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Foundations in Immunology 2 Flashcards

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What are functions of the lymphatic system?

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Drainage of tissues

Absorption and transport of fatty acids and fat

Immunity

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What is the lymphatic system?

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Network of tubes that carry clear fluid called lymph

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How does lymph move through the lymphatic system?

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By contraction of skeletel muscles

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What eventually happens to the fluid in the lymphatic system?

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Enters the blood after entering the right lymphatic duct or thoracic duct

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What happens to molecules in the interstitual space that are too big to pass through cappilary walls?

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They pass into the lymphatic system which has more permeable walls

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What are some lymph nodes?

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Cervical

Axillary

Bronchial

Abdominal

Inguinal

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What are the two kinds of lymph vessels?

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Afferent

Efferent

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What prevents backflow in lymph vessels?

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Valves

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What are the two lymphatic ducts?

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Right lymphatic duct

Thoracic duct

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What is the path that lymph being drained from interstitual space takes?

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  1. Lymph
  2. Afferent vessel
  3. Lymph node
  4. Efferent vessel (filtered lymph)
  5. Lymphatic duct
  6. Venous system
  7. Blood
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What are the 3 phases of immune defence?

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  1. Recognition of danger
  2. Production of specific weapon
  3. Transport of weapon to the site
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Where are white blood cells produced and recieve their early training?

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Primary lymphoid organs

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What are some primary lymphoid organs?

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Bone marrow

Thymus

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What happens to bone marrow as you get older?

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You have less because long bones get filled with fat

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What is the site of maturation of T cells?

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Thymus

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What kinds of cells are found in the thymus?

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Macrophages

Dendritic cells

Numerous thyrocytes (T cell precurders)

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What is a secondary lymphoid organ?

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Site of lymphocyte activation by antigen

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What are examples of secondary lymphoid organs?

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Lymph nodes and lymphatic system

Spleen

Tonsil

Cutaneous immune system

Mucosal immune system

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What is the spleen composed of?

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Red pulp

White pulp (lymphocytes)

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What are functions of the spleen?

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Filter blood

APLs, B cells and T cells promote interactions for development of humoral immune response

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What are functions of lymph nodes?

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Filter and purify lymph

99% of antigens are removed here

In response to antigen detection T and B cells are stimulated and adaptive immune response initiated

Maintain and produce B cells and house T cells

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What does the structure of a lymph node look like?

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Where are payer’s patches found and what do they do?

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Small intestine, prevents the gorwth of pathogenic bacteria

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What are payer’s patches covered by?

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A layer of M cells

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What are M cells?
Transport antigens from the lumen of the intestine to the payer's patch, then carried to lymph then lymph node
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What are tonsils involved in?
Defence from infection of the upper respitory tract
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What is lymphoma?
Caner of the lymphatic system
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What is one of the most common pathways for the spread of cancer?
Lymphatic system
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What are T cells derived from?
Bone marrow
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What are MHC1 and MHC2?
Proteins that express antigens on their surface (antigen presenting cells)
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Where is MHC1 found?
On every cell
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Where is MHC2 found?
On macrophages and dendritic cells
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What are T cells responsible for?
Cell mediated immunity and assisting B cells
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What do cell surface receptors in the T cell receptors (TCR) recognise?
Antibodies when bound to MHC
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What are different T cells?
Helper of CD4+ T cells Cytotoxic or CD8+ T cells
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What do helper T cells do?
Stimulate B cells to produce antibodies
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What do cytotoxic T cells do?
Work similar to natural killer cells, destroying the pathogen
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What is the process of the origin of T cells?
1. Immature in bone marrow and head to thymus 2. Mature in thymus, where receptor markers are given to them 3. Head to secondary lymphoid organ
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What is T cell selection?
T cells must learn not to recognise out own self antigens, restricted to recognise antigen in association with out own MHC
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What does T cell selection happen?
Thymus
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What are the two types of T cell seleciton?
Positive selection Negative selection
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What happens during positive selection?
T cells are presented with self MHC on epithelial cells If they do not recognise it they are destroyed by apoptosis (tests immature)
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What happens during negative selection?
T cells are presented with dendritic cells, if they recognise self antigens they are destroyed by apoptosis (tests mature)
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What does MHC1 do?
Presents virally induced peptides to killer T cells to triger cytotoxic response
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What does MHC2 do?
Found on macrophages, B cells, T cells and presents exogenously produced antigen to helper T cells to activate macrophages and B cells
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What do helper T cells do?
They cannot kill, they activate and direct other immune cells
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What do cytotoxic T cells do?
Release perforin when exposed to infected cells Creates a pore Releases granzyme B that enters pores and enduces apoptosis
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What do memory T cells arise from?
Memory T cells arise from both differentiated and partially differentiated T cells
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What do memory T cells allow?
Potential for further differentiation on reexposure to antigen
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What is the difference between Th1 and Th2 cells?
Th1 cells are a cellular response and produce memory cells Th2 cells are a humoral response and result in antibodies
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What can a Th1/Th2 imbalance be caused by?
Genetic factor Environmental factor
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What can an imbalance between Th1 and Th2 cells cause?
Asthma

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