Chapter One Flashcards
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immunology
study of physiological mechanisms that humans and other animals use to defend their bodies from invasion by all sorts of other organisms
immunization/ vaccination
procedure whereby severe disease is prevented by prior exposure to the infectious agent in a form that cannot cause disease
what are the four pathogens
bacteria, virus, fungi and parasites
what is the bodys first defense against infection
the skin
immunity
the bodys capacity to remember previous pathogen encounters and protect against subsequent infection by that same pathogen
epithelium is protected by layers of
keratinized cells
how can the epithelium be breached
wounds,burns or surgical procedures
epithelia lines
body cavities as well
respiratory, gastro and urogenital tract lined with
mucus
how does mucus move in these tracts
beating of cilia, act like escalator to move things out
epithelia produce what that kill bacteria, fungi,and enveloped viruses by perturbing their membranes
anitmicrobial peptides
innate immune response has two parts
- recognition of pathogen
2. recruitment of destructive effector mechanisms
effector mechanisms come from
effector cells
cytokines
soluble proteins that interact with other cells to trigger innate immune response
overall effect of innate immune response is to
induce state of inflammation
pathogen can outrun innate if person
malnourished, poorly housed, deprived of sleep, or stressed in other ways
lymphocytes are
white blood cells
adaptive immune response
organized around an ongoing infection and adapts to nuances of the infecting agent
adaptive immunity evolved only in
vertebrates
receptors in innate immunity are not
specific
receptors in adaptive immunity are
specific to specific pathogen
lymphocytes recognize pathogens by using
cell surface receptors
the genes of lymphocytes receptors have
cut, spliced and modified during lymphocyte development
innate immunity is what type of response
rapid, constant