Lecture 8: Lymphoid Flashcards
List lymphoid tissues of the lymphatic system (6)
- Lymph node
- Spleen
- Thymus
- GALT
- BALT
- Bone marrow
List immune cells (6)
- macrophages
- granulocytes
- NK cells
- T cells
- B cells
- dendritic cells
Does the response time for innate immunity take days or hours?
hours
Does the response time for adaptive immunity take days or hours?
days
What is the specificity of innate immunity?
limited and fixed
What is the specificity of adaptive immunity?
- highly diverse
- improves during course of immune response
What is the response of innate immunity to repeat infection?
identical to the primary response
What is the response of the adaptive immunity to repeat infection?
much more rapid than primary response = immune memory
What are the two types of barriers of innate immunity?
- anatomical
- physiological
What does innate immunity use to recognize PAMPS on antigens?
pattern recognition receptors (PRRs)
Pattern recognition leads to _____ and _____.
- phagocytosis
- killing
Adaptive immunity is different from innate immunity because it requires which type of cells?
lymphocytes
What cells are involved in humoral immunity (3)?
- B cells
- antibodies
- serum mediators such as cytokines
Which two cells does cellular immunity use?
- killer T lymphocytes (CD8+)
- phagocytes
What do both humoral and cellular immunity require?
- T helper cells (CD4+ = MHC II)
- APC
Is a Tc cell (cytotoxic T = CD8+ = MHC I) part of humoral immunity, cellular immunity, or both?
only cellular immunity
What is the function of cellular immunity?
kills microbes (cytotoxicity)
What is the function of humoral immunity?
generates plasma cells to produce antibodies
What is an important feature of adaptive immunity? Why?
- memory
- future exposure elicits a faster/better response = have antibodies specific to antigen
What are the results of inflammation and tissue damage during infection which leads to an influx of serum factors and cells?
- swelling, heat, pain, redness,
- allergy and asthma
- graft rejection and graft vs. host disease
- autoimmune disease
Where are T cells located?
thymus
Where are B cells located?
bone marrow & GALT
List the secondary organs/tissues (5)
- diffuse lymphatic tissue (e.g. peyer’s patch, appendix, GALT)
- lymphoid nodules
- tonsils
- lymph nodes
- spleen
Which organ is primary and secondary lymphoid organ?
GALT
What are the 2 types of lymphoid nodules? What do they consist of?
- primary lymphoid nodule = consist of small lymphocytes (inactive B cells) with no germinal center
- secondary lymphoid nodule = consist of large lymphocytes in the peripheral zone & large lymphocytes (active B cells) located in germinal center
What are the characteristics of germinal cells (4)?
- located in the center of the nodule (follicle)
- stains light due to large amount of cytoplasm and euchromatin
- develop in response to antigens
- site of active B cells (B cells proliferate = differentiate into plasma cells = produce antibodies)
What is lymphadenitis? What causes it?
- Enlargement/swelling of lymph nodes
- Caused by edema and hyperplasia of lymphatic nodules
What are the symptoms of lymphadenitis? (4)
- swollen, palpable, and tender lymph nodes
- fever
- chills
- general weakness
What are the most common causes of lymphadenitis in the neck region (2)?
tonsillitis and pharyngitis
Which organs/tissues (2) have a single nodule or aggregates with no capsule?
- Peyer’s patch (ileum)
- Appendix
Which organ has nodules and a partial capsule?
tonsils
Which organs have nodules and a well-developed capsule (2)?
lymph node and spleen
Recent evidence suggests that lymphatic tissue in the appendix is a site for what?
B cells differentiation into immunocompetent cells
What does the pharyngeal lymphoid tissue of the Waldeyer’s ring comprise (4)?
- Nasopharyngeal tonsil or adenoid
- The paired tubal tonsils
- The paired palatine tonsils
- The lingual tonsil
What type of epithelium lines the adenoid (pharyngeal) tonsils?
ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium
Does the adenoid (pharyngeal) tonsil contain fewer or many primary and secondary lymphoid nodules (follicles)?
fewer
What type of epithelium lines the palatine tonsil?
stratified squamous epithelium
Does the palatine tonsil contain many or fewer primary and secondary nodules (follicles)?
many
What is the function of crypts in the palatine tonsil?
increase tonsil surface area = allows antigens to hide
Lymph nodes are found in ______ throughout the body as ______ lymphoid structures
- clusters
- encapsulated
What is the function of the lymph nodes?
filters and entraps antigens from the lymph and supports the immune system
The lymph nodes are composed of (4)?
- capsule
- cortex
- medulla
- sinuses = interconnected channels (subcapsular, trabecular, medullary) where lymph travels and is filtered
Lymph enters via ___ lymphatic vessel to ____ sinuses, percolates (filters) through tissue of lymph node and exits the ____ lymphatic vessel
- afferent
- subcapsular
- efferent
What does the outer cortex of the lymph nodes contain?
1° and 2° lymphoid nodules = B cell zones
2°=germinal centers