cell is a host cell or a foreign cell

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MHC proteins

69
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Where are lymphoid cells first produced?

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yolk sac, fetal omentum, liver

70
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What are the two types of lymphoid organs

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  1. primary

2. secondary

71
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what are the primary lymphoid organs

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bone marrow, thymus, bursa of fabricius

72
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What are the secondary lymphoid organs

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spleen, lymph nodes, peyer’s patches

73
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Organs that regulate the development of lymphocytes

A

primary lymphoid organs

74
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Which part of the thymus contains the thymocytes (lymphocytes)?

75
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Where do T lymphocytes learn to differentiate foreign from self antigen?

76
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What happens to t lymphocytes that react to self?

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apoptosis- negative selection

77
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Where do cells that recognize MHC II/Ag complexes go after positive selection?

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To secondary lymphoid organs

78
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List some hormones responsible for regulating the maturation process of T lymphocytes

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  1. Thymosins
  2. Thymopoietins
  3. Thymulin
  4. Thymostimulins
79
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What is located in the cortex of the bursa of fabricius?

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  1. Lymphocytes
  2. Plasma cells
  3. Macrophages
80
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What are the 3 functions of the Bursa of Fabricius?

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  1. Maturation of antibody forming cells
  2. Differentiation of antibody forming cells
  3. Negative and positive selection of B lymphocytes
81
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What are the 2 categories of secondary lymphoid organs?

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  1. Encapsulated

2. Non Encapsulated

82
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What is the function of lymph nodes?

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Filters Lymph to trap antigens

83
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What are the 3 parts of the lymph node?

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  1. Cortex
  2. Paracortex
  3. Medulla
84
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What part of the lymph node are b lymphocytes found?

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germinal centers of the cortex

85
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What part of the lymph node are t lymphocytes and DCs found

A

Paracortex

86
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The principle function of ______ is to facilitate the interaction b/t DCs and T and B lymphocytes

87
Q

What does the immune system do?

a. It helps you breath
b. it helps move the blood through the body
c. fights infectious diseases
d. none of above

A

c. Fights infectious disease

88
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In what part of the body are the white blood cells made?

a. Bone marrow
b. Spleen
c. Lymph Node
d. Pancreas

A

A. Bone marrow

89
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T/F. Macrophages and neutrophils play a role in innate immunity.

90
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Which of the following is not a phagocyte?

a. Mast cell
b. DC
c. NK cell
d. Neutrophil

A

c. NK cell

91
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All of the following cells are phagocytic except:

a. Eosinophils
b. Basophils
c. Macrophages
d. Neutrophils
e. Lymphocytes

A

e. Lymphocytes

92
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Precursors of macrophages are called:

a. Monocytes
b. Killer cells
c. T cells
d. B cells

A

a. Monocytes

93
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Mast cells. . .

a. Migrate to the thymus to mature
b. mediate inflammatory response in connective tissue
c. secrete antibodies in response to antigens
d. Are monospecific and recognize only a specific antigen

A

b. Mediate inflammatory response in CT

94
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Neutrophils. . .

a. are part of innate immune system response
b. Mature in the thymus
c. Secrete antibodiesin response to antigens
d. are professional antigen presenting cells

A

a. part of innate immune response

95
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Which of the following cells participate in the non-specific defense response when the body is invaded by microbes

a. Neutrophils
b. NK cells
c. Macrophages
d. All of above

A

d. All of above

96
Q

Which one of the following is not a CD4+ T cell subset?

a. Th1
b. Th2
c. Th17
d. CTL

97
Q

Which of the following T cell types can lyse cells that have been infected with a virus?

a. Helper T cells
b. T regulatory Cells
c. Cytotoxic T cells
d. All of above

A

c. Cytotoxic T cells

98
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What are the 2 types of tissue found in the spleen?

A

Red and white pulp

99
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What does the red pulp of the spleen do?

A

Filters blood and RBC storage

100
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What does the White pulp of the spleen do?

A

Where immune induction occures

101
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Which part of the spleen is rich in lymphocytes?

A

White pulp

102
Q

Non encapsulated lymphoid tissue located in the wall of the small intestines

A

Peyer’s patches (PP)

103
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Why are PP different in ruminants, pigs, dogs, and rabits?

A

located in the Ileum, and are primary lymphoid organs, where b cells develop

104
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T/F. Peyer’s patches contain only B lymphocytes?

105
Q

What does MALT stand for?

A

Mucosal-Associated Lymphoid Tissue

106
Q

What is the Significance of GALT?

A

it is the inductive and effector site of intestinal immune responses

107
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Immune cells that belong to the lymphoid lineage, but do not express antigen specific receptors (no TCR or BCR)

A

Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs)

108
Q

Where are innate lymphoid cells localized to?

A

Mucosal surfaces

109
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What is the purpose of ILCs?

A

Secrete cytokines

110
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What are the 3 groups of ILcs?

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  1. Group 1 ILCs
  2. Group 2 ILCs
  3. Group 3 ILCs
111
Q

Group 1 ILCs are under the control of ____

A

T-Bet Transcription factor

112
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What is included in Group 1 ILCs?

A

NK cells and ILC1 cells

113
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What 2 transcription factors are found in group 2 ILCs?

A
  1. GATA-3

2. ROR-alpha

114
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What two transcription factors are found in group 1 ILCs?

A
  1. INF-Gamma

2. TNF-alpha

115
Q

Cytokines are released by group 1 ILCs in response to _____

A

intracellular pathogens

116
Q

Group 2 ILCs produce ___. ___, and ____ in response to extracellular parasite infections

A

IL-5, IL-9, and IL-13

117
Q

Group 3 ILCs are under the control of _____ transcription factor.

118
Q

What is included in Group 3 ILCs?

A

Lymphoid tissue inducer cells (LTi) and ILC3 cells

119
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What is the importance of LTi cells?

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required for the development of lymphoid tissues

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