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Lecture 12 and 13, Adaptive immunity Flashcards

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1
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What recognizes foreign material and proliferate

A

lymphocytes

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2
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What are the 3 characteristics of adaptive immunity

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molecular specificity, memory, tolerance

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3
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What is molecular specificity

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can differentiate among unlimited numbers of infecting agents

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4
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Memory has a stronger response to _______

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re-exposure

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5
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What does vaccination rely upon

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memory

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6
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what is tolerance

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Must distinguish between what is healthy self and what is dangerous

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7
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What is the first response to an antigen called

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primary response

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8
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the stronger _______ reponse results with subsequent exposure

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secondary

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9
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What is humoral immunity

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Anti-body mediated, eliminates extracellular antigens

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10
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What cell does humoral immunity involve

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B cells

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11
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What is cell mediated immunity

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antigens residing within a host cell

eg virus-infected cells, cancer cells

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12
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What cell does CMI involve

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T cells

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13
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What is naive lymphocyte

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has never encountered antigen, cannot react until it received confirming signals

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What is activated lymphocyte

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Has received confirming signals from dendritic cell expressing cognate antigen, proliferates, deifferentiates

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15
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effector lymphocyte

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short-lived, primary response

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16
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memory lymphocyte

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long-lived, activated more quickly to provide secondary response

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17
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in humoral immunity, activated B cells differentiate into _______ cells in response to extracellular antigens

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plasma

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18
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activated B cells produce _______

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antibodies

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19
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The stem of the antibody is what

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red flag, marks bound antigen for elimination

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20
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What does B cell receptor do?

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recognizes antigen by membrane bound antibody, must receive T cell signal to proliferate for same antigen

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21
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CMI

what eliminates antigens?

A

two subsets of T cells

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22
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CMI

what cell destroys corrupted host cells?

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cytotoxic T cell

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23
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CMI

What cell directs/assists adaptive immune responses

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helper T cell

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24
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CMI

both T cells have _______ analagous to BCR

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T- cell receptors TCR

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25
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TCR does NOT

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recognize free antigen, antigen must be presented by body’s own cell

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26
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_______ and _______ must be activated before they can multiply

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helper T cells and cytotoxic T cells

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27
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_______ cells are responsible for T cell activation

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dendritic

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28
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CMI

Once activated, T cell proliferates
forms _______ or _______

A

Effector helper T cells or effector cytotoxic T cells

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29
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Tc cells respond to _______

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intracellular antigens

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30
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Tc cells induce cell to undergo _______

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apoptosis

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31
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T h cells activate _______

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B cells, macrophages, produce cytokines to direct and support other cells

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32
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regulatory T cells do what

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stop immune system from overreacting and responding to harmless substance

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33
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_______ cells play a crucial role in activation of naive Th and Tc cells

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dendritic

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34
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Where do dendritic cells reside?

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peripheral tissue

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35
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Dendritic cells can send extensions between what?

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epithelial cells of mucosal barriers and sample material in respiratory tract and lumen of intestine

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36
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What do toll like receptors do?

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recognize pathogens

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37
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if TLR detects pathogen, what happens?

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cell takes up more material

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38
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TLRs travel to _______, matures

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secondary lymphoid organs

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39
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TLRs produce _______ signaling danger

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co-simulatory molecules

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40
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TLRs present antigens on both _______

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MHC class I and II

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41
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T cell is activated by the dendritic cell expressing what?

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cognate antigen, as part of MHS calls I or class II and co-simulatory molecules

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42
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only T cells which can respond to _______ are allowed to mature

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antigens presented by class I or class II

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43
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B cells and T cells have _______receptors

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Membrane bound

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44
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_______ does not recognize free antigen, must be presented by body’s own cells

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TCR

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45
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lymphatic system brings populations of lymphocytes in contact with _______

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antigens

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46
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lymphatic vessels carry

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lymph

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47
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Lymph contains antigens from _______

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tissues

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48
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lymph flows through _______ before emptying back in circulatory system

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lymph nodes

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49
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inflammatory causes what to happen to lymph

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more fluid to enter tissues, increases antigen containing fluids entering lymphatic system

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50
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Primary lymphoid organs include

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bone marry, thymus

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51
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_______ reside in bone marrow, give rise to all blood cells

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hematopoietic stem cells

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52
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_______ cells mature into bone marrow

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B cells

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53
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_______ cells migrate to thymus and mature

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T cells

54
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once mature, lymphocytes gather in _______ and wait to encounter antigen

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secondary lymphoid organs

55
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What are secondary lymphoid organs

A

lymph nodes, spleen, tonsils

56
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_______ allow sampling of intestinal contents

A

peyer’s patch

57
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peyer’s patch sample intestinal contents via what cells/

A

M cells, dendritic cells

58
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Peyers patch is part of

A

MALT

mucosa associated lymphoid tissue

59
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_______ prevents microbial invasion via mucous membrane

A

mucosal immunity

60
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lymphoid tissues under skin are

A

SALT

skin associated lymphoid tissue

61
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Antigen comes from

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Antibody generator

62
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What are T-dependent antigens

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B cells requires confirmation from Th cells to be activated, protein componenet

63
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T independent antigens can activate B cells without

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Th cell help, include Lipopolysaccharide and molecules with repeating subunits

64
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Antigen that elicit immune response is

A

immunogenic

65
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_______ are more immunongenic than nucleic acids or lipids

A

proteins

66
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_______ are usually not immunogenic

A

small molecules

67
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what are epitopes

A

distinct regions of molecules

68
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epitopes can be stretches of 10 _______

A

amino acids

69
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Bacterial cells posses many different _______

A

epitopes

70
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antibodies are also called

A

immunoglobins

71
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what shape is an antibody

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Y shaped

72
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On an antibody, what are the two identical arms called

A

Fab regions

73
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What do fab regions do

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bind antigen

74
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What is the stem of the antibody called

A

Fc region

75
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What part of antibody can be crystallized

A

Fc region

76
Q

Light chains have how many amino acid folds

A

2

77
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Heavy chains have how many amino acid folds

A

4

78
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Fork of Y is _______ region

A

flexiible hinge

79
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_______ bonds join heavy, light chains and two halves

A

Disulfide

80
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_______ region at ends of fab regions accounts for specificity

A

variable region

81
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Antigen binding site attaches to _______

A

epitope

82
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constant region inclues

A

Fc and two Fab regions

83
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Neutralization

A

prevents toxins, viruses from binding

84
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opsonization

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enhancement of phagocytosis

85
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complement system activation

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classical pathway

86
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immobilization and prevention of adherence

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binding to bacterial flagella or pili interferes

87
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cross linking

A

two arms of antigen bind separate antigens

88
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antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC)

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targets cell for destruction by natural killer (NK) cells

89
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five major classes of immunoglobulin

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igM, igG, igD, igE

90
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IgM is produced when

A

during primary response

91
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IgM is produced in response to ______

A

T-independent antigens

92
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IgM is what type of subunit?

A

pentamer, 5 subunits

93
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Pentamers ______ very effecitvely

A

aggregate

94
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Larger size of IgM prevents what

A

crossing from bloodstream to tissue

95
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IgM is primary role is

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Bloodstream infection

96
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which antibody is the most abundant?

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IgG

97
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igG provides

A

longest term protection

98
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How does igG protect?

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via neutralization, aggregation, opsonization, complement activation

99
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IgG is transported across ______ to ______

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placenta to fetus’s bloodstream

100
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What does maternal IgG do?

A

protects fetus and newborn?

101
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IgG is found in ______

A

colostrum (first breast milk)

102
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IgG is absorbed by newborn’s ______

A

intestinal tract

103
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most IgA is a dimer which is

A

secretory IgA (sIgA)

104
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IgA is important for what?

A

mucosal immunity

105
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how does IgA protect?

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via neutralizing toxins, viruses, interfering with attachment of microbes

106
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What is IgA produced by

A

Plasma cells of MALT

107
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What antibody is the least common?

A

IgD

108
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What is IgD involved with?

A

development and maturation of antibody resposen

109
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How prevalent is IgE?

A

barely detectable in serum, tightly bound in Fc region

110
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What do antigens do to IgE?

A

they bind two adjacent IgE molecules carried by mast cell

111
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IgE is important in eliminating what

A

parasitic worms

112
Q

How is allergies related to IgE?

A

basophils and mast cells release chemicals when IgE binds to harmless foods and cause reaction

113
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Colonal selection applies to what cell?

A

B cells and T cells

114
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lymphocytes residing in secondary lymphoid organs wait for ______

A

Antigen with correct epitope

115
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immature lymphocytes

A

lack fully developed antigen specific receptors

116
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Naive lymphocytes

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have receptors, have not yet encountered appropriate antigen

117
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activated lymphocytes

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have bound antigen and received confirmation, are able to proliferate

118
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effector lymphocytes

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descendents of activated lymphocytes:
plasma cells, Tc cells, Th cells

119
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Memory lymphocytes

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long-lived descendants of activated lymphocytes; responsible for rapid secondary response if antigen is encountered again

120
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B cell is activated by ______ antigens

A

T-dependent

121
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the fragments of the antigen from B cell receptor is delivered to ______

A

MHC class II molecules for inspection by Th cells: antigen presentation

122
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If T cell receptor binds a fragment, T cell activates B cell with cytokines and initiates ______

A

Clonal expansion

123
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If no Th cell recognizes peptides, B cell becomes ______

A

Anergic

124
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What does anergic result in

A

tolerance to antigen

125
Q

how many days does it take for the antibody accumulation after first exposure

A

10 to 14

126
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in primary response, ______ cells continue proliferating and differentiating in presence of antigen, so antibody titer increases

A

Activated B cells

127
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in primary response, ______ cells undergo changes that result in production of more effective antibodies

A

Proliferating B cells

128
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What is affinity maturation

A

spontaneous mutation occurs in multiplying B cells resulting in changes in B cell receptor

B cells that bind antigen longest proliferate

129
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What is class switching

A

Plasma cells normally secrete IgM, Th cells induce B cells to become plasma cells that secrete other antibody classes

130
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B cells in lymph nodes switch to

A

IgG

131
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B cells in MALT switch to

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IgA

132
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After class switching, ______ cells are formed

A

memory

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