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The largest physical Barrier to be defended is the Mucous membranes? (T/F)

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True

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The largest physical Barrier to be defended is the skin? (T/F)

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False

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Commensal Microbiota in the gut compete with pathogens for nutrients and attachment sits? (T/F)

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True

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Lysozyme, defensins, cathelicidins and histatins are all examples of?

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Antimicrobial enzymes/peptides

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IL-1, IL-6, TNF-alpha are a classic example of?

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Pro-inflamatory Cytokines.

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Thick or impaired mucus flow predisposes an individual to what?

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Chronic infection. (ex. Cystic Fibrosis)

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If the inflammation response is not regulated it can lead to?

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Sepsis or septic shock

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What cells of the immune system are prolific cytokine factories?

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T helper Cells.

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What cell acts as a liaison between the innate and adaptive immune system?

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Dendritic Cells

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Inflammation is an Adaptive immune response?(T/F)

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False

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Inflammation is an Innate immune response?(T/F)

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True

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Which of the following is not a function of antibodies?

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Apoptosis

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Do antibodies directly kill cells?

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No

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What are the functions of antibodies?

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Neutrilization
Opsonization
Complement Activation
Antibody-Dependent Cell Mediated Cytotoxicity

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What are the functions of the complement system?

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Opsinization
Chemical Attractant
Destroys Bacteria

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Does the complement system require activation?

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Yes

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What are the 3 pathways that activate the complement system?

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Alternative Pathway
Lectin Pathway
Classical Pathway (Antibody dependant)

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What Cells Present antibodies?

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Activated Dendritic Cells
Activated Macrophages
Activated B Cells
Activated Neutrophils

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What is the Function of C3a and C5a?

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Chemo attractant

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What is the fucntion of C5b, C3b?

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Bind to the cell membrane

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What is the Function of Convertase? (C3bBb)

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split more C3 and C5

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What forms the Membrane Attack complex?

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C5b, C6, C7, C8, C9

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What is the most numerous white blood cell in the body?

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Neutrophil

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What Monosaccharide found on the surface of many pathogens can trigger the activation of complement?

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Mannose

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When Mannose is found on the surface of many pathogens trigger the activation of complement is is called?
Lectin Activation Pathway *mannose binding lectin protein and MASP, clips locale C3 to C3a, and C3b*
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What professional phagocyte normally circulates in the blood?
Neutrophil
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What professional phagocyte normally circulates in the tissue?
Macrophages
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What is the least numerous white blood cell in the body?
Basophil
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What are the characteristics of a primed macrophage?
phagocytosis (big bites) expreses MHC II Produces comeplement proteins C3, factor B, Factor D Proiliferates
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What are the characteristics of a resting macrophage?
phagocytosis (small Bites) Slowly Proiliferates Few MHC II's displayed
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What are the characteristics of hyper active macrophage?
Stops proliferating Grows large Phagoctytosis (whole cells) EMITS TNF
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What primes macropahges?
IFN-y "bad guys in area"
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What hyperactives macrophages?
LPS/mannose from bacteria cell wall or "direct signal from bad guy"
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What is up-regulated by an activated neutrophil and binds to endothelial ICAM allowing the Neutrophil to stop?
Integrin
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What is on the endothleium after "alarm" (TNF/IL-1), binds to the Selectin Ligand allowing the Neutrophil to roll/slow?
Selectin
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What is always on Endothelium surface, that is always presented that binds to a neutrophils Intergrin?
ICAM
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Whats always on the Neutrophils surface?
Selectin Ligand
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Natural Killer cells kill by what mechanism?
Apoptosis
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What are the Two methods NK cells use to kill a cell?
``` Perforin/Granenzyme B; FAS ligand (triggers suicide) ```
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Nk cells bind what antibodies to allow it to kill via antibody dependent cytotoxicity?
IgG
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IgG binds to what receptors on a NK cell allowing it to kill via antibody independant cellular cytotoxicity?
IgG3 on NK/FC
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All B cells(tethered antibodies) on any given B cell are identical? (T/F)
True
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Besides a B cell receptor on a B cell, name another type of receptor that would likely be present?
Completment | CD40 (not CD40L, CD40L is on Thelpers)
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What cell has the Fc receptor?
Nk cells (binds IgG3 allowing IgG to kill)
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Mast Cells binding what, wiill cause mast cell degeneration?
IgE
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In consideration of the heavy chain modular design, which gene segment has the most variations (~40) to choose from?
V
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In consideration of the heavy chain modular design, which gene segment has the Least variations (~6) to choose from?
J
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What is Expressed on a NK cell that binds to a Fas protein on the invader, triggering apoptosis?
Fas Ligand
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In a Bcell receptor, what is the function of Ig-alpha and Ig-beta?
sends an activation signal to the nucleus.
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What binds to the epitope?
Paratrope
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Almost all cells in the body express MHC I? (T/f)
True
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Almost all cells in the body express MHC II? (T/F)
False, only Antigen presenting cells do. A. Dendritic A. Macropahges A. Bcells A. Neutrophils
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The Helper T cell co-stimulates the B cell by expressing?
CD40 Ligand, (CD40 is on Bcell)
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What binds with B7?
CD28
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What binds with CD28?
B7
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What are the characteristics of IgA?
Breast Milk cannot fix complement coats pathogens to prevent mucosal attachement, Most abundant class within the human BODY
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What are the characteristics of IgG?
Has 4 subcatagories can pass from the mothers blood to the feuts via placenta More IgG in serum(blood) than any other antibody Activates complement
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What are the characteristics of IgM?
``` First immunoglobin made following antigen recognition (When Bcells are activated) Immobilizes antigen (agglutination) Activates complement (classical pathway) ```
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What are the characteristics of IgE?
Made in response to alergies Binds on surface of mast cells (causes degranulation of mast cells, which can cause shock)
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After a Bcell has found its cognate antigen and proliferates, most of these proliferating B cells become which of the following?
Plasma cells
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After a Bcell has found its cognate antigen and proliferates, some of these proliferating B cells become which of the following?
Memory Bcells
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What is the result of B cell activation without T cell Help?
they can only produce IgM
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Stimulation of what nerve(s) can attenuate or inhibit inflammation mediated by splenic macrophages?
the vagus nerve
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Which antibody can confer passive immunity from the mother to the fetus and crosses the placenta?
IgG
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Which antibody can confer passive immunity from the mother to the fetus via breast milk?
IgA
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What normally prevents endogenous peptides from loading onto MHC II?
Invariant Chain
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What specail protein protects the binding area of MHC II
Invariant Chain
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All antigen presenting cells express B7 co-stimulatory proteins? (T/F)
true
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what is the function of MHC 1?
displays endogenous Peptides
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What MHC displays longer peptides?
MHC II
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B7 displayed on macrophages can act as co-stimulatory molecule to the antigen presenting MHC, what receptor on the B cell binds B7?
CD 28
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Toll-like receptors are best descirbed as?
Pattern Recognition receptors
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What antigen presenting cell, pahgoctizes antigen at the battle site, displays it on MHC II and travels back to a lmyph node to activate T cells?
Activated Dendritic Cells
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What antigen presenting cell, pahgoctizes antigen at the battle site, and re-stimulates Tcells?
Macrophages.
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What is the major APC function of Activated Macrophages?
to re-stimulate Tcells at the battle site.
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What antibody is the major mucosal antibody, can bind to pathogens in the gut and prevent attachement (neutrilization) to mucosal Cells?
IgA
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What substance is released from degranulating mast cells and is associated with anaplyactic shock systemically?
Histamine
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Antigen
something that causes immune system to create antibodies specifically targeting that something
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Cognate Antigen
antigen that a given B cell's receptors recognize
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Epitope (antigenic determinant)
part of the antigen that the antibody recognizes and attaches to
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Paratope
part of the antibody that recognizes and attaches to the epitope

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