Specific Immunty Flashcards

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B cell responses

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Humoral
Effector = plasma cell 
Formed in bone travels to lymph 
Antigen binding on MHC Class II
Helper T cell binds and differentiates
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Cellular

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MHC Class I = cytotoxic T-cells –> destruction of bacteria

MHC Class II = Helper T cells (secrete cytokines) –> antibody production –> destruction of bacteria

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T Cell Responses

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Cellular
Effectors = helper T and cytotoxic T
Thymus
Bind to MHC antigen complex

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Helper T cells

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Cell that coordinates the cell mediated and antibody mediated responses

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Memory cells

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Circulating cells still present many years after infection is over

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Lymphocytes

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Large group of WBC that includes B cells, T cells and others

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MHC proteins

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Identifying markers on the membrane of body cells

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Macrophage

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Phagocytic cells that destroy invaders, part of nonspecific defenses
Originate from monocytes which leave circulation and enter the tissues

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NK cells

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Cells that destroy cancer cells as a part of nonspecific defenses

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Inflammation

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Part of nonspecific that causes redness, increased body temp and swelling

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Antibodies

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Defensive proteins important in chemical attack on antigens

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Antigen

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Foreign protein that can trigger an immune response

Evokes specific response by lymphocyte

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Plasma cells

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Cell that produces antibodies as a part of specific defense mechanism

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Suppressor T cells

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Cell that stops specific immune response when an infection is controlled

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Cytotoxic T cells

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Cell that attacks a specific invader with toxic chemicals

Attacks body cells that have been infected

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