Immune System and Blood Flashcards
Function of the Immune System
Defend the body against foreign invaders.
Must be able to discriminate between the
body’s own cells and tissues versus
foreign material.
An Antigen is :
any object or substance that is
perceived as foreign and therefore elicits
an immune response.
Antibodies are:
proteins produced by B cells in response to an antigen.
A Pathogen is:
microorganisms and parasites that cause disease.
Examples Barrier Defenses:
- Skin
- Tears and saliva have lysozyme
- The respiratory tract has cilia and mucus
- The stomach acids
- Beneficial bacteria
- Acidic urine
The _______ is an excellent barrier keeping
many things out of the body
skin
_____ and ______ have lysozymes which are enzymes that can kill bacteria.
Tears and saliva
The respiratory tract has _____ and _____ that help to transport foreign
things out of the respiratory system
cilia and mucus
The_______ has acids that help kill bacteria
stomach
Beneficial bacteria in the _____ and ______ out compete harmful
bacteria
large intestine and vagina
Acidic urine kills bacteria and washes bacteria from the _____
urethra
Which of the following is not a barrier defense?
- Skin
- Tears
- Antibodies
- Stomach acid
- Antibodies
Two Types of Immune Defense:
Nonspecific defenses
Specific defenses
Nonspecific defenses are:
Parts of the immune system that attack
any antigen (cell or object it identifies as
foreign)
Specific defenses are:
Other immune cells will only respond to
one particular antigen
Which defense leads to acquired immunity:
Specific defenses
acquired immunity definition:
a long lasting protection from that particular antigen
Non Specific Defenses examples:
- Immune system cells
- Inflammatory response
- Proteins
If our body comes in contact with an antigen,
it “remembers” that antigen so the next time __________
it comes in contact with it, the body can quickly
mount a defense.
To defend against foreign invaders, the body needs to ________
identify its own cells.
All the cells in your body have proteins in their plasma membrane that ______
identify it as part of you body.
The proteins in the plasma membrane that identify it as part of your
body are called : _______
major histocompatibility complex (MHC) markers
Your MHC markers are ______
unique to you
In the specific defenses there are two ways
we fight invaders what are they:
Antibody-mediated immunity , Cell-mediated immunity
B cells are examples of :
Antibody-mediated immunity
T cells are examples of :
Cell-mediated immunity
There are two types of specific defense
lymphocytes they are:
B Cells - specific defense
T Cells - specific defense
T cells are produced in the _____
bone marrow
T-cells travel to the ______ where they develop into mature T Cells.
thymus
T cells are important in the ________ of our acquired immunity.
cell-mediated part
B cells are produced in the ______-
bone marrow
Where do B cells mature?
The bone marrow
B cells are important in _______-
antibody-mediated immunity
Both mature B cells and T cells will go to the
______ and ______
lymphatic system and the circulatory system
Where are lymphocytes produced?
- Spleen
- Thymus
- Lymph nodes
- Bone
- Bone
An object that is perceived as foreign and illicits an immune response. 1. Pathogen 2. Antigen 3. Antibody
- Antigen
Antibodies are :
proteins that circulate through
the body and bind onto a particular antigen
(foreign object)
Antibodies start out as ______ on the
surface of _____. The antibody is specific –
it only bind with one type of antigen.
receptors , B cells
Antibodies are released from _____ and circulate throughout the body.
B cells
What process produces RNA?
A. Replication
B. Translation
C. transcription
C. transcription
An antibody is specific to a particular _________
antigen
The B cells have DNA sequences that are constantly being ______ to create new B cells with new types of receptors.
“shuffled”
DNA is transcribed to make ______
mRNA
mRNA is translated to make _______
proteins
each B cell only have _____ type of receptor.
one
When a B cell receptor comes into contact with the antigen it is specific for, the B cell starts to ___________
make identical copies of itself through mitosis
The copies B cells start to make are called clones also known as ______
clonal selection.
Some of these B cells will shed their receptors called:
Plasma cells
Other B cells will keep their receptors, and will remain in the body, ready to defend against the antigen in the future these are called:
Memory cells
B cells are produced in the _______ and _______ in the bone marrow
bone marrow, mature
B cells have receptors in the _______
plasma membrane