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IMMUNOLOGY- Lymphoid structures Flashcards

1
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How are consider the lymph nodes?

A

Secondary lymphoid organ

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2
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How many afferents can lymph node have?

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Many afferents

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How many efferents can lymph node have?

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1 or more efferents

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4
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What is an important outer structure of Lymph nodes?

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Encapsulated with trabeculae

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5
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Which are the functions of lymph node?

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Nonspecific filtration by macrophages, storage of B and T cells and immuneresponse activation

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6
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Which are the structures of a Lymph node?

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Follicle
Medulla
Paracortex

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7
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Site of B cell localization and proliferation in lymph node

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Follicle

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8
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Where is located follicle in lymph node?

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Outer cortex

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9
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Which are the types of follicles of lymph node?

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1º follicles

2º follicles

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10
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What is the main characteristics of 1º follicles in lymph nodes?

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Are dense and dormant

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11
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What are the 2º follicles of lymph nodes?

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Have pale central germinal centers and centers

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12
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Structuraly how is medulla composed of lymph nodes

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Consists of medullary cords and medullary sinuses

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13
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What is contained in medullary cords?

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Closely packed lymphocytes and plasma cells

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14
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What is the importance of medullary sinuses in lymph nodes?

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Communicate with efferent lymphatics and contain reticular cells and macrophages

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15
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In Lymph node what is the purpose of Paracortex?

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Houses T cells

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16
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Where is located the paracortex in lymph nodes?

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Region of cortex between follicles and medulla

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17
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What does the paracortex contains?

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High endothelial venules

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18
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This is the importance of high endothelial venules

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Through which T cells enter from blood

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19
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What structure of Lymph node is affected in DiGeorge syndrome?

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Paracortex

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20
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When is Paracortex enlarged?

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In a exteme cellular immune response (Viral infection)

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21
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Which structure of lymph nodes is enlarged during viral infections?

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Paracortex

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22
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These lymph node cluster drain head and neck

23
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Lymph nodes responsable of draining Lungs

24
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Which area of the body is drained by Mediastinal Lymph nodes?

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Trachea and esophagus

25
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Which lymph nodes drain Upper limb, brasr, skin above the umbilicus?

26
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Which areas of the body are drained by Celiac nodes?

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Liver, stomach, spleen, pancreas upper duodenum

27
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These structures are drained by Superior mesenteric lymph nodes

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Lower duodenumm jejunumm ileum, colon to splenic flexure

28
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Which lymph node cluster manage the drainage of Colon from splenic flexure to upper rectum?

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Inferior mesenteric

29
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What is drained by internal iliac lymph nodes?

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Lower rectum to anal canal (above pectinate line), bladder, vagina (middle third), protate

30
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These structures are drained by para-aortic lymph nodes

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Testes, ovaries, kidneys, uterus

31
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This lymph node cluster drains Anal canal (below pectinate line), skin below umbilicus (except popliteal territory)

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Superficial inguinal

32
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What does the Popliteal lymph nodes drain?

A

Dorsolateral foor, posterior claf

33
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What is the function of Right lymphatic duct?

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Drains right side of body above diaphragm

34
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What does the thoracic duct drains?

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Everything else into junction of left subclavian and internal jugular veins

35
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What are the sinusoids of the spleen?

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Long, vascular channels in red pulp with fenestrated “barrel hoop” basement membrane

36
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Where are located the macrophages in the spleen?

A

Nearby sinusoids of spleen

37
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Where are located the T cells in the spleen?

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Periarterial lymphatic sheat wiyhin the white pulp of the spleen

38
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This is the location of B cells in the spleen

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Found in follicles within the white puplp of the spleen

39
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Where is located the Marginal zone of the spleen?

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Between the red pulp and white pulp

40
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Which is the importance of the marginal zone of the spleen?

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Contains APCs and specialized B cells, and is where APCs present blood borne antigen

41
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What is the funcion of the macrophages in the spleen?

A

remove encapsulated bacteria

42
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Which cases are consider Splenic dysfunction?

A

Postsplenectomy

Sickle cell disease

43
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What is affected in splenic dysfunction?

A

↓ IgM→ ↓ complement activation → ↓C3b opsonization → ↑ susceptibility to encapsulated organisms

44
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Which bacterias are encapsulated?

A 
SHiNE SKiS
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Haemophilus influenzae type B
Neisseria meningitidis
Escherichia coli
Salmonella spp
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Group B Strectococci
45
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Which cells can be found in postsplenectomy patients?

A

Howell Jolly bodies
Target cells
Thrombocytosis

46
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What are Howell Jolly bodies?

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Nuclear remnants

47
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What is the importance of Thymus?

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Site of T cell differentiantion and maturation. Encapsulated

48
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Which is the origin of Thymus?

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From epithelium of 3rd pharyngeal pounches

49
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This is the origin of Lymphocytes

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Mesenchymal origin

50
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Structurally how is Thymus composed?

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Cortex and Medulla

51
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What does Thymus cortex contains?

A

Dense immature T cells

52
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How is Thymus medulla composed?

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Pale with mature T cells and Hassall corpuscules containing epithelial reticular cells

53
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Which is the site of T cell differentiation?

54
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This is the site for B cell maturation

A

Bone marrow

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