Immune Processes Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 3 major immune responses?
A
Inflammation
Humoral mediated immunity
Cell mediated immunity
2
Q
What is humoral immunity mediated by?
A
B cell mediated
Antibody antigen mediated
Phagocytosis and complement mediated killing
3
Q
How are lymphocytes cloned?
A
Clonal selection
4
Q
To become fully activated, what does the B cell require?
A
T H cells
5
Q
What is complement?
A
Is a pathway composed of >30 different soluble proteins that are in the blood
6
Q
What are the 3 pathways of complement activation?
A
Classical, lectin and alternative
7
Q
What is the classical pathway mediated by?
A
Antibody activated pathway
8
Q
What does opsonisation enhance?
A
Phagocytosis
