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1
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Immune system organs include what?

A

Skin, MM, spleen, red bone marrow, lymph nodes, MGCNALT, tonsils, Peyers patches, thymus

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2
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The spleen consists of ____ and ____ pulp

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White and red

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3
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The white pulp of the spleen has phagocytes that react to what in the bloodstream?

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Antigens

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4
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The red pulp of the spleen has macrophages that removes what?

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Worn and damaged blood cells

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5
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The spleen is a reservoir for what?

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RBCs

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6
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The red bone marrow is responsible for what?

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All (white) blood cell production

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7
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Kuppfer macrophage

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Liver

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8
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Microglial macrophage

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Brain

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9
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Osteoclasts macrophages

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Bone/marrow

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10
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Dendritic macrophages

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Skin/LN

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11
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Histiocytes macrophages

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Connective tissue

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12
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Alveolar macrophages

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Lungs

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13
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Langerhans macrophages

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Skin

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14
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Littoral macrophages

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Spleen

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15
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The medulla of the LNs contains _______ that eat up what 3 things?

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Macrophages; cancer cells, antigens, foreign debris

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16
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What causes LN to enlarge?

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Lymphocyte multiplication and macrophage accumulation

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17
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Define MALT

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Mucosa - associated lymphatic tissue

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18
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Define CALT

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Conjunctiva - associated lymphatic tissue

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19
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Define NALT

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Nasopharynx-associated lymphatic tissue

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20
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Define Galt

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Gut - associated lymphatic tissue

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21
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Functions of MALT/GALT/CALT/NALT?

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Identify antigens, mount immune response

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22
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MALT/GALT/CALT/NALT are clusters of what type of tissues?

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Lymphoid tissue

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23
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Tonsils are part of _ALT but more specifically _ALT?

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MALT; GALT

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24
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What is the function of the tonsils?

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Destroy foreign material

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25
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Peyers patches are a part of the _ALT and more specifically _ALT

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MALT; GALT

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26
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Peyers patch are aggregations of _____ in the _____ intestine

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Lymphoid; small

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27
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What cells mature in the Thymus

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T-cells (T lymphocytes)

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28
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Thymus is only present in what animals?

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Young

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29
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The innate immune system is _____, non-_______ response

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Fast; nonspecific

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30
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What makes up the innate immune system?

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Skin, MM, inflammation, fever, phagocytosis, complement system, cytokines, NK cells

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31
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How does the skin function?

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Physical barrier

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32
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How does the MM function?

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Produce mucus, tears, saliva, etc

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33
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What initiates inflammation?

34
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Why is vasodilation important?

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Diapedesis

35
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What are the clinical signs of inflammation?

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Heat, redness, swelling, pain, loss of function

36
Q

Fever helps move what?

A

Chemical mediators

37
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How does a fever help eliminate a pathogen?

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Gets too hot to support pathogen growth

38
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What cells are capable of phagocytosis?

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Neutrophils, macrophages

39
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What helps attract phagocytes?

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PAMP receptor, complement system

40
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Complement system becomes active in the presence of what?

A

Antigen or antibody attached to an antigen

41
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Functions of the complement system?

A

Trigger inflammation

42
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Define opsonization

A

Attaches something to flag something for phagocytosis

43
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Cytokines includes what?

A

Interleukins, interferon, chemokines

44
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Interleukin 1 =

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Tells T cells to release more IL

45
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Interleukin 2 =

A

Causes T cell production

46
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Interleukin 4&6=

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Causes B cells to clone and produce memory/plasma cells, and antibodies

47
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Interferon helps to stop what?

A

Viral replication

48
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What do chemokines do?

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Stimulate movement of leukocytes from blood to the injury/inflammation site

49
Q

NK cells are what type of cell?

A

Lymphocyte

50
Q

How do NK cells kill target cells?

A

Bind to cell to induce cellular changes leading to apoptosis

51
Q

Adaptive immune system consists of what?

A

B lymphocytes, t lymphocytes

52
Q

B lymphocytes are a part of which branch of adaptive immunity?

53
Q

b lymphocytes produce what?

A

Immunoglobulin (Ig) or antibodies

54
Q

5 types of b lymphocytes

A 
IgM
IgG
IgA
IgE
IgD
55
Q

B lymphocyte IgM is what %?

56
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B lymphocyte IgG is what %?

57
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B lymphocyte IgA is what %?

58
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B lymphocyte IgE is what %?

59
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B lymphocyte IgD is what %?

60
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Which b lymphocyte is produced during 1st exposure?

61
Q

Which b lymphocyte can cross the placenta and is the most abundant?

62
Q

What b lymphocyte is found in mucosa?

63
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Where do b lymphocytes migrate?

A

LN and spleen

64
Q

Once activated, b lymphocyte clones can become _____ or _____.

A

Memory;plasma cells

65
Q

Memory or plasma cells mass produce what?

A

Antibodies

66
Q

T Lymphocytes are a part of what branch of adaptive immunity?

A

Cell mediated

67
Q

T lymphocytes originate where?

A

Bone marrow

68
Q

T lymphocytes migrate to where to mature?

69
Q

Once mature, t lymphocytes enter the bloodstream and migrate where?

A

LN and spleen

70
Q

Once activated, t lymphocyte clones can become what?

A

Memory cells, helper T cells, cytotoxic T cells, regulatory T cells

71
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Helper T cells secrete what?

72
Q

Cytotoxic T cells do what?

A

Attach to antigenic markers on cells and destroy them

73
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Regulatory T cells do what?

A

Prevent B cells from transforming into plasma cells

74
Q

Active immunity is achieved what 2 ways?

A

Exposure or vaccine

75
Q

Passive immunity is achieved what 3 ways?

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Placenta, colostrum, IV

76
Q

Define virulence

A

Degree of pathogenicity

77
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Define hypersensitivity

A

An overreaction of the immune system that causes tissue damage

78
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Type 1 hypersensitivity

A

Animal is sensitized, second exposure is severe, food/milk/drug/vax/parasite allergy, inhalant/atopic dermatitis

79
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Type 2 hypersensitivity

A

Immune mediated DZs

80
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Type 3 hypersensitivity

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Immune complex: blue eye, pneumonitis, glomerulonephritis, FIP, rheumatoid arthritis (or 4)

81
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Type 4 hypersensitivity

A

Contact dermatitis

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