unit 2 Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

innate immunity

A

responds nonspecifically to their target
broad
we are born with innate immunity

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

adaptive immunity

A

highly specific recognition of pathogen
takes time to develop
generates memory

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

inflammation moves which cells form the blood to the site of infection

A

WBCs

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Th1 cells activate

A

macrophages and CD8+ T cells

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Th2 cells activate

A

B cells

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

cytotoxic T cells

A

bind cells, make holes (perforin) and kill (granzymes)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

plasma cells

A

B cells differentiate into plasma cells
make and secrete Abs

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

humoral immunity

A

extracellular
* B cells (plasma cells)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

cell-mediated immunity

A

intracellular
* CD4+ and CD8+ cells

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

what types of antigens activates B cells independently of T cells

A

polysaccharides, typically from capsules

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

IgM

A

activates complement

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

IgG

A

most abundant Ab in serum
crosses placenta
opsonization

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

which Ab is generated first and which antibody is produced after B cells class switch?

A

IgM then IgG

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

toxoid vaccine

A

contain inactivated exotoxin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

conjugate vaccine

A

polysaccharides linked to proteins, enhance antigenicity in young children

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

whole killed vaccine (attenuated)

A

used killed whole clels or inactivated whole viruses

17
Q

passive immunity

A

passed onto a person in some way

18
Q

passive immunity

A

passed onto a person in some way

19
Q

active immunity

A

the person gets the illness and builds immunity to it