Exam 3 Adaptive Immunity

Question 0

immunoassays

Answer 0

assays that use antibodies to detect certain antigens

Question 1

antigenic determinant sites

Answer 1

areas on antigen molecules that are recognized by antibodies specific against those antigens

Question 2

lymphoid tissue

Answer 2

tissues that produces lymphocytes

Question 3

primary lymphoid tissues

Answer 3

bone marrow and the thymus gland

Question 4

secondary lymphoid tissue

Answer 4

lymph nodes, tonsils, the spleen & Peyer’s patches

Question 5

myeloid tissue

Answer 5

red bone marrow, found in long bones, ribs, and sternum

Question 6

T-lymphocytes

Answer 6

lymphocytes that have spent some time within the thymus gland, where they gain life changing experiences

Question 7

Types of T lymphocytes

Answer 7

killer, helper, and regulatory

Question 8

thymus gland

Answer 8

can provide new T-lymphocytes through late childhood.

Question 9

spleen

Answer 9

filters blood and houses lymphocytes germinal centers where mitosis occurs

Question 10

lymph nodes, tonsils, peyers patches

Answer 10

filter the lymph and house germinal centers

Question 11

bone marrow

Answer 11

produce all blood cells

Question 12

erythropoiesis

Answer 12

formation of erythrocytes

Question 13

leukopoiesis

Answer 13

formation of leukocytes

Question 14

lymphocytes

Answer 14

provide specific immune responses, constantly on the move.

Question 15

b-lymphocytes

Answer 15

secrete antibodies

Question 16

mast cells

Answer 16

secrete histamine, found in skin and most tissue