immune function(chart)

Question 1

IgG

Answer 1

Function:produced in primary and secondary immune responses, neutralizes toxins, bacteria and viruses
Location:blood plasma, cross the placenta from mom to fetus

Question 2

IgM

Answer 2

Function: protects new borns

location: bound to b lymphocytes in circulation; usually the first to increase in the immune response

Question 3

IgA

Answer 3

Function: all mucosal surfaces

Location: mucosal secretions, colostrum(early breast milk)

Question 4

IgE

Answer 4

Function: Allergy

Location: trace amounts in serum; secreted by sensitized plasma cells in tissues and locally attached to mast cells

Question 5

IgD

Answer 5

function: Activates B Lymphocytes

Location: attached to B lymphocytes