Brainscape Immunology

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Decks in this class (30)

Lecture 1
Difference between primary and se...,
Can the innate immune system dist...,
Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
8  cards
Lecture 2 - Cells and Tissues of the Immune System
Does lymph circulate like blood,
Parts of a lymph node 1 2 3 4 5,
Which cell is predominant in the ...
27  cards
Lecture 3 - Cells and Tissues of the Immune System 2
Four paradigms of the immune system,
Is there more eukaryotic or proka...,
Is inside the mouth inside the body
17  cards
Lecture 4 - Antibody basics
Immunogen,
Antigen,
Antibody
21  cards
Lecture 5 - Antibody Structure, Function and Genetics
Two types of antibodies,
Light chain weight,
Heavy chain weight
52  cards
Lecture 6 - Antibody Effector Function
Direct and indirect antibody effe...,
Example of antibody direct mechanism,
Example of antibody indirect mech...
51  cards
Lecture 7 - Creation of Antibody Diveristy
Basic structure of a gene 1 2 3 4 5,
Function of leader exon,
Difference in shape between lambd...
30  cards
Lecture 8 - Monoclonal Antibodies
Can more than one antibody type r...,
Generating b cell hybridomas 1 2 ...,
Hybridoma isolation 1 2 3 4
15  cards
Lecture 9 - MHC
What does the tcr recognise,
Number of extracellular domains p...,
Is the b2 microglobulin gene in t...
37  cards
Lecture 10 - Antigen Processing and Presentation
Which part of mhc is polymorphic,
How do binding pockets differ,
How are peptides specific to a pa...
37  cards
Lecture 11 - TCR
What are t cell receptors,
What affinity do tcrs bind with,
Tcr binding affinity vs antibody
33  cards
Lecture 12 - Lymphocyte Activation
Transcription factors activated b...,
Function of nfkb nfat and ap 1,
Components of complete tcr comple...
56  cards
Lecture 14 - Antigen-Presenting Cells
What do t cells do in a naive state,
Time taken for a naive t cell to ...,
Where do most pathogens reside
33  cards
Lecture 15 - Antigen-Presenting Cells II
Prototypical mediators of dc acti...,
Do activated dcs move actively or...,
Dcs in the epithelium of the skin
29  cards
Lecture 16 - Lymphocyte Subsets (CD4+)
Helper t cells 1 2 3,
How can cd4 help macrophages 1 2 3 4,
How do cd4 t cells aid cd8 respon...
53  cards
Lecture 17 - Lymphocyte Development - B Cells
Where do b cells mature in birds,
Where do b cells mature in humans,
State of bcr in an immature b cell
32  cards
Lecture 18 - More B Cells
B cells generated by the liver,
Distinguishing feature of b 1 b c...,
B cells maturing in spleen 1 a b
32  cards
Lecture 19 - Early T Lymphocyte Maturation
What does the absence of a thymus...,
What happens to the thymus in pub...,
What is the thymus made of in adults
34  cards
Lecture 21 - T Cell Trafficking
Definition of naive t cells,
Time for a naive t cell to make a...,
Naive t cell circulation circuit ...
39  cards
Lecture 22 - Cytokines and Chemokines
Cytokine definition,
Feature that is widespread among ...,
Example of a cytokine that requir...
27  cards
Lecture 23 - Effector Mechanisms in T Cell Responses
Primary target of cellular immunity,
Primary target of humoral immunity,
Response to small extracellular p...
58  cards
Lecture 24 - Immune Memory
Example of ancient documentation ...,
What is immunity,
Classic epidemiological study dem...
49  cards
Lecture 25 - Complement Proteins
When and how were complement disc...,
What are complement proteins,
Complement protein functions 1 2 3
55  cards
Lecture 26 - Complement Proteins II
Complement components that act as...,
Complement receptors involved in ...,
Another name for cr1
51  cards
Lecture 28 - Innate Immunity I
Components of the innate immune s...,
Barrier components of the innate ...,
Role of surfactant 1 2 3
22  cards
Lecture 29 - Innate Immunity II
Janeway s proposed mechanism of i...,
Deficiency with janeway s propose...,
Solution to problem of sterile in...
50  cards
Lecture 30 - Hypersensitivity, Allergy
Type i hypersensitivity 1 2,
Type ii hypersensitivity 1 2,
Type iii hypersensitivity 1 2
40  cards
Lecture 31 - NK Cells
How were nk cells first observed,
Adherent cells in the spleen,
Surface markers identifying t cells
50  cards
Lecture 32 - NK Cells II
Outcome of alloreactive donor der...,
Cd158 receptors that inhibit nk c...,
What controls nk cell activity
37  cards
Lecture 33 - Immunopathology II
Three things needed for autoimmunity,
Where are rates of autoimmune dis...,
Why are circulating auto reactive...
35  cards

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