immunity a&p Flashcards
whats included in the immune system
lymphoid organs thymus lymphocytes bone marrow wbc rbcs plateltes
when do t lymphocytes occur
thymus
what’s included in the lymphatic system
lymphatic vessels
lympth nodes
tonsils and adenoids
spleen
what does the immune system rely on
lymphatic system
antigen
- foreign agent
- triggering antibody production
antibody
- proteins
- identify and neutralize foreign substances
- circulates through our system in blood
immunoglobulins
- proteins
- identify and neutralize foreign substances
attach to B cells
neutrophils
- first to arrive
- come because of an inflammation/infection
basophils
- release histamine
- aid in an inflammatory response
eosinophils
- aid in an inflammatory response
- allergic reactions
monocytes
- largest
- trigger immune response
lymphocytes
- frontline workers or patrol
- major component
lymphocytes (more in-depth)
- natural killer cells
- thymus-derived lymphocytes (t-cells)
- bone marrow-derived lymphocytes (b-cells)
natural killer cells
- blood, bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen
- destroy pathogens and tumor cells
- patrol for abnormal
- can kill own cell if invaded with virus or cancer
t cells and b cells
each responds to one foreign antigen
t cells
lympth nodes and nodules, spleen
direct attack
helper t cells
cytotoxic t cells- aid in the destruction
- memory t’s- remembering foreign agents
- suppressors t’s- tell the body to stop attacking
b cells
- plasma cells produce antibodies to specific foreign antigen
- memory cells
- indirect approach
- when/where to attack
- when to allow substances to stay in the system
innate immunity
- barriers
- skin
- mucous membranes
- inflammatory response
types of adaptive immunity
cellular immunity
humoral immunity
first step in defense against invasion
redness and swelling
- maybe able to kill invading organisms
- combines with the immune response to eliminate invaders
what does cellular immunity begin with
phagocytes
cell-mediated immunity
- recognition of foreign antigen by helper t cells
- killer t cells lyse cells. bind, replicate
- memory t cells remember specific foreign antigens
- suppressor t cells limit immune response
- trigger alarm
- release cystocines
- cell starts to copy and make memory t cells
hummoral immunity
- antibody- mediated immunity recognition of antigen as foreign
- b cells proliferate and differentiate
- plasma cells producing antibodies that circulate forming an antigen-antibody complex
- memory b cells
- antigen label antigen for phagocytosis
- 4-8 days for body to develop a reaction