ImmunoSero Lecture (Immune System) Flashcards
Embryonic blood cells, excluding your lymphocytes, originates from the ________________ which is from the embryonic germ layer which is the ____________.
mesenchymal tissue; mesoderm
Where the first blood cells (primitive RBCs; erythroblasts) are formed during the first 2 to 8 weeks of life.
Islets of the yolk sac
Replaces the yolk sac as the site of blood cell development
Liver and Spleen
The major site of hematopoiesis by the second month of gestation where granular types of leukocytes initially appear
Liver
During hematopoiesis, these predominate from about 2 to 5 months of fetal life.
Liver and Spleen
In the fourth month, this begins to produce blood cells and in the fifth month, it assumes its role as the primary site of hematopoiesis
Bone marrow
At the start of postnatal, all of the bones participate in the hematopoietic development, but as we age, it has become more confined in ____________.
Flat bones
(vertebrae, sternum, ribs)
The cellular elements of the blood are produced from …
Multipotential hematopoietic stem cell (Hemacytoblast) CD34 & CD45
Major cellular elements of the circulating blood.
Erythrocytes (RBCs)
Thrombocytes; and
Specific types of Leukocytes (WBCs)
Primary lymphoid organs
Bone Marrow
Thymus
Where all lymphocytes arise from that resides in one of the primary lymphoid organs which is in the bone marrow
Pluripotential hematopoietic stem cells
Among the primary lymphoid organs which is solely dedicated to the T-cell.
Thymus
Known to be the center of antigenic independent lymphopoiesis or in other words the center for the development of your lymphocyte that does not require antigen stimulation.
Bone marrow
The main site for the maturation of your B cells in the peripheral blood.
Bone marrow
Approximately, __________% of leukocytes are B cells, __________ % are NK cells, and the rest are T cells.
10 to 20% - B cell leukocytes
22% - NK cells
A butterfly-shaped, small, flat, and bilobed organ found in the thorax or chest cavity that is capable of producing T lymphocytes until at least the 5th or 6th decade of life
Thymus
This is where T-cell maturation and the acquisition of surface antigens occur.
Thymus
Young T cells are first located in the cortex. After 2-8 weeks, they migrate and populate the ________________. Once they mature into T lymphocytes, they are then released.
medulla
True or False.
Each lymphocte spends the least of its life span in solid tissue, entering the circulation periodically to go from one secondary organ to another.
False. It spends most of its life span
Secondary lymphoid organs
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Peyer’s patches
Appendix
Tonsils
Mucosal-associated lymphoid tissue
Lymph nodes; and
Spleen
Play a role in antigen dependent lymphopoiesis
Secondary lymphoid organs
The secondary lymphoid tissues are found in these tracts.
Gastrointestinal Tract
Respiratory Tract
Urogenital Tract
These are localized at some of the main ports of entry for foreign organisms
Marcophages and Lymphocytes
A specialized type of malt specifically found in the ileum of the small intestine that responds to pathogens entering the respiratory tract and alimentary tracts, providing potential sites for contact with foreign antigen and increasing the probability of immune response.
Peyer’s patches
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When stimulated by antigen, B cells form …
Geminal center
This pulp comprises approx. 20 percent of the total weight of the spleen and contains the lymphoid tissue.
white pulp
The largest secondary lymphoid organ which is arranged around arterioles in a periarteriolar lymphoid sheath (PALS)
Spleen
The periarteriolar lymphoid sheath (PALS) mainly contains …
T cells
Attached to the sheath are primary follicles which contain ________________ that are not yet stimulated by antigen.
B cells
Traps antigen
Dendritic cells
How many times will an adult’s blood volume pass through the spleen where lymphocytes and macrophages can constantly survey for infectious agents of other foreign matter?
4 times
These are located along lymphatic ducts and serve as central collecting points for lymph fluid from adjacent tissue.
Lymph nodes
Lymph nodes are especially numerous near the …
Joints and where the arms and legs join the body
The lymph fluid flows slowly through these spaces which are lined with macrophages, creating an ideal location for phagocytosis.
sinuses
Consists of antigen-stimulated proliferating B cells.
Secondary follicles
The interior of a secondary follicle where blast transformation of B cells takes place.
Germinal center
Actively secretes antibodies
Plasma cells
Primary function of lymph nodes
Generation of B-cell memory
T lymphocytes are mainly localized in …
the paracortex
antigen-presenting cells
interdigitating cells
Transit time through a lymph node
Approx. 18 hours
A condition where lymph nodes are enlarged due to the accumulation of lymphocytes and other cells
Lymphadenopathy
Small polypeptides that regulate the functions of lymphocytes and other cells involved in the immune response
Cytokines
Receptor for HIV
CD4 (Helper T cells, monocytes, macrophages)