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Decks in this class (23)

Immunology Introduction
Immunity,
Immunoglobin,
Antibodies
23  cards
Cells and Tissues of the Immune System
Primary lymphoid organs,
Secondary lymphoid organs,
Where lymphocytes are generated
19  cards
Recognition and Response
Signal,
How signals are generated,
How cells regulate signals
39  cards
Antigen
Immunogen,
Antigen,
Relationship between antigens and...
15  cards
Antibody Structure and Function
Fraction of plasma where antibodi...,
Immunoglobulin,
Antibody structure
29  cards
Innate Immunity
Response time innate vs adaptive ...,
Soluble components of blood innat...,
Major cell types innate vs adapti...
27  cards
Complement System
3 outcomes of complement activation,
3 activation pathways,
What all 3 pathways generate
12  cards
Immunoglobulin Genes
How diversity in antibodies is cr...,
Fragments involved in antibody li...,
Fragments involved in antibody he...
20  cards
Major Histocompatibility Complex
Role of mhc in antigen binding of...,
What t cell receptors bind,
Mhc class i protein structure
16  cards
Antigen Processing and Presentation
What part of the antigen t cells ...,
3 types of professional antigen p...,
Steps of exogenous pathway
8  cards
T and B Cell Development
Site of origin for b and t cells,
Cd3,
Steps of t cell development
17  cards
T Cell Activation and Memory
Cytotoxic t cells primary function,
T helper 1 cells primary function,
T helper 2 cells primary function
27  cards
B Cell Activation and Memory
3 main functions of antibodies,
Site of b cell activation,
First steps of b cell activation
12  cards
Assays- Antibody and Cell
The affinity with which antibody ...,
Avidity,
Sensitivity
24  cards
Allergy, Hypersensitivity, and Chronic Inflammation
Hypersensitivity definition,
Type 1 hypersensitivity mediator ...,
Does an ige response happen durin...
26  cards
Lymphocyte Traffic and Mucosal Immunity
Lymphocyte movement in absence of...,
How antigen migrates from site of...,
Where do naive b and t cells circ...
31  cards
Tolerance and Auto-Immunity
Self tolerance,
Antigen receptor rearrangement in...,
Immune system balance
30  cards
Transplantation
Autograft,
Isograft,
Allograft
29  cards
Immunity to Viruses
Horizontal transmission,
Vertical transmission,
Viruses are dependent upon what t...
22  cards
Immunity to Bacteria
To induce disease a pathogen must...,
Non specific immunity to bacteria,
Microbial molecules activate immu...
16  cards
Vaccines
4 features of ideal vaccines,
Vaccination definition,
Immunization definition
28  cards
Immunodeficiencies
Primary immunodeficiency,
Secondary immunodeficiency,
What branches of immune system ca...
26  cards
Cancer
Cancer definition,
Two routes through which cancer s...,
Benign vs malignant tumors
18  cards

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