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2. Principles of Innate immunity
Innate vs adaptive immunity 1,
Examples of physical barriers 2,
Examples of chemical barriers 3
43  cards
3. Cellular mechanisms of innate immunity
What are pamps 1,
What are prrs 2,
What is non clonal expansion of p...
53  cards
4. The complement system
Where are complement proteins pro...,
What is opsonization 2,
Complement proteins in circulation 3
37  cards
5. Principles of adaptive immunity
What are the 4 basic principles o...,
Central vs peripheral lymphoid or...,
Central vs peripheral lymphoid or...
13  cards
6. Antigen recognition by lymphocytes
What is an antigen 1,
What is an epitope 2,
Characteristics of bcrs 3
34  cards
7. Generation of lymphocyte antigen receptors
Why is the cdr3 or hv3 region the...,
What encodes the cdr1 cdr2 and cd...,
Gene rearrangement of lymphocytes 3
30  cards
8. Antigen presentation to T lymphocytes
Why don t b cells need antigen pr...,
Where does antigen presentation t...,
T cells recognize and respond to ...
32  cards
9. TA lectures
Atopic dermatitis can be caused by 1,
Physical burden of atopic dermati...,
Skin microbial dysbiosis in atopi...
17  cards
10. Lymphocyte receptor signalling
A primary response to an antigen ...,
What is the function of signal tr...,
Membrane receptors have 3 domains 3
26  cards
Checkpoint questions (up to midterm material)
What are the 2 major cell types t...,
How do symbiotic microorganisms p...,
What are the different categories...
76  cards
11. T Lymphocyte Development
What is lymphopoiesis 1,
In the thymus what helps differen...,
What are thymocytes 3
47  cards
B Lymphocyte Development
What is the goal of b cell develo...,
Basic pathway of b cells in the b...,
Which part of the bone marrow str...
39  cards
T Lymphocyte Mediated Immunity
General principle of t cell activ...,
What are high endothelial venules 2,
Formation and organization of sec...
57  cards
B lymphocyte mediated immunity
What are the 2 roles of bcrs 1,
What are the 2 types of b cell ac...,
Thymus dependent b cell activation 3
43  cards
Immunological memory
Phases from entry of microorganis...,
Stages of a response to an infect...,
Response to infection mechanism p...
34  cards
Microbial cross talk with the immune system
How does the microbiota develop 1,
Characteristics of the microbiota...,
What are beneficial functions of ...
28  cards
Immunity at mucosal surfaces
Why are mucosal surfaces more pro...,
Which regions of the body does th...,
What are the different types of p...
41  cards
Failure of Host Defense Mechanisms
What are primary immunodeficienci...,
What are secondary immunodeficien...,
What are combined immunodeficienc...
34  cards
Allergies and Hypersensitivity
What are allergic reactions aka h...,
What is atopy 2,
Types of hypersensitivity reaction 3
30  cards
Autoimmunity and Transplantation
What is autoimmunity 1,
What is xenoimmunity 2,
What is alloimmunity 3
56  cards
Fighting infectious diseases with vaccination
What are the categories of vaccin...,
What are some infections that we ...,
Mechanisms of protection by vacci...
14  cards
Check point questions - up to final
What 3 major cell types found in ...,
What is the function of thymic ep...,
What is the function of thymocyte...
81  cards

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