CH.4 B Flashcards

1
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what gives rise to undifferentiated lymphocytes

A

red bone barrow

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2
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what cells do B and T cells come from

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undifferentiated lymphocytes

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3
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what is the stroma made up of in the thymus

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epithelial cells and connective tissue

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4
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where do T cells develop in the thymus

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stroma

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5
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what % of lymphs in the peripheral blood are T cells

A

60 to 80

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6
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what is the T lymphocyte precursor

A

thymocytes

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7
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where do early thymocytes enter the thymus

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corticomedullary junction

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8
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Once thymocytes enter the corticomedullary junction where do they go

A

outer cortex

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9
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what cytokine is critical for growth and differentiation of T cells

A

interleukin 7

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10
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what drives the T cell differentiation process

A

chemokine

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11
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how do thymocytes develop into t cells

A

rearrangement of genes

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12
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what is a double positive (DP) T cell

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expresses CD 8+ and CD 4+

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13
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what is a double negative (DN) T cell

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does not express either CD 8+ and CD 4+

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14
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T or F: the majority of intrathymic cells die before maturing

A

T

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15
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there is orderly _____ rearrangement of genes coding for the T cell receptor

A

random

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16
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what is specific about T cell maturation

A

distinct surface markers appear during diff stages

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17
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T or F: early thymocytes have CD4 and CD8 markers

A

F

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18
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what DNA chain on the TCR is rearranged 1st

A

beta

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19
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are the majority of T cells DP or DN

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DP

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20
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what T cell receptor chains recognize Ag

A

alpha and beta

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21
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what part of the antigen do alpha and beta recognize on Ag

A

variable regions

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22
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how do TCR (T cell receptors) recognize different Ag

A

the alpha and beta chains get rearranged

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23
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what chromosome is the TCR beta chain

A

7

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24
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what region on the beta chain is rearranged 1st

A

C region

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def? only one allele on 1 chromosome is rearranged
allelic exclusion
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During pos selection what happens if T cells binds to self MHC
further differentiation
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During pos selection what happens if T cells do not bind to self MHC
Apoptosis
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During neg selection what happens if T cells binds to self Ag
apoptosis
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what causes the activation of kinase enzymes
T cell receptor binding with MHC
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where does positive selection of thymocytes occur
cortex
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what happens if DP thymocyte interact too strong/weak with thymic epithelial cells
Apoptosis
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T helper cells recognize what class of MHC
class II
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what accounts of 2/3 of peripheral T cells
t helper cells
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where does negative selection occur
medulla
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T or F: survivors of T cell selection exhibit only one type of marker
T
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what kind of T cells express CD 8+
cytotoxic T cells
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T cytotoxic cells recognize what class of MHC
class I
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what kind of T helper cell activate cytotoxic T lymphs and macrophages
Th1
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what kind of T helper cell helps B cells produce Ab
Th2
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what kind of t helper cell suppress immune resonse when needed
T regulatory cells
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what do T regulatory cells secrete
inhibitory cytokines
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what kind of t helper cell stimulate growth of mast cells and promote autoimmune inflammation
Th9
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what kind of t helper cell increase inflammation and joint destruction
Th17
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how long do T cells stay in the medulla
12 days
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where do T cells get their 1st exposure to Ag
secondary lymphoid organs
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how do T. cells make sure they get exposed to Ag
recirculate in blood stream every few hours
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what happens once a T cell is exposed to an Ag
they become activated
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what are the cell stages of B cell differentiation
Hematopoietic stem cell --> Pro B cell --> Pre- B cell --> immature B cell
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what interacts with the C kit on the pro B Cell
stem cell factor
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once C kit and stem cell factor interact what happens
DNA arrangement
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what kind of B cell precursor has mu chains in the cytoplasm and alpha and beta chains on the surface
pre b cell
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what kind of B cell precursor has IgM on surface
immature B cells
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what is B cell central tolerance
B cells that bind to self ag --> apoptosis
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If an immature B cell comes into contact with a blood borne pathogen what kind of B cell does it become
marginal zone B cell
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if an immature B cell migrate to lymph nodes or there secondary lymph organ what kind of B cell do they become
follicular B cell
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T or F: all types of B cells express IgM and IgD differently
F
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what happens once a B cell comes into contact with a Ag
blast transformation
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what is humoral immunity
plasma cell secreting Ab
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T or F: T cells only respond to ag that are attached to MHC class I or II
T
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what kind of cells have class I MHC
nucleated cells
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what part of the Ab is always the same as the parent and clone
variable region