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Immune System Intro and Antibodies Flashcards

1
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Cell surface receptors or inner membrane receptors that are used to recognize foreign molecular patterns

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Pattern Recognition Receptors (PRRs)

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2
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____ chain has an extra long hinge region

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delta

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3
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____ chains have an extra constant domain CH4

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epsilon

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4
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____ is most able to activate complement because it has ____ adjacent Fc domains and only two Fc domains is required to activate complement

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IgM; 5

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5
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_____ have segmented nuclei with colorless granules

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Neutrophils

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6
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_____ is an antibody associated with a secretory component that makes it resistant to digestive enzymes.

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IgA

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7
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_____ is an antibody that produces symptoms of allergy is important in resistance to parasites

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IgE

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8
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_____ is better at activating complement than IgG and first Ig to appear in blood after exposure to an antigen

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IgM

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9
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_____ is the most abundant antibody in the blood

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IgG

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10
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_____ is the only antibody class made by the fetus

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IgM

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11
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_____ is the only antibody that can pass through the placenta.

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IgG

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12
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______ cells arrange for phagocytosis and destruction of foreign materials by release of antibodies.

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B

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13
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______ enter at the periphery of the lymph node

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lymphatic vessels

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14
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______ exit at the hilum of the lymph node

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veins and lymphatic vessels

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15
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______ have a kidney shaped nucleus and abundant cytoplasm

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Monocytes

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16
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______ have segmented nuclei with blue granules

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Basophils

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17
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______ of the spleen consists of islands of cells with an arteriole surrounded by T cells, which are surrounded by B cells

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White pulp

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18
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_______ are lymph node-like structures that underlie the GI mucosa

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Peyer’s patches

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19
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_______ enter at the hilum of the lymph node

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arterioles

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20
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_______ have segmented nuclei with red granules

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Eosinophils

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21
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_______ require lysis by the MAC for clearance

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Neisseria

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22
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________ associate with MBP to activate C2 and C4 and start the cascade

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MBP-Associated Serine Proteases (MASPs)

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23
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10 light chains, 10μ chains, and 1 J chain

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IgM

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24
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2 light and 2 gamma chains

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IgG

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25
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2 light and 2 ε chains

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IgE

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26
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2 light and 2δ chains

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IgD

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27
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4 light chains, 4 α chains, 1 J chain, and 1 S.C. chain

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IgA

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28
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Acellular fluid component of blood, including proteins

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Plasma

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29
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Activated ________ leave local area and travels to nearest lymph node where it presents the antigen to lymphocytes

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Dendritic Cells

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30
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Allelic differences in the sequence of immunoglobulins of different individuals

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allotypes

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31
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An antigen in the form that is able to give rise to an immune response

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immunogen

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32
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Anaphylactic shock occurs when _______ cells throughout the body are suddenly degranulated and release _________.

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Mast; histamine

33
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Antigen in a form or by a route that does not give rise to an immune response

34
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Antigenic stimulation, there is a good change that a daughter will make a slightly different antibody; selection by antigen of the best-fitting mutants allows a gradual increase of affinity

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Antibody Affinity Maturation

35
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Area in a lymph node with very crowded dividing cell areas that are evidence of an immune response

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germinal center

36
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Autoimmunity of antibodies is Type ____ Immunopathology

37
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Both Fab domains connected by disulfide bonds in the hinge region (second and third constant domains of the heavy chain cleaved off)

38
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Bridge between innate and adaptive immunity

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Dendritic Cells

39
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Cells in the tissue related to basophils

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Mast cells

40
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Cells with a lobulated nucleus prominent cytoplasmic granules

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Polymorphonuclear cells/granulocytes

41
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Central lymphoid organs where lymphocytes develop

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Thymus, bone marrow

42
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Changing the relative positions of two pieces of DNA

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DNA Recombination

43
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Chemotactic cytokines that recruit white blood cells (ex. to an area of inflammation)

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Chemokines

44
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Foreign molecular structures that can be recognized by PPRs

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Pathogen-Associated Molecular Patterns (PAMPs)

45
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Half of an antibody consisting of the light chain and the half of the heavy chain containing the CDRs

46
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Harmless version of a toxin.

47
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Homologous receptors to Toll in the fruit fly that can recognize foreign molecular structures that humans don’t have

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Toll-Like Receptor (TLRs)

48
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Immediate hypersenstivity is Type _____ Immunopathology

49
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Leukocytes whose nucleus has a smooth outline

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Mononuclear cells

50
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MBP/MBL functions similarly to ______ in the classical pathway

51
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nucleated cells of the blood; white blood cells; buffy coat when centrifuged

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Leukocytes

52
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Part of the antigen that fits into the receptor

53
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Peripheral lymphoid organs where lymphocytes trap and respond to foreign invaders

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Lymph nodes (including mesenteric), spleen, Peyer’s patches,

54
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Plasma without the clotting factors

55
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Properdin, part of the _____ complement-activating pathway, facilitates assembly of ______, which activates ____.

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alternate; C3bDbC3b; C5

56
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Region of the variable domain that is used to specifically bind an epitope

57
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Small peptides important in immune cell signaling

58
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Stress or damage indicator molecules expressed by body cells

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Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns (DAMPs)

59
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T helper cells migrate from the _______ to _______ where they help activate B cells

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paracortex; follicles

60
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Tendency of one antibody to react with more than one antigen

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Cross-reactivity

61
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The ____ of the spleen is the body’s most important filter of particulates, such as bacteria and damaged platelets

62
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The alternate pathway, activated by cell wall structures of microorganisms such as dextrans, levans, zymosan, and endotoxin, is part of ______ immunity

63
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The classical pathway, activated by complexes of antibodies bound to antigens, is part of ______ immunity.

64
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The lectin pathway, mediated by ________, a lectin, which binds carbohydrates, is part of ______ immunity

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mannose-binding protein (MBP or MBL); innate

65
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The number of antigenic determinants that can be bound by a single antibody

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antibody valence

66
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The second and third constant domains of the two heavy chains

67
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The transcription factor most frequently activated in inflammation is ______.

68
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The V region of a _____ chain does not have any D segments (only V and J)

69
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Theory that each cell of the immune system is programmed to make only one antibody

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Clonal Selection Theory

70
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Theory that only one H chain and only one L chain (either kappa or lambda, maternal or paternal) are synthesized in any B cell

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Allotypic Exclusion

71
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Type ____ immunopathology is characterized by T Cell-mediated innocent bystander injury

72
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Type _____ immunopathology occurs when tissue damage results from trapped complexes activating complement

73
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Unique structure created by the CDRs of an antibody that can serve as an antigen to another antibody

74
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When a large immune complex in which the antigen is a large particle or a cell precipitates from solution

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Agglutination

75
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When growth of an immune complex consisting of cross-linking antigens becomes significant enough to cause the large complex to become insoluble

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Precipitation

76
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Which complement factor(s) is/are anaphylatoxic?

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C3a, C4a, and C5a

77
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Which complement factor(s) is/are chemotactic?

78
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Which complement factor(s) is/are lytic?

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Membrane Attack Complex (MAC)- mostly C8 and C9

79
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Which complement factor(s) is/are opsonizing?

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