week 8 immunity Flashcards
what is innate
non specific components ( cellular or chemical)
what is adaptive
specific cellular or chemical component
2 arts of adaptive immune system
cell-mediated and humoral
what is the cells called which kill virus-infected cells and tumor cells in adaptive component
T CELLS
what is the humoral cell which kill bacteria and virus and tissue repair
b cells - produce antibodies and complement cascade
what is the innate cell mediated cell which kill virus and tissue repair
neutrophils monocytes
what type of innate cell is cell mediated and kills tumors
natural killer cells
what does the skin do
stops microbes before infection - the physical barrier
other examples of physical barriers
saliva, mucosal membranes, stomach acid, gut barrier, flushing of urine, tears and coughing and sneezing
whats another name for a leukocyte
white blood cell
what are the 2 types of lymphocytes
T and b cells
monocytes are what in the blood and do what
3-9% and consume microbes
what makes up 60% of the blood
neutrophils
what are neutrophils
an innate - rapid responder to infection and stress and eat/ engulf phagocytes and kill using toxic molecules
what is a phagocytes
microbe
what is a natural killer
innate, destroy cancer and viruses using cytokines
what proteins travel as inactive proteins in the blood from the liver
complement proteins
what do complement proteins recruit
phagocytes to site vai chemical gradients