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Primary Lymphatic Organ |
* Lymphocyte production and maturation
* Bone marrow * thymus |
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bone marrow |
produce B and T cells B cells mature in bone marrow |
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Thymus |
T cells mature in thymus |
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Secondary Lymphatic Organ |
* Where mature lymphocytes go to look for their targets |
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Lymph nodes |
* Where APC's accumulate after finding infection in the body tissue |
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Spleed |
* Where APC's go after finding infection in blood |
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Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue |
* Filled with immune cells |
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Nonspecific (Innate) Resistance to Disease |
* Fast response |
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Skin |
* Oil and sweat with lysozymes |
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Phagocytes |
* Kill pathogens by phagocytosis |
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Inflammation |
* Chemical alarm signals may be release |
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Fever |
* Promotes activity of phagocytes |
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Specific (Acquired) Immunity |
* Specific weapons for specific response * Specify * Memory |
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Antigen |
* Molecule that incites a specific immune response |
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Antibodies |
* Proteins that bind to antigens in order to cause a response * 5 classesIgM * IgD * IgG * IgA * IgE |
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Lymphocytes |
Cells responsible for adaptive immunity B cells T cells |
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B cells |
* Humoral immunity |
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T cells |
Cell mediated immunity |
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Cellular (cell-mediated) immunity |
* Class 1 In every nucleated cell* Activate cytotoxic T cellsInvolved in cell mediated immunity * Class 2Activate helper T cellsCytokines to signal other cells * Determine cellular or humoral response |
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Allergies |
* Immune system response too strongly to pathogens that only require a minor response |