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21 Cards in this Set
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Adaptive immunity purpose is the |
Destruction of infectious microorganisms that are RESISTANT TO INFLAMMATION |
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What are the secondary lymphoid organ |
Spleen and lymph nodes |
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Th cell does what |
Regulate the immune response by helping with clonal selection (making memory T and B cells) |
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Cytotoxic T cell |
Identify and kill target antigen |
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T regulatory cell |
Suppress inappropriate immune responses |
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Humoral immunity |
Antibodies that circulate in the plasma ready to attach and identify to antigens |
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Immunoglobulin are called |
Antibodies |
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What is the most abundant immunoglobulin ? How was it given? |
IgG (80-85%) -transported via placenta |
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igA is predominately found in |
The blood |
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IgM is considered the _________ class & is produced ________ When is it synthesized? |
-largest -during the primary response to the antigen -synthesized early in neonate life |
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IgD has a ______ concentration in the blood. & functions as a _________ ___________ |
Low ; functions as a B cell antigen receptor |
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IgE is the _______concentrated of all the immunglobins. It is used to see if you have ________ or ________ |
Least concentrated of all the immunglobins -allergies and parasites |
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The direct antibody functions are |
-neutralization -agglutination -precipitation |
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What are the indirect functions of antibodies? |
-inflammation -opsonin -complement system |
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Primary lymphoid organs are |
Thymus and bone marrow |
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APC causes differentiation of B cells into |
Active antibody producing cells ( plasma ) |
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APC causes differentiation of T cells into |
Different types of effector cells: T memory, cytotoxic T cells, and regulatory cells |
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T Helper cells do what |
Facilitate interaction between the APC and immunocopotent lymphocytes |
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B cells that are plasma cells are highly productive in |
Antibody production |
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Fetus have sufficient _____ but deficient ______ and _______ |
Sufficient: IgM
Insufficient: IgG and IgA |
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Older people have a decrease ______ and _______ hormone response |
T cell; thymic hormone |
