Immune System Flashcards
Define immunity ?
The ability to ward if damage or disease caused by pathogens or Timor cells
What are the two types of immunity ?
1) innate ( in. One hereditary )
2 adaptive ( acquired during more due to particular antigens )
The immune system has two defenders systems what are they ?
Innate defences (skin, mucus membrane )
Adaptive defended are huge humoral immunity (b cells)
And cellular immunity ( T cells)
What are the two lines is defence
1) first line of defense: physical barriers like skin and mucus membranes , vomiting , tears , gastric ujuices 2)
second line of defence
Natural killer phagocyte cells
Fever
Inflammation
What are interferons ?
Increases resistance of cells to infection,
Slows down the disease
Complement system
Attacks and breaks down cell walls
Attracts phagocytes
Stimulates inflammation
What are antimicrobial substances ?
Chemicals and proteins produced get the body discouraging microbial growth
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Name four types of interferons that discourage microbial growth ?
1) chemicals early warning system
2) !released by viral infected cells
3) !detected by neighbouring body cells that arm against virus replication
What are the 4 signs of inflammatory ?
Redness
Pain
Hear
Swelling
During the the three stages the first one is called
Vasodilation :
What are the three stages of inflammatory response ?
- allows more blood to flow to the damaged area and removes toxins and debris
- permeability increases allowing entente to antibodies for clotting during injury
- seen redness and heat
Second stage is emigration
Emigration of phagocytes
Neutrophils dominate in early stages by die off quickly
Macrophages dominate growth and repair in later stages
What is pus?
Pus is a mass of dead phagocytes and damaged tissue
Define edema
Swelling from increased permeability of blood vessels
Name two types of immune cells
B lymphocytes -
Produce antibodies when activate as plasma cells
T lymphocytes attach invaders
Also known as cell mediated immunity
What else to sox activated T cells do ?
Some of the T cells become y cytotoxic cells who directly kill foreign invaders
What is a clinal selection
A population of identical sells all recognizing the same antigen as the original cell