Unit 7- Immume System Flashcards
What are pathogens?
Agent that causes diseases - virus, bacterium, fungus, multicelluar parasites
Define antigen
A substances that binds to receptors of B cells, antibodies or T cells
- foreign antigens stimulate an immune response
Define infected cells
The pathogen has entered the cell and has hijacked the host machinery to make copies of itself
- in the surface of the cell
What includes the innate (1st) defense system?
Macrophages, mast cells, Natural killers
What do macrophages do?
Destroys microbios, releases cytokines, a phagocytic cell
What do neutrophils do?
Part of innate system- kill bacteria and die( puss)
What do natural killer cells do?
Recognize who to kill by lack of MHCI- name tag destroy me button on
What do mast cells do,
Mast cells are cells in the injury site that are injured release histamine cells which cause inflammation. Attracting phagocytic cells
What is the role of MHCs?
- MHC II are utilized to show the immune system when the cell has been invaded by a virus
- MHC I are utilized to show which cells are in fact part of the body or not
What includes the Adaptive Immunity?
Cytotoxic T cells, helper T cells, B cells
B cells
Make antibodies, mature in bone marrow, type of white cell, they hang in the lymph system determine friend from foe until they find the specific antigen
T- cells
Are creatures in bone marrow and mature in the thyme, train B- cells, activate tired macrophages, no memory cells, call in cytokine
Antobodies
They can neutralize a pathogen by attaching to the surface, attach in a process called agglutination so macrophages can eat them , effector cells realesee 2,000 antibodies per second for 4-5 days until pathogens die.
Which immune system response could best be characterized as adaptive ?
After the first exposure to an antigen, memory b- lymphocytes are produced to recognize the same antigen upon a second exposure
What is the main deference between innate and adaptive defense?
The ability to remember specific pathogen