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3940549763innate immunityis always active against infection but cant target specific pathogens, is nonspecific near entry part of the body macrophage, monocytes, dentric cell, neutrophil release cytokins that trigger an immune response0
3940555316adaptive immunitytargets a specific pathogen is slower to act but can maintain memory of pathogen B cells that when activated secrete antibodies that bind to invaders antigen T cells also recognize antigens both have memory divided into humoral (B cells and antibodies) and cell mediated (t cells)1
3940594890organs of immnune systembone marrow: makes WBC spleen: stores blood and activates B cells that turn into plasma cells that turn into antibodies thyums: T cells mature here lymph nodes: where immunue cells are stored and response can be mounted GALT: immune tissue near digestive system tonisils, adenoids, peyers patches in the sm intestine appendix2
3940629212lymphatic system3
3940633522leukocytesgranolcytes and agranulocytes, both come from hematopoetic stem cells granules are toxic enzymes4
3940645969WBC5
3940651819hematopoiesis6
3940716817non specific cellular defenseskin w/defensins ( enzymes) lysozyme in tears and saliva muscus membranes in resp system GI: gut bacteria and stomach acid complement system : blood proteins interferons: proteins that prevent viral replication and dispersion7
3940763932cells of the innate immnune system, Macrophagesmacrophages: a granulocyte, dervived from moncytes, phagocytes invader, engulfs it and presents little pieces of it to other cells using MHC which carries an antigen, also release cytokins that stimulate additional immune reponse8
3940785392MCH class 1Major Histocompatibilty complex that carries antigen on a cell surface Class 1: endogeneous pathway of nucleated cells that binds antigens from inside the cell and presents them9
3940816939MCH class 2displayed by professional antigen presenting cells like macrophages, dentritic cells, B cells exergenous pathway, antigens are from the environment10
3940841537PRR pattern recognition receptorsmacrophages and dentric cells special receptors to recruit the right type of immune cells11
3940858433NK cells, innate immune systemnon specific lymphocyte that produces apotocisis in virally infected cells , recognizes invaders since do not have MCH112
3940880919granulocytesneutophilis: most abundant, phagoctyes, can detected bacterica using chemotaxis, are what pus is made of eosinophil: allergic reaction release histamine and cause inflammation basophil: also involved in allergic response mast call: related to basophil13
3940940133humoral immunityinvolves the production of antibodies produced by B cells14
3940965182antibodies or Ig15
3941004427cytotoxic immunity postive and negative selectioncell mediated response; T cells postive selection: for T cells that can respond to the specific antigen negative selection: killing cells that self react16
39410253783 types of T cellshelper T cells; CD4 coordinate immune response , these are lost in HIV cytotoxix CD8: directly kill infected cells by injecting them with chemicals that promote aposostis , use MCH1 regulatory or suppressorc CD4:tone down immune response once infection has been fought , prevent autoimmune , MCH2 memory T cells17
3941078258self antigenso self cells are not attacked problem if autoimmune negative selection; thru T cells to kill of these autoimmume cells18
3941098608active immunityimmune system stimulated to produce antibodies by exposure ie vaccine19
3941105299passive immunitythe transfer of antibodies , ie to fetus20
3941302056clonal selectionwhen only a certain cell with that specifc antibody for the specifc antigen is activated21

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