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Board Review: Physiology Immunity > Specific or Acquired Immunity > Flashcards

Specific or Acquired Immunity Flashcards

1
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Specific or acquired immunity involves the production of what?

A

Antibodies against specific foreign antigens by lymphocytes

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2
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Antigens (antibody generating substances) are usually what?

A

Large complex molecules

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3
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Smaller molecules that stimulate antibody production are called what?

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Haptens

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4
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Haptens only stimulate antibody production if it is attached to what?

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A protein for initial presentation to immune system

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5
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Specific immune responses rely on what?

A

Lymphocytes

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6
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Specific immunity may be mediated by what?

A

Humoral (antibody) responses

Cell-mediated (no antibodies) responses

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7
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Some tissue will tolerate antigens without eliciting what?

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Inflammatory Response

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The tissure that tolerate antigens with eliciting inflammatory responses are what

A

Immunologically privileged

  • brain
  • eye
  • testis
  • fetus
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9
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Products of immune cells include what?

A

Tumor necrosis factor
Immunoglobulins
Cytokines
Transforming growth factor

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10
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Cytokines include what?

A

Lymphokines
Interferons
Interlukins 1-18

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11
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Cytokines are produced by what?

A

Inflammatory cells in general

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12
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Lymphokines are produced from what?

A

Lymphocytes

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13
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Antibody mediated immunity depends on what?

A

B Lymphocytes

T Lymphocytes

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14
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B lymphocytes are involved in what?

A

Generation of humoral immunity

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15
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B lymphocytes mature where?

A

Bone Marrow

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16
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B Lymphocytes are also known as what?

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Plasma Cells

17
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B lymphocytes make antibodies in the form of what?

A

Immunoglobulins

18
Q

T lymphocytes include how many of circulating lymphocytes?

A

95%

19
Q

T lymphocytes mature where?

A

Thymus

20
Q

T lymphocytes are involved in what?

A

Cell-mediated immunity

21
Q

T lymphocytes are produced through the production of what

A

Activated T lymphocytes

Board Review: Physiology Immunity (9 decks)

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