ch.17 Flashcards
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How long does adaptive immunity take to build after the first exposure of an invader?
a week or more
what is Adaptive immunity?
defenses that target a specific pathogen after exposure
when is adaptive immunity activated?
when innate defenses fail to stop a microbe
how is adaptive immunity acquired?
through infection or vaccination
T/F Adaptive immunity has memory
T/F Response has molecular specificity
TRUE
TRUE
What two paths is adaptive immunity divided into?
- Humoral immunity
- Cellular immunity
- In adaptive immune response what happens if the same pathogen is encountered again?
- T or F, later interactions (sec. response) with the same foreign substance is slower and less effective due to “memory”
- a stronger secondary response result
- False, faster and more effective due to “memory”
Humoral immunity is mediated by what cell?
What does humoral immunity eliminate?
B-cell mediated
extracellular pathogens and toxins
Cellular immunity is mediated by what cell?
Cellular immunity eliminates what?
T-cell mediated
intracellular pathogens (Intracellular viruses; cancer cells; some intracellular bacteria such as Mycobacterium leprae and Listeria monocytogenes)
- Humoral immunity is mediated by what?
- B cells are created and mature in what?
- B-cells produce antibodies that combat foreign molecules known as ___________?
- B-lymphocytes (B-cells)
- red bone marrow
- antigens
- In response to extracellular antigens, B-cells are triggered to do what?
- Produce _ - _______ _________ called antibodies
- Some B cells form what?
- proliferate and differentiate into plasma cells
- Y-shaped proteins
- long-lived memory B cells
Where do T-cells develop?
Where do they mature?
stems cells in the bone marrow
Thymus
T/F Mature T cells respond to all types of antigens
_____ -____ __________ on the T cell surface recognize __________,
causing the T cells to secrete __________ instead of antibodies
FALSE, they only respond to one type of antigen
T-cell receptors (TCRs)
antigens
cytokines
If B and T cells are adaptive and specific, how do they develop and what do they do?
Early in development of B & T cells, lymphocytes do what?
form and mature to have their specific receptor
What are the 2 subsets of T-cells?
- Cytotoxic T cells
– Helper T cell
Where do T- and B- cells reside once mature?
blood and lymphoid organs
The lymphoid system is designed for what? to bring B- and T-cells in contact with what?
to bring B- and T-cells in contact with what
What percent of B & T cells are deleted?
B cells: 90% clonal
T cells: 98% deletion
What do B cells and T cells have that function to recognize specific antigens?
membrane-bound receptors
- specific antibody the B cell is programmed to make
- does not recognize free antigen; must be presented by body’s own cells
- BCR
- TCR
- Where does an antigen come from?
- what is an immunogen?
- anti-body generator
- Antigen that elicits immune response
good antigens have mostly __________ molecules while weak antigens are ____________?
protein, polysaccharide
Lymph is similar to _________ but contains
__________and lack ________
blood
leukocytes
RBCs