Chapter 1: The Immune System

Question 1

How long does it take to mount a full blown adaptive immune response?

Answer 1

1-2 weeks

Question 2

What does the innate immune response specifically recognize?

Answer 2

PAMPs (pathogen- associated molecular patterns)

Question 3

What does the adaptive immune response specifically recognize?

Answer 3

specific antigens of microbial and non microbial agents

Question 4

What are the anatomic and physiologic barriers of the innate immune response?

Answer 4

skin, mucosa, normal flora, temperature, pH, antimicrobials, and cytokines

Question 5

What are the anatomic and physiologic barriers of the adaptive immune response?(Where are they found)

Answer 5

lymph nodes, spleen, mucosal-associated lymphoid tissues

Question 6

What are the blood proteins most associated with the innate immune response?

Answer 6

complement

Question 7

What are the proteins in the blood most associated with the adaptive immune response?

Answer 7

antibodies

Question 8

What are the cells most associated with the innate immune response?

Answer 8

phagocytes, granulocytes and natural killer (NK) cells

Question 9

What are the cells most associated the adaptive immune response?

Answer 9

B lymphocytes and T lymphocytes