Lymphatic and Immune System Lab: Immunity Response Flashcards
What are the three lines of defense against tissue injury?
Surface barriers, innate immunity, adaptive immunity
what do surface barriers do?
prevent the entry of pathogens into the body
What do surface barriers consist of?
skin and mucous membranes
what is innate immunity?
born with response, do not require exposure to a foreign agent to be produced
What does adaptive immunity do?
respond to foreign cells and molecule with unique set of cells and molecules for each individual threat
What is adaptive immunity?
require exposure to foreign agent to be produced
What is another name for adaptive immunity?
acquired immunity
What are responses of innate immunity?
inflammation and fever, granulocytes and macrophages, and antimicrobial proteins
When are inflammatory mediators released?
when cells are damaged by microorganisms, foreign cells, toxins, viruses, or trauma they release the chemicals
What do inflammatory mediators attract?
first attract local immune cells to the area, which are primarily macrophages
What do inflammatory mediators stimulate?
local vasodilation, increased capillary permeability, increased sensitivity to pain
What does local vasodilation cause?
the area to become warm and red
What does increased capillary permeability cause?
cause the area to become swollen
What is chemotaxis?
macrophages continue to release inflammatory mediators that attract other phagocytes (neutrophils) to the damaged areas
What do pyrogens do?
act on the hypothalamus to raise the body temperature “set point” and cause fever
What are the bodys main phagocytic cells?
granulocytes and macrophages
What do granulocytes and macrophages do?
They will nonspecifically ingest and destroy any foreign or damaged cells
How many times can macrophages ingest and destroy foreign/damaged cells?
repeatedly
How many times can neutrophils ingest and destroy foreign/damaged cells?
once, then they die
What happens to neutrophils when damage is accessive?
many neutrophils will go to one area and die and accumulate which leaves pus
What do eosinophils and basophils do with immunity?
can function as phagocytes but main role is to secrete inflammatory mediators such as histamine
What do antimicrobial proteins do?
nonspecifically attack and lyse invading organisms when activated
What is the complement system?
collection for more than 20 proteins made by the liver
What do complement proteins do?
lysing foreign cells, enabling phagocytes to function better and enhancing the inflammatory response
What does adaptive immunity primarily involve?
B and T lymphocytes
What do B and T lymphocytes respond to?
unique antigens or chemical markers
Where are antigens primarily located?
many molecules such as toxins and allergens, and on surface of all cells
What is humoral immunity also called?
antibody-mediated immunity