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immunity - Answer body's natural or induced response to infection and its associated
conditions
immune system - Answer -defends and protects the body from infection
-removes and destroys damaged or dead cells
-identifies and destroys malignant cells
-the main cells involved are lymphocytes - white blood cells produced in bone marrow and
proliferate in the lymph tissue
natural immunity - Answer non-specific and does not require prior pathogen exposure
-rapid response by monocytes, macrophages, dendritic cells, natural killer cells, basophils,
eosinophils, and granulocytes
aquired (adaptive) immunity - Answer -Involves Humoral or Cellular pathways
-Can be Active (defenses developed by a person's own body through exposure or through
vaccination) or Passive (temporary immunity transmitted through a source outside of the body
such as IVIG, gamma globulin, breastmilk)
stages of immune response - Answer -Recognition: The immune system recognizes an
antigen
-Proliferation: T and B cells respond and proliferate
-Response: Humoral or Cellular response is carried out
-Effector: The antigen is destroyed
humoral immunity - Answer -Response occurs within the blood stream
-Mediated by B cells
-Eliminates extracellular antigens (bacteria, free viruses)
-B cells produce antibodies to inactivate antigen
-End result= memory B cells (immunity!)
cell-mediated immunity - Answer -Response occurs on a cellular level
-Mediated by T cells
-Eliminates intracellular pathogens (viral-infected cells, cancer cells, foreign tissues)
, -Killer T cells destroy infected cells
-End result= memory T cells (immunity!)
Examples of humoral response (b cells) - Answer -Bacterial phagocytosis and lysis
-Anaphylaxis
-Allergic hay fever and asthma
-Immune complex disease
-Blood stream infections (bacterial or viral)
examples of cellular response (T cells) - Answer -Transplant rejection
-Delayed hypersensitivity
-Graft-versus-host disease
-Tumor surveillance or destruction
-Intracellular infections
-Viral, fungal, and parasitic cellular infections
antibodies - Answer -bind to specific antigens and help
clear the body of invading organisms by facilitating
phagocytosis and opsonization.
-promote the release of chemical
mediators of the immune system.
IgA - Answer found in mucous, saliva, tears, and breast milk - protects against pathogens
IgD - Answer part of the B cell receptor - activates basophils and mast cells
IgE - Answer Protects against parasitic worm - Responsible for allergic reactions
IgG - Answer Secreted by plasma cells in the blood - able to cross the placenta into the fetus
IgM - Answer May be attached to the surface of a B cell or secreted into the blood. -
responsible for early stages of immunity.