Lab quiz 2 pt2 Flashcards
DEFINE: CELLULAR IMMUNITY
Direct immunity mediated by T cells
DEFINE: HUMORAL IMMUNITY
Indirect immunity mediated by B cells
EACH MONOMER OF AN IMMUNOGLOBULIN CONSISTS OF A HEAVY AND LIGHT CHAIN BOUND TOGETHER BY ____________
Disulfide Bridges
ELISA IS AN AN ACRONYM FOR WHAT?
Enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay
GIVE ONE CHARACTERISTIC AREA INSIDE A TONSIL
Follicles
GIVE ONE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE IMMUNE RESPONSE
ability to differentiate self from non-self
GIVE ONE EXAMPLE OF A LYMPHOID ORGAN
Spleen, thymus
GIVE ONE FUNCTION OF THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
immune response
GIVE ONE OF THE CONSTITUENT PARTS OF THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
LYMPHATIC VESSELS
HEAVY CHAINS AND LIGHT CHAINS HAVE A ____________, IN WHICH THE AMINO ACID SEQUENCE IS IDENTICAL IN BOTH CHAINS
Constant Region
HEAVY CHAINS AND LIGHT CHAINS HAVE A CONSTANT ( C ) REGION IN WHICH THE AMINO ACID SEQUENCE IS IDENTICAL IN BOTH CHAINS, AND A _____________, WHICH DIFFERS IN THE IMMUNOGLOBULINS FORMED IN RESPONSE TO DIFFERENT ANTIGENS
Variable Region
INVAGINATIONS OF THE MUCOSAL EPITHELIUM OF THE TONSILS ARE CALLED?
Crypts
LYMPH CIRCULATES THROUGH __________ BEFORE EXITING THE NODE
Lymph Sinuses
LYMPH ENTERS THE LYMPH NODE VIA ______________
Afferent Vessels
LYMPH EXITS THE LYMPH NODE VIA THE ______________
Efferent Vessels
LYMPH IS FILTERED THROUGH WHAT BEAN-SHAPED STRUCTURES?
Lymph Nodes
LYMPHATIC CAPILLARIES SEND LYMPH TO LYMPHATIC EVESSELS AND THE LARGER______________
Lymphatic Collecting Vessels
LYMPHATIC COLLECTING VESSELS SEND LYMPH TO THE LARGER_________ BEFORE SENDING IT BACK TO VASCULAR CIRCULATION
Lymphatic Trunks
LYMPHOCYTES BECOME______________ AN EVENT INDICATED BY THE APPEARANCES OF SPECIFIC CELL-SURFACE PROTEINS THAT ENABLE THE LYMPHOCYTES TO RESPOND (BY BINDING) TO A PARTICULAR ANTIGEN
Immunocompetent
MACROMOLECULES THAT ARE CAPABLE OF PROVOKING AN IMMUNE REPONSE AND REACTING WITH THE IMMUNE SYSTEMS PRODUCTS ARE SAID TO BE__________
Antigenic
NAME ONE AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE
Multiple Sclerosis
NAME ONE PRIMARY LYMPHOID ORGAN
Thymus
NAME ONE SECONDARY LYMPHOID AREA
Lymph nodes/ spleen/ tonsils/ appendix
NAME TWO OF THE FIVE CLASSES OF IMMUNOGLOBINS
IgM, IgG, IgD, IgA, IgE (list any 2)