Immunity Flashcards
(63 cards)
Which division of the immune system is non-specific?
innate
Which division of the immune system is specific?
Acquired - after initial exposure
The complement system is a part of which system?
Innate
Complement uses (OILCAN) a series of activities:
opsonization Inflammation Lysis chemotaxis agglutination Neutralization
Complement fragments known as ______ bind to the surface of bacteria in opsonization.
opsonin
Which complement increase the binding of bacteria for phagocytosis?
C3b and C4b
Inflammation by activation of ______ in anaphylaxis. Which complement?
Mast
C3a, C4a, and C5a
Lysis is due to the formation of the ______. Which complement?
Membrane attach complex (MAC)
C5b6789
What is it called to attract specific white blood cells to the area? Which type of complement?)
chemotaxis
C5a
Changes in the surface of the invading bacteria that make then sticky.
agglutination
Neutralization of the toxic sites on the surface of what?
The antigen
Specific or acquire immunity involves the production of what?
antibodies
Antibodies are made against specific what?
Foreign antigens
The antibodies are made by what?
lymphocytes
These molecules are usually large and complex and generate antibody.
antigens
Smaller molecules called _____ may also stimulate antibody production.
haptens
Haptens ONLY stimulate antibody production if attached to a _______ for initial presentation to the immune system.
proteins
Specific immune responses rely on?
lymphocytes
Specific immunity may be mediated by either:
Humeral response or
Cell-mediated response
Which type of specific immunity is antibody? Which is no-antibodies?
Antibody- humeral
None- cell-mediated
What is it called when some tissues will tolerate antigens without eliciting an inflammatory response?
immunologically privileged
Which areas of the body are immunologically privileged?
Brain, eye, testis, and the fetus
Production of immune cells include:
TNF, Immunoglobulin, cytokines, transformation growth factor (TICT)
Cytokines are produced by which cells and lymphokines are produced by what?
Cells in general
lymphocytes