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Components of the Immune System
7.26 at 8am by Joy Sturtevant
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Immunology
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07/26/2011

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Lymphoid, myeloid, and erythroid cell lines all come from what common precursor?
Definition
hematopoietic stem cell
Term
What are the various sites of hematopoiesis throughout life?
Definition
yolk sac then fetal liver; from 3-7 months in spleen; from 4-5 months and rest of life it occurs in bone marrow
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Name the three types of cells that come from the common granulocyte precursor?
Definition
neutrophil, basophil, eosinophil
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Monocytes give rise to what types of cells?
Definition
macrophages and dendritic cells
Term
From the common myeloid progenitor cell comes an unknown precursor cell that gives rise to what two immune cells?
Definition
monocytes and mast cells
Term
What types of immune cells are polymorphonuclear?
Definition
granulocytes
Term
What is the immune cell responsible for pus?
Definition
neutrophil
Term
What is the immune cell responsible for attacking parasites?
Definition
eosinophils mostly although basophils are also implicated in parasite defense
Term
Describe the monocyte nucleus.
Definition
round with a single indention
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How does a monocyte become a macrophage?
Definition
Macrophages are monocytes that have migrated from the blood into tissues
Term
Where are dendritic cells located? What is their purpose?
Definition
in tissue. They are messengers that induce adaptive immune response and migrate with phagocytosed material to lymphoid organs
Term
Granules of the mast cell mostly contain what substance?
Definition
histamine
Term
Large granular lymphocytes are aka...
Definition
natural killer cells
Term
Do NK cells participate in adaptive or innate immunity?
Definition
innate
Term
B cells can differentiate into what type of cell?
Definition
Plasma cells
Term
What does TCR stand for?
Definition
T cell antigen receptor (this is the surface receptor that enables T cells to recognize antigens while the B cell uses a surface immunoglobulin to recognize antigens)
Term
Name the two types of CD4 cells.
Definition
Type 1 or TH1 and type 2 or TH2
Term
What is a normal white blood cell count per ul?
Definition
5,000-10,000
Term
What is the normal percentage of each type of white blood cell?
Definition
50-60% neutrophil
20-40% lymphocyte (70-80% T cell)
2-6% monocyte
1-4% eosinophil
.5-1% basophil
0-3% bands ( or immature leukocytes)
Term
Name the professional phagocytes. (There are 5.)
Definition
monocytes, macrophages, dendritic cells, neutrophils, mast cells
Term
Name the three immune cells that secrete chemicals that kill pathogens (extracellular killer cells).
Definition
CTLs (cytotoxic T lymphocytes), NK cells, eosinophils
Term
If a cell is an antigen presenting cell then that cell necesarily has...
Definition
MHC class II (all cells have MHC class I and can present viral antigens
Term
Name three antigen presenting cells.
Definition
dendritic cells, B cells, macrophages
Term
What are opsonins?
Definition
Molecules that promote phagocytosis such as antibodies
Term
Name four types of cytokines and general function
Definition
interferons- limit spread of viral infection
interleukin- variety of function, activate other cells to divide and differentiate
colony stimulating factors- direct development of blood leukocytes
chemokines: direct movement of leukocytes throughout the body
Term
What cytokine receptor is on all nucleated cells?
Definition
interferon receptors
Term
What are the primary or central lymphoid tissues?
Definition
bone marrow and thymus
Term
What are the secondary or peripheral lymphoid tissues?
Definition
lymph nodes, spleen, MALT
Term
How do pathogens arrive at lymph nodes? the spleen? MALT?
Definition
afferent lymph vessels, blood vessels, across mucosa
Term
How do lymphocytes arrive at and exit from MALT?
Definition
arrive via blood and then exit via lymphatics if they are not activated
Term
A major mechanical defense barrier of the skin, GI tract, respiratory tract, UG tract, and eyes is...
Definition
the flow of fluid (perspiration, saliva, cilia, urine, tears)
Term
Name three places the enzyme lysozyme is found as a defense barrier against infection.
Definition
sebum on the skin, respiratory tract nasal secretions, in tears
Term
What is the receptor used to identify pathogens in the innate immune response? What does the receptor bind to?
Definition
PRRs (pattern recognition receptors)bind to pattern associated molecular patterns on pathogens
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The part of the antigen bound by an immunoglobin or TCR is called the...
Definition
antigenic determinant or epitope
Term
Proliferation and differentiation of pathogen activated lymphocytes is called?
Definition
colonal selection
Term
Humoral and cell mediated immunity are both types of ___________ immunity.
Definition
adaptive
Term
What is a toxoid?
Definition
a toxin that is altered so that it no longer has toxic properties
Term
Which is greater (in terms of amount of antibody produced), the primary or secondary immune response?
Definition
secondary
Term
What is the CD marker used to identify NK cells?
Definition
CD 16
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