vocabulary
Primary organ of immunity
What is the Thymus gland?
This is where the B cells originate and mature.
Where is the bone marrow?
This is where T cells go to mature.
What is the thymus?
Defense, homeostasis, and surveillance
What is the functions of the immune system?
Ab
What is antibody?
The cell that migrate to the Thymus to mature.
What are T cells?
This is what they produce.
What are antibodies?
This is how many types of T cells there are.
What is 4?
Helper, Memory, Suppressor, and Cytotoxic
These are the components of the immune system.
What is the bone marrow, lymphoid organs, and the mononuclear phagocyte system?
Ag
What is antigen?
Receiving a shot to keep from getting a virus.
What is an immunization?
B Cells produce this type of immunity.
What is Humoral immunity?
The percent of T cells in the circulation.
What is 80 - 90%?
Any foreign substance that enters the body and causes an immune response
What is an antigen?
Ig
What is immunoglobulin?
An example of this is when you get a shot after being bitten by a raccoon so you won't get Rabies.
What is artificially acquired passive immunity?
These large cells engulf the antigens and destroy them
What are macrophages?
The function of perforin.
What is make pores in the membranes of target cells?
Skin, tears. cilia, and vomiting are all examples of this.
What is a nonspecific defense mechanism?
NK, as in NK cells
What is natural killer?
This substance is produced to help macrophages and help activate antibody producing B cells.
What are cytokines?
B cells are found here
What is in organized lymphoid organs?
This protein acts as a messenger to help regulate some of the functions of the lymphocytes during immune response.
What is a cytokine?
This type of immunity is when a group of people are in close quarters all the time.
What is herd immunity?
This is what you had better do on this test.
What is PASS?