lymph Flashcards

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2 main features of adaptive immunity, and what they allow

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1) specificity and memory
2) it can identify and respond to specific threats and remember previous encounters with them for a prolonged period, providing rapid protection to subsequent exposures

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what are the specialised receptor on their cell surface of b and t cells called

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B cell receptors (BCR) or T cell receptors (TCR)

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where are lymphocytes produced

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primary lymphoid organs

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what is the process of producing lymphocytes called

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lymphopoieses

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what are the lympocytes

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b and t cells

nk cells

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what are the 3 main primary lymphoid tissue

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thymus
bone marrow
foetal liver

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where does most of our lymphopoeis occur in the uterus

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foetal liver

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what is specificity provided by

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a wide range of unique t cell and b cell receptor

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what are the 2 main forms of t cells

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cd4 or t helper cells

cd8

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where is the primary site of haematopoeisis

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bone marrow

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what happens when we encounter significant infections or inflammatory events

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haematopoiesis increases

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where is the b cell repertiore generated

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bone marrow

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what is a Repertoire

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the range of genetically distinct BCRs or TCRs present in a given host – with larger the repertoire the more threats can be recognized.

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immature t cells migrate from where to where

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migrate from bone marrow to the thymus

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what 2 forms of selection do t cells undergo

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positive and negative

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what happens in positive selection

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they see hla molecules on sorrounding cells using tcr

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what happens if they can’t see mhc

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the tcr has lead to a non functioning t cell receptor

they have to be deleted in case they cause non specific activation

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what happens after + slection

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  • selection
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what happens in negative selection

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the body checks if the t cell reacts against our own body antigen

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what happens if they do

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what is the last step

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final selection of t cells hat recognise a non self antigen

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how is teh thymus output affeted by age

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the thymus output declines

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how is teh thymus output affeted by age

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the thymus output declines

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what are secondary lympoid tisusue

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where lymphocytes can interact with antigen and other lymphocytes

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how are lympoid located around teh body
distributed
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how are they connected
by the lymohatic system and the blood
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what is the function of teh 2dry lymphoid tissue
to brinf the cells close proximity with the antigen
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what layers are the b and t cells found in lymph noid
b cells found on teh outer layer of the lymph node t cells in the inner layer
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what separtaes the spleenfrom other 2ndry lympoid tissue
highly attatched to ateroile circulation so it can filter blood antigen
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where is lympoid netweork string
areas sourounding our external facing membrane
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where is payers patcher found
below the epithelium of the ileum of the small intestines
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what is teh payers patch
specialised secondary lympoid tissue
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what is Germinal centre:
anatomically restricted site where B cells undergo mutation and selection to generate high affinity antibodies
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why does. the intestines have so many germinal centres
high amount of antigen provided in the form of microbial products from the microbiota of the interstrinal tract
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why does. the intestines have so many germinal centres
high amount of antigen provided in the form of microbial products from the microbiota of the interstrinal tract
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what does the tonsils comprise of
pharyngeal tubular palantine lingual tonsils
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what do the tonsils encircle to create
oral and nasal cavity to create the waldeyer ring
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what are the tonsils speacilised for
antigen encounter
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why is the function of the epithelial layer
antigen can be sampled directly from the external enviroment
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why do the tonsils have large germinal centres
as food, air pass through the ring making it the perfect environment to encounter the foreign antigen on daily basis
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how do t celld enter lymph node
extravasation
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describe the of extravasation
1) rolling 2) activation 3) arrest/adhesion 4) Transendothelial migration
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what provides the chemotactic signal to draw t cells into the secretary lymphoid tissue
ccl21 | ccr7
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what provides the chemotactic signal to draw t cells into the secretary lymphoid tissue
ccl21 | ccr7
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how are antigens transported from the site of inflammation to the secondary lymphoid tissue via lymphatics
1) uptake by antigen presenting cells (mostly dendtrtic cell) migrate out of inflammed tissue and traffic to lymph node to t and b cells. interact with t cells 2) the antigen will eventually flow into the lymphatics, and tooken to lymhatic node
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what is Antigen presentation
The display of peptides in the major histocompatibility complex I or II proteins such that the T cell receptor can attempt to bind them.