Immunology

Question 0

What is monocytes?

Answer 0

Police, makes macrophages which is the big boss. The little policemen is the phagocytes. Macrophages engulf the virus

Question 1

What is the first WBC that responded to the inflammatory sites?

Answer 1

Neutrophils which consist of 50-70% of the WBC. Makes a lot of immature baby banner, cause a shift to the left bc they can’t fight during inflammation.

Question 2

What is the primary immune response?

Answer 2

First time exposure to the antigen. Takes about 7 days to make the antibodies after first exposure. When formation of memory cells

Question 3

What is the secondary immune response?

Answer 3

Additional exposure to the antigen. The memory cells kick in and respond more rapidly

Question 4

What the purpose of vaccine?

Answer 4

Predispose body so antibody can develop it. If the body expose to same antigen that’s in the virus, it will react faster

Question 5

Where do the cells mature at?

Answer 5

The thymus where they come out with antigen specific receptor

Question 6

Clonal diversity

Answer 6

Producing large amount of T and B cells that have the capacity to recognize any foreign antigen

Question 7

Cortisol

Answer 7

Acts on carbohydrates metabolism results in increase blood glucose levels which energize the body to combat the stressor

Question 8

Epinephrine

Answer 8

Enhancing myocardial contractility. Increase heart rate and blood pressure
Also dilate blood vessels

Question 9

Epinephrine

Answer 9

Release during stress

Regulate Bp? Promote arousal and increase vigilance anxiety and other emotion

Question 10

What other hormone is release during stress?

Answer 10

Endorphins-blocks pain
Growth hormones-growth and repair
Testosterone - build muscle
Estrogen–calming effect

Question 11

Autoimmunity

Answer 11

Immune response against self-antigen to the point that it start to attack it’s own tissue

Question 12

Alloimunity

Answer 12

Immunological response against transfusion