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The Immune/Lymphoid System Flashcards

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What are the functions of the protective surface inmmune system mechanism?

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  • first line of defense in skin and mucous membranes
  • protected by a variety of antibacterial substances including defensins and lysozymes (in tears and saliva)
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What are the three main lines of defense for humans?

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  1. protective surface mechanisms
  2. innate immune system
  3. adaptive immune system
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What are the functions of the innate immune system?

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  • rapid reaction to a pathogen
  • same magnitude of reaction with each encounter (no learning)
  • cells, proteins, peptides that circulate in the blood
  • many of the same cells and signaling molecules used in innate are vital in the adaptive as well
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What are the characteristics of acute inflammation?

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  • vascular changes including dilation, enhanced permeability of capillaries, and increased blood flow
  • production of fibrin-rich inflammatory exudate
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What are the functions of the adaptive immune system?

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  • ability to learn so that the subsequent response elicits a greater, more specific, faster response
  • uses T and B lymphocytes
  • requires antigen-representing cells
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What are the actions of the neutrophil, eosinophil, and macrophage?

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Phagocytosis and killing of pathogenic organisms
Secretion of cytokines and extracellular antimicrobial
molecules, including neutrophil extracellular traps
(NETs) and pattern recognition molecules (PRMs)

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What are the actions of the complement and chemokines?

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Opsonises organisms to facilitate phagocytosis
Chemoattractant for various cells
Membrane attack complex (MAC) kills cells by
puncturing plasma membrane

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What are the actions of the natural killer (NK) cells?

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Recognize and kill virus-infected and cancerous cells

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What are the dense lymphoid tissues?

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  • organized into discreet structures or organs (lymph nodes, spleen, thymus, tonsil)
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What are the diffuse lymphoid tissues?

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—located throughout body, associated with mucous membranes

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What is primary lymphoid tissue?

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— lymphoid tissue where b- & t-cells acquire surface receptors
— bone marrow for b cells and thymus for t cells

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What is the secondary lymphoid tissue?

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Mature b- & t-cells secondarily migrate to all other lymphoid tissue

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What are malignant tumors of the immune system called when they involve a solid organ?

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lymphomas

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What are malignant tumors of the immune system called when they involve blood?

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leukemias

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What do lymphatic vessels allow for?

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  • route which allows cells and large molecules in ECM to re-enter the bloodstream
  • assist circulation of lymphocytes
  • concentrate antigens for elimination within lymph nodes
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What activates a lymphocyte?

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antigen binds to their surface receptor

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What cell constantly patrols the body, circulates in blood,
lymph and extracellular fluid, and pauses in organized
lymphoid tissue?

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lymphocytes

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What does the binding of B cell receptors depend on?

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shape and electrical charge

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What does binding to T cell receptors require?

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shape, electrical charge, and must bind to the major histocompatibility complex (MHC)

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What are the roles of T-lymphocytes?

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  • T helper cells (TH cells) - ‘help’ other cells to perform their effector functions by secreting a variety of mediators
  • Cytotoxic T cells (TC cells) - kill virus-infected and some cancer cells. They require interaction with TH cells to become activated and proliferate to form clones
  • Regulatory T cells (TREG) - suppress immune responsiveness to self-antigens (autoimmunity) and switch off the response when antigen is removed
  • Memory T cells - develop from activated T cells to provide a ‘rapid reaction force’ for a subsequent encounter with the same antigen
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Which T cell s ‘help’ other cells to perform their effector functions by secreting a variety of mediators? TH cells thus provide ‘help’ to B cells, cytotoxic T cells and macrophages.

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T helper cell

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What T cells s are able to kill virus-infected and
some cancer cells and require interaction with TH cells to become activated and
proliferate to form clones?

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Cytotoxic T cell

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What T cell suppresses immune responsiveness to self-antigens (autoimmunity) and switch off the response when antigen is removed?

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Regulatory T cell (TREG)

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What T cell is developed from activated T cells to provide a ‘rapid reaction force’ for a subsequent encounter with the same antigen and is the basis of persisting immunity?

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Memory T cell

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Where do plasma cells develop and what do they do?

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  • mature from B cells in the bone marrow
  • synthesize large amounts of antibodies (IgG, IgA, IgD, IgE, IgM)
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What are lymph nodes and how are they arranged?

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  • encapsulated aggregates of lymphocytes & lymphoid tissue, distributed throughout the body
  • Arranged in chains or clusters along vessels of lymphatic origin (submandibular, cervical, axillary, femoral, popliteal)
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What are the four functions of lymph nodes?

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  • Non-specific filtering of particulate matter & microbes from lymph
  • Interaction of circulating lymphocytes with Ag in lymph
  • Aggregation, activation, & proliferation of B-cells with subsequent Ab production
  • Aggregation & proliferation of T-cells & induction of cytotoxic immunity
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What are immune accessory cells?

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antigen presenting cells (macrophages, b and t cells; originate in bone marrow)

29
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What are two types of immune accessory cells/macrophages?

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– follicular dendritic cells - macrophages at periphery of germinal centers; Ag-presenting cells
– Tingible body macrophages - 1’ found in germinal centers; possess numerous phagocytic vesicles

30
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What are stromal cells in the lymph nodes?

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fibroblasts and reticular cells

31
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What are the three cell types in the lymph nodes?

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lymphoid cell
immune accessory cell
stromal cell

32
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What is the morphology of the lymph node?

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  • Outer, fibrous capsule of dense, irregular connective tissue
  • dense, outer, cellular cortex (B and T-cells, & plasma cells) & less cellular inner medulla
  • Extensions of cortical tissue into medulla called medullary cords
  • Separated by medullary sinuses
  • Interspersed throughout cortex & medulla are very thin, collagenous trabeculae
  • Blood vessels enter & leave lymph nodes at hilus
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What type of follicle are densely packed, highly cellular, and located within the cortex of the lymph node?

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primary follicle

34
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What type of follile is paler and contains less dense germinal centers?

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secondary follicle

35
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Which type of follicle is responding to anitgens?

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secondary follicle

36
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What does proliferation of lymphocytes via clonal expansion and other means do to lymph nodes?

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enlargement and “swollen glands”

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What is the darker staining rim surrounding a germal center called?

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mantleor marginal zone

38
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What is the space beneath the capsule where numerous afferent lymph vessels drain into?

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cortical or subcapsular sinus

39
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What is the nature of the endothelium in the lymph node for lymphatic drainage?

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endothelium on side adjacent to capsule - continous (prevents leakage)
endothelium on side adjacent to parenchyma - discontinous

40
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Are lymphatic sinuses open spaces like blood sinuses?

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NO - filled with reticular fibers and macrophage processes

41
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What is the process where B and T cells leave the bloodstream and enter the node faciliated by complementary adhesion molecules?

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diapedesis

42
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Where do B and T cells leave the bloodstream?

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specialized post-capillary venules (high endothelial venules)
- lined by cuboidal to columnar endothelium (at the paracortical zone)

43
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What are the sinuses in the outer cortex of the lymph node?

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cortical sinuses, trabecular sinuses, or peritrabecular sinuses

44
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What is the path of lymphatic drainage?

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  • outer cortex sinus
  • medullary sinus
  • lymph drains from hilus of node via a single efferent lymph vessel
  • returns to blood stream via thoracic duct or right lymphatic duct
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What is the clinical relevace of lymphatic drainage to regional lymph nodes?

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important in metastasis of tumor cells

46
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What are the functions of the thymus?

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  • Production of mature, immunocompetent Th & Tc cells
  • Clonal proliferation of Tc cells
  • Clonal deletion of self-Ab’s
  • Secretion of hormones regulating t-cell development & maturation
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As t-cells mature in the thymus they express?

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  • Ag specific t-cell receptors
  • CD (cluster of differentiation) surface markers
  • Class I & II HLA (human leukocyte Ag) surface markers
48
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What does the thymus have that is unique?

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hassall’s corpuscles
- eosinophilic lamellated structures within both the medulla and cortex of the thymus
- either degenerated reticular or epithelium nurse cells

49
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What do nurse cells in the thymus secrete?

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various hormones (thymotaxin, thymosin, & thymopoietin) to attract, regulate & promote t-cell proliferation & differentiation into Tc, Ts & Th cell

50
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What is the difference between lymph nodes and the thymus?

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  • thymus is less cellular
  • thymus central medulla contains mostly b-cells, plasma cells, and macrophages
  • thymus lacks secondary follicles
51
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What is the structure of the thymus?

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-highly cellular coretex (t-cells and macrophages)
- secondary follicles absent
- thin capsule of dense, irregular ct
- slender interlobular septa or trabeculae

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What is in the outer cortex of the thymus?

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– Immature T-Lymphocytes
– Epithelial Cells (Nurse Cells); secrete thymic hormones
– Some Macrophages

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What is in the inner medulla of the thymus?

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– Epithelia Cells
– Mature T-Lymphocytes
– Thymic Corpuscles (Hassall Corpuscles); Circular aggregations of aged, degenerated Nurse Cells

54
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Which organ degnerates at puberty and is vestigial in adults?

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thymus

55
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What process allows for the thymus to degenerate?

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  • fatty infiltraiton and lymphatic depletion (thymic involution)
  • no afferent lymph vessels to thymus because continous epithelium isolates it
  • blood-thymus barrier forms an antigenic barrer that isolates thymus from immune system

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