First Aid Immunology Flashcards
Which area of the lymph node englarges in an extreme immune response
paracortex
Which areas of the body are drained by the axillary lymph node
upper limb and breast
which areas of the body are drained by the celiac lymph node?
stomach
Which lymph node drains the anal canal below
superficial inguinal pectinate line
thwat does the Right lymphatic duct drain?
right arm and right half of head
what does the thoracic duct drain?
everything else, not right arm and right half of head
What happens in the follicle of the lymph node
b cell localization and proliferation
which follicles (primary or secondary) have active germinal centers?
secondary
What kind of bacteria do macrophages remove from the spleen?
encapsulated, S SHiN (salmonella, S.pneumo, H. influ, N. menin
What are the three things you find post splenectomy
Howell-Jolly bodies, Target cells, thrombocytosis
What embryologic tissue are lymphcytes derived from
mesenchyme
What do you find in the medulla of the thymus?
mature t cells, epithelial reticular cells, Hassalls corpuscles
Where do positive and negative selection occur in the thymus?
corticomedullary junction
Which kind of immunity is germline encoded?
innate
which kind of immunity is characterized by receptors that undergo VDJ recombination?
adaptive
Which MHC complex to CD8 cells bind
MHC I
Which MHC complex to CD4 cells bind
MHC II 4 x 2=8
Where is MHC I expressed, and which HLA molecules code for it
all nucleated cells (no RBCs) A, B, C
Where is MHC II expressed and and which HLA molecules codes for it
APCs, and DR, DP and DQ
HLA-A3
hemochromocytosis
HLA-B27
PAIR - psoriasis, ankylosing spondylitis, inflammatory bowel dz, reiter’s syndrome
HLA-B8
Graves’ dz
HLA-D2
MS, hay fever, SLE, goodpasture’s
HLA-DR3
DM type 1