Immune System Flashcards
What are all the organs that are involved in the immune system?
Spleen Small intestine (peyer's patches) Thymus Tonsils Appendix Lymph nodes Bone marrow
What is the general name for chemicals that kill antigens
Cytokines
What is chemotaxis
The process of a chemical signal that is sent out that calls WBCs to antigens
What are all the cells of the immune system
Macrophages ER cells Lymphocytes Neutrophils Monocytes
What type of immunity is innate(non-specific), that stop or kill any antigen, made of phagocytes, natural killer(NK) cells, and is used in skin, mucus, stomach acid through inflammatory response?
Natural
What type of immunity is specific(adaptive), targets specific antigens, uses B & T lymphocytes?
Acquired
What type of acquired immunity is antibody mediated and deals with B lymphocytes
Humoral
What type of acquired immunity uses T lymphocytes, sends out perforin(licing protein) to kill the bodies own infected cells
Cellular
What are the four signs of an inflammatory response?
Red
Heat
Swelling
Pain
What cell recognizes and detects infected cells and calls others over
Helper T cells
What cell make perforin?
Cytotoxic T cell