Immunity and Disease

Question 1

What is immunity?

Answer 1

Protection or defence against bacteria, virus, fungi, toxins, cancer

Question 2

What are the 2 main pathways of the immune system?

Answer 2

Innate & Adaptive

Question 3

What are some examples of the defence mechanisms present in innate immunity?

Answer 3

Skin
Mucous membranes
Phagocytic cells

Question 4

What are the 2 main features of adaptive immune response?

Answer 4

Cell-mediated immunity

Humoral immunity

Question 5

Name the 3 granulocytes

Answer 5

Neutrophils
Eosinophils
Basophils

Question 6

What monocyte is involved in phagocytosis?

Answer 6

Macropahge

Question 7

What are the 2 protein signals released by macrophages called?

Answer 7

Interleukin-1 and Interleukin-6

Question 8

Specific (adaptive) immunity relies on what?

Answer 8

Antigens

Question 9

Where are lymphocytes produced?

Answer 9

Bone marrow

Question 10

Where do B-cells mature?

Answer 10

Bone marrow

Question 11

Where do T-cells mature?

Answer 11

Thymus

Question 12

Where do B and T cells circulate?

Answer 12

Blood and Lymph