pathology Flashcards
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what is immunology?
study of immune system
what is pathology
pathology is the study of causes/effects of diseases
what is aetiology?
the cause of a disease or condition
what is pathogenesis?
progressive changes as disease develops
example of primary lymphoid organs?
thymus, bone marrow
primary vs secondary lymphoid organs
primary is where immune cells are created and mature/educated. secondary is where immune cells are stored.
what is lymph
lymph is a celar, colourless fluid that circulates the lymphatic system. it originates from interstitial fluid.
what does lymphatic system consist of?
lymph, lymphatic vessel, lymphoid organs, lymphoid tissues, immune cells
where is thymus located?
central of body, chest area behind lungs
thymus in newborn compare to adult?
thymus is larger in newborn and decrease in size when age increase
what does thymus do?
T cell maturation and education.
(t cell is produced in bone marrow)
what does bone marrow do?
bone marrow consist of red marrow, which consist of stem cell. stem cell differenciate into immune/defence cell
production of B cell and T cell
what is the stem cell that produce blood and immune cell?
haematopoietic stem cell
which 3 secondary lymphoid organs?
Spleen, lymph nodes, lymphoid tissues (eg tonsil and adenoid)
what does spleen do?
blood filtration system
what does both innate and adaptive immune system split into?
cellular component and humoral component
give example of innate immune cell?
monocytes/macrophages, mast cell, neutrophils, eosinophils, natural killer cells, basophils
what is humoral component?
humoral component is anything (eg protein…) that is produced by cellular component
example of adaptive immune cell?
B cell and T cell
example of non-professional immune cell?
epithelial cell, endothelial cell, fibroblasts
what does monocyte differentiate into in tissue?
macrophage
what is the precursor of macrophage?
monocytes (circulate blood as monocytes, nmigrate to tissue and differentiate into macrophage)
what does macrophage do?
phagocytosis and present antigen
early responder to inflammation
what does mast cell do?
degranulation (histamine involved)
early responder to inflammation
help in allergic reaction