Immune Response Flashcards
1
Q
what is non specific immunity broken down into
A
innate barriers, inflammatory response and phagocytes
2
Q
name some innate barriers
A
mucus hair scab skin …
3
Q
what are basophils and what part of the non specific response are they involved in
A
white blood cells
inflammatory response
4
Q
what do basophils release
A
histamine
5
Q
what are signs of histamine
A
redness, swelling, heat
6
Q
what does histamine make
A
phagocytes
7
Q
what is a phagocyte
A
a type of wbc
8
Q
what do phagocytes carry out
A
phagocytosis (engulfment of pathogens)
9
Q
what do phagocytes recognise
A
foreign antigens on the pathogen
10
Q
what is the pathogen in once engulfed
A
phagocytic vacuole
11
Q
what organelle breaks down the pathogen
A
lysosome
