Vaccines and adaptive immunity

Question 1

What happens if pathogens make it past innate defense?

Answer 1

Adaptive defense kicks in

Question 2

Where do B and T cells get activated?

Answer 2

Lymph nodes
Spleen
Lymphoid tissue

Question 3

What do B cells differenciate into?

Answer 3

Plasma cells
Memory Cells

Question 4

What do T cells differentiate into?

Answer 4

Cytotoxic cells
Helper T cells
Suppressor T cells
Memory T cells

Question 5

Humoral Response Steps

Answer 5

1. Sensitization
2. Antigen meets Helper T cell
3. Helper T cell attaches to antigen
4. Cytokines release
5. Cells Divide

Question 6

What do plasma cells do?

Answer 6

Make and release antibodies specifically to the antigen encountered

Question 7

What do memory B cells do?

Answer 7

Retained for the next time the same antigen might be encountered
Long term immunity

Question 8

Cellular response of T cells

Answer 8

Antigen presenting cell presents the antigen to mature T cells
Cells divide into Helper T cells and Cytotoxic T cells and Memory T Cells and Regulatory T cells

Question 9

Examples of active immunity

Answer 9

Getting Sick
Getting vaccinated

Question 10

Examples of passive immunity

Answer 10

Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Injection of antibodies