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PAMP |
Pathogen associated patterns – molecules shared by micro organisms. Example is Lipopolysaccharide found in gram-negative bacteria |
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PRR |
Receptors on white blood cells which recognize pathogen associated patterns (PAMPS) what type of leukocytes in habit |
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Where do mononuclear phagocytes live? |
Reticuloendothelial system |
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What are the mono nucleated phagocytes which live in tissues? |
Macrophages and dendritic cells |
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What is released when I sell has a virus? |
Interferon |
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What happens when a macrophage is exposed to an antigen? |
It becomes activated. |
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What happens when a macrophage becomes activated? |
It releases cytokines and interleukins which starts other immune cells and compliments. |
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What is the name of the stain you use for granulocytes? |
Wright stain |
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Name the granulocytes |
Neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, mast cells |
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What are formed from Myeloblasts |
Granulocytes |
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Which two types of leukocytes trigger inflammatory reaction? |
Basophils and mast cells |
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What cells are phagocytes? |
Neutrophils, monocytes when in the blood, macrophages when in the tissues, and dendritic cells. |
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What leukocytes are active in worm and fungal infestations, allergies, and inflammation. |
eosinophils |
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What do B lymphocytes do? |
They differentiate into memory cells and plasma cells. |
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Which leukocytes are specific? |
B lymphocytes and T lymphocytes |
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What is Humoral immunity |
Humoral refers to outside of the cell; floating around in the body. |
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Which lymphocyte is in charge of humoral immunity? |
B cell |
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Which lymphocyte is involved in cell-mediated immunity? |
T cells |
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Which leukocyte connects the first and third line of defense |
Macrophages and Dendridic cells |
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Which cells are related to T cells but display no specificity? |
Natural killer cells |
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What do natural killer cells do? |
They are active against cancer cells and virus infected cells. |
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What does the cytoplasmic granules of basophils contain? |
Histamines, prostaglandins, and other chemical mediators of the allergic response. |
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What is the plasma like liquid carrier by the lymphatic circulation? |
Lymph |
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What parts of the body do the lymphatic capillaries not permeate? |
Central nervous system, bone, placenta, and thymus |
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How is lymph circulated? |
By contraction of skeletal muscles, and only the direction toward the heart. |
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What phagocytic cells live in lymph nodes? |
Macrophages and dendritic cells. |
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What are the primary lymphoid organs? |
Thymus and bone marrow |
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What are secondary lymphoid organs and tissues? |
Spleen, lymph nodes, tonsils, Preyer's patches, appendix. |
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What is SALT |
Skin associated lymphoid tissue |
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What is MALT |
Mucus associated lymphoid tissue |
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What is GALT |
Gut associated lymphoid tissue |
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What is a leukocyte known as before it has been exposed to an antigen? |
Naïve |
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What is the site of T cell maturation? |
Thymus |
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What are the actions of the second line of defense? |
Recognition of pathogen, inflammation, phagocytosis, interferon, and complement |
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What are the classic signs of the inflammatory response? |
Redness, warmth, swelling, pain, and sometimes the loss of function |
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What function does swelling serve to do? |
It increases fluid to the area including white blood cells, microbes, and debris which for pus. |
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What is the purpose of vasoconstriction in the inflammation process? |
To trap microbes in a concentrated area to prevent spread. |
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What chemical mediators have vasoactive affects? |
Histamine, serotonin, bradykinin, prostaglandins |
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What are some examples of substances with chemotactic effects? |
Ensotoxin, platelet activating factor, PAMPS |
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What are examples of mediators which have both vasoactive and chemotactic effects? |
Complement, cytokines such as interferon and interleukin. |
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What is chemotaxis? |
Migration in response to specific chemicals at the site of injury or infection |
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What is the migration of cells out of blood vessels into tissues known as? |
Diapedesis |
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What initiates fever? |
Pyrogens |
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How does fever benefit immunity? |
Inhibits growth of temperature sensitive organisms by reducing the available iron. It increases metabolism and stimulates immune reaction. |
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How to phagocytes extract immunogenic information |
Through the use of an MHC2. |
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Which phagocytes are the first responders? |
Neutrophils |
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Which phagocyte attaches to sites of eukaryotic infection? |
Eosinophils |
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Which phagocytes scavenge for foreign substances for preparation of reactions with B and T cells? |
Macrophages |
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What is the name of the protein receptor width of the cell membrane of macrophages? |
Toll-like receptor |
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What is the phagosome? |
Something ingested by phagocyte |
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What is the phagolysosome |
Phagosome fused with a lysosome which leads to death of the invader within 30 minutes |
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What does APC mean? |
Antigen presenting cell |
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What are the antigen presenting cells? |
Macrophages, dendritic cells, and B cells |
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Which is the Mack daddy of the APC cells? What are the names of the antigen presenting cells? |
Dendritic cell |
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What are the names of the antigen presenting cells? (APC) |
Macrophages, Dendridic cells, B cells |
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What are the names of the antigen presenting cells? (APC) |
Macrophages, Dendridic cells, B cells |
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What sales does H IV effect? |
The CD4 cells, also known as helper T cells. |
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What is interferon? |
A protein produced in response to viruses, RNA, immune products, and various antigens which blind to sell services and induce expression of antiviral proteins and inhibit expression of cancer genes. |
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Which cells produce interferon alpha? |
Lymphocytes and macrophages |
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Which cells produce interferon alpha? |
Lymphocytes and macrophages |
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Which cells produce interferon beta? |
Fibroblasts an epithelial cells |
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Which cells produce interferon alpha? |
Lymphocytes and macrophages |
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Which cells produce interferon beta? |
Fibroblasts an epithelial cells |
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Which cells produce interferon gamma? |
T cells |
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Which cells produce interferon alpha? |
Lymphocytes and macrophages |
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Which cells produce interferon beta? |
Fibroblasts an epithelial cells |
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Which cells produce interferon gamma? |
T cells |
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What is complement? |
A process consisting of 26+ blood proteins that work together to destroy bacteria and viruses. |
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Which cells produce interferon alpha? |
Lymphocytes and macrophages |
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Which cells produce interferon beta? |
Fibroblasts an epithelial cells |
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Which cells produce interferon gamma? |
T cells |
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What is complement? |
A process consisting of 26+ blood proteins that work together to destroy bacteria and viruses. |
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What are the three pathways of the complement process? |
Classical, lectin, alternative. |
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Which cells produce interferon alpha? |
Lymphocytes and macrophages |
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Which cells produce interferon beta? |
Fibroblasts an epithelial cells |
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Which cells produce interferon gamma? |
T cells |
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What is complement? |
A process consisting of 26+ blood proteins that work together to destroy bacteria and viruses. |
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What are the three pathways of the complement process? |
Classical, lectin, alternative. |
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How is the classical pathway activated? |
It is activated by the presence of antibody bound micro organisms through opsonization. |
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Which cells produce interferon alpha? |
Lymphocytes and macrophages |
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Which cells produce interferon beta? |
Fibroblasts an epithelial cells |
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Which cells produce interferon gamma? |
T cells |
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What is complement? |
A process consisting of 26+ blood proteins that work together to destroy bacteria and viruses. |
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What are the three pathways of the complement process? |
Classical, lectin, alternative. |
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How is the classical pathway activated? |
It is activated by the presence of antibody bound micro organisms through opsonization. |
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What is the lectin pathway? |
It is a non-specific reaction of a hosts zero Protane which binds to man an. |
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Which cells produce interferon alpha? |
Lymphocytes and macrophages |
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Which cells produce interferon beta? |
Fibroblasts an epithelial cells |
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Which cells produce interferon gamma? |
T cells |
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What is complement? |
A process consisting of 26+ blood proteins that work together to destroy bacteria and viruses. |
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What are the three pathways of the complement process? |
Classical, lectin, alternative. |
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How is the classical pathway activated? |
It is activated by the presence of antibody bound micro organisms through opsonization. |
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What is the lectin pathway? |
It is a non-specific reaction of a hosts zero Protane which binds to mannan. |
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What is the alternative pathway? |
It begins with a complement proteins bind to a normal cell wall and surface components of micro organisms |
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What are the stages of the complement cascade? |
Initiation, amplification and cascade, polymerization, and membrane attack |
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Which pathway of the complement cascade is specific? |
Classical pathway |
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Which pathway of the complement cascade is specific? |
Classical pathway |
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At which enzyme do all three pathways converge? |
C3 |
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Which factor becomes bound to the membrane and serves as the starting point for the chain of events that assemble the complex? |
C5b |
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Which factor becomes bound to the membrane and serves as the starting point for the chain of events that assemble the complex? |
C5b |
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Which enzymes form the membrane attacked complex? |
C5B, C6, see seven, and C8, and multiple C9s. These are also known as terminal complement components. |
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Which factor becomes bound to the membrane and serves as the starting point for the chain of events that assemble the complex? |
C5b |
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Which enzymes form the membrane attacked complex? |
C5B, C6, see seven, and C8, and multiple C9s. These are also known as terminal complement components. |
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How does the MAC contribute to cell death? |
It creates hundreds of tiny holes in the cell membrane which causes cell lysis. |
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What line of defense is complement? |
Second |
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What line of defense is complement? |
Second |
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What line of defense is physical barriers? |
First |
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What line of defense is complement? |
Second |
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What line of defense is physical barriers? |
First |
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Interferons, phagocytosis and the inflammatory response are examples of what line of defense? |
Second |
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What line of defense is complement? |
Second |
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What line of defense is physical barriers? |
First |
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Interferons, phagocytosis and the inflammatory response are examples of what line of defense? |
Second |
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What line of defense are B and T cells, antibodies, and cytotoxicity? |
3rd/acquired/specific |