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Overview of immune system Flashcards

1
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Autoimmunity

A

when self reacting cells persist and are not destroyed

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2
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Most abundant wbc

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neutrophils

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3
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Mature PMN

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multi lobed; segmented

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4
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Immature PMN

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nonsegmented bands

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5
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Which cells are APCs

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dendritic cells, macrophages, b cells

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6
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MHC is also known as

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HLA

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7
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MHC I is found on

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most cells

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8
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MHC II is found on

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APCs

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9
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Which cells are granulocytes

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neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils

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10
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Which cells are agranulocytes

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monocytes, lymphocytes

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11
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Which lymphocytes make up majority

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T cells

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12
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T cells have which antigens on their surface

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CD4 and CD8

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13
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CD4 is found on surface of which cells

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helper T (make up majority)

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14
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CD8 is found on surface of which cells

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cytotoxic T cells

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15
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What are the two types of helper T cells

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TH1 and TH2

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16
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Th1 cells produce

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IFN gamma and TNF alpha

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17
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What role doe IFN gamma and TNF alpha play

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activate macrophages during INTRAcellular infection (viruses, bacteria)

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18
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Th2 cells produce

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IL-4, IL-5, IL-6

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19
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What do IL-4/5/6 do

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activate B cells

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20
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Immunogen

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substance that can produce humoral or cellular immune response and react with product of that response

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21
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Antigen

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substance that reacts with antibody or T cell but may not be able to initially trigger response

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22
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Epitope is found on

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antigen

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23
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Paratope is found on

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antibody hypervariable region; recognizes epitope

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24
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Pepsin

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enzyme that breaks bonds of antibody molecule into 1 FAB and 1 Fc

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25
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Papain

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enzyme that breaks bonds of antibody into 2 FAB and 1 Fc

26
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Complement fixation occurs at which region of antibody

27
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Examples of active/acquired immunity

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natural- infection/exposure

artificial- vaccination

28
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Examples of passive immunity

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  • Ig crossing placenta
  • breastmilk
  • gammaglobulin and antibody injections
29
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Examples of adoptive immunity

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  • anti cancer treatment

- introduction of NK cells

30
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What does undifferentiated stem cell in bone marrow become

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progenitor B cell (pro- B cell)

31
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What does pro B cell have on its membrane

32
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What does pro B cell become

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pre B cell

33
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What does pre B cell have on its membrane

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IL-7 receptor

34
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What does pre B cell become

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mature B cell

35
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What stage of B cell maturation does gene rearrangement occur

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pro B cell

36
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Variable region of immunoglobulin contains

A

antigen binding site- Fab

37
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Constant region of immunoglobulin determines

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immunoglobulin class

38
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Fab (fragment antibody) contains

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antigen binding site and variable region

39
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Fc (fragment crystallizable) contains

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constant region

40
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Isotype

A

unique AA sequence common to all Ig molecules in a given species; differs between Ig classes (IgG, IgM, etc). ** heavy chains

41
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Allotype

A

minor variation of AA sequence present in some individuals but not others
** constant regions

42
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Idiotype

A

variable portion is unique to specific antibody molecule, due to differences in heavy and light chains ** variable region

43
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Only Ig that can cross the placenta

44
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Which Ig activates classical pathway

45
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IgG is a monomer, T or F

46
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Serum IgA is a monomer or tetramer

47
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Secretory IgA is a monomer or tetramer

48
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IgM is a pentamer, T or F

49
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Where is IgD found

A

bound to mature B cells

50
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Classical pathway requires antibody for activation, T or F

51
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Alternate pathway does not require antibody for activation, T or F

52
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Complement fragments are sensitive to

53
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Three units in classical pathway

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recognition, activation, MAC

54
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Components of recognition unit

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C1q, C1r, C3

55
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Components of activation unit

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C4, C2, C3

56
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Components of MAC

57
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CH50 assay screens for

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function of classical pathway

58
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How is CH50 interpreted

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indicated by dilution that lyses 50% sheep RBC

  • if zero = no complement
  • if low= any factor is deficient
59
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AH50 assay screens for

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alternate pathway function

60
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If both CH50 and AH50 are abnormal, what complement components are defective

A

C3 or C5-C9

61
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If only CH50 is abnormal, which components are defective

A

C1, C4, or C2

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