Immunity Flashcards
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Three outcomes from Complement Proteins
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1 - inflammation
2 - membrane attack complex
3 - opsonization
1
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Three ways Complement Proteins become activated?
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Classic pathway
Mannose-binding lectin pathway
Alternative pathway
2
Q
What type of phagocytic cell is only found in the blood or inflamed tissue?
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Neutrophils
3
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PRR
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Pattern-recognition receptors
4
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TLRs
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Toll-like receptors
5
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PAMPs
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Pathogen-associated molecular patterns
6
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How does the immediate innate immunity respond to a virus?
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1 - complement proteins
2 - resident phagocytes
3 - Inflammation
7
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Innate Steps used to deal with an extracellular pathogen
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phagocytose
release cytokines
bring in more phagocytes
8
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Why is the thymus considered a primary lymphoid tissue?
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This is where T cells get educated here
