Janelle Cardenas per.5 Immune System

major functions of lymphatic & immune system

cells in the immune system

innate & adaptive immune defenses

artificial vs. naturally acquired immunity

purpose & examples of 1st, 2nd, & 3rd line of defense

antigens & antibodies

location of lymphatic organs & their functions

disorders

humoral response & celluar response

passive vs. active immunity

IMMUNE SYSTEM

LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

returns fluids leaked from blood vessels back to blood

2. lymph: fluid in vessels

3. lymph nodes: cleanse lymph

1. lymphatic vessels: drainage vessels

MALT: protects pathogens from trying to enter body (tonsils, Peyer's patches, & appendix)

SPLEEN: site of lymphocyte proliferation, immune response, & cleanses blood

LYMPH NODES: cleanse the lymph & activate immune system

THYMUS: where T cells mature

MACROPHAGES: present antigens to T cells; activates T cells

DENDRITIC CELLS: phagocytize pathogens that enter tissues

RETICULAR CELLS: produce reticular fibers called stroma in lymphoid organs

B CELLS: secrete antibodies

T CELLS: manage immune response & attack infected cells.

INNATE DEFENSE (NONSPECIFIC): uses the 1st/2nd line of defense to stop attacks by pathogens

ADAPTIVE DEFENSE (SPECIFIC): eliminates almost any pathogen or abnormal cell in body

SURFACE BARRIERS: skin & mucous membranes

INTERNAL DISEASES: phagocytes, NK cells, & inflammation

humoral immunity: B cells

celluar immunity: T cells

HUMORAL IMMUNITY: antibodies

CELLUAR IMMUNITY: lymphocytes

2ND LINE OF DEFENSE: necessary if microorganisms invade deeper tissue

3RD LINE OF DEFENSE: attacks particular foreign substances (adaptive immune system)

1ST LINE OF DEFENSE: skin & mucous membranes; protective chemicals that inhibit/destroy microrganisms

NK cells: police blood & lymph

inflammation: redness, heat, swelling, & pain

antimicrobial proteins

phagocytes: WBCs that ingest/digest foreign materials

fever

ANTIGENS: mobilize adaptive defenses & provoke an immune response

ANTIBODIES: proteins secreted by plasma cells

MHC proteins: groups of proteins (major histocompatibility complex)

lymphocyte maturation:
1. ORIGIN : both B&T lymphocyte precursors
2. MATURATION: go tothymyus & red bone marrow to mature
3. SEEDING & CIRCULATION: seed the secondary organs & circulate through blood & lymph
4. ANTIGEN ENCOUNTER & ACTIVATION: antigen receptors bind & lymphocyte is activated
5. PROLIFERATION & DIFFERATION: lymphocytes multiply & differentiate into effector or memory cells

self-antigens: an antigen that the immune system derives from the body it is protecting

primary immune response: cell proliferation & different upon exposure to antigen

secondary immune response: re-exposure to same antigen (faster & more effective)

provokes when B cell encounters target antigen

ARTIFICIAL: formed in response to vaccine

NATURALLY: formed in response to bacterial infection

ACTIVE: occurs when B CELLS encounter an antigen & produce specific antibodies

PASSIVE

naturally acquired: infection

artificially: vaccine

naturally acquired: antibodies from mom -> fetus or milk

artificially: injection of exogenous antibodies

IgG: main antibody of both secondary & late primary response

IgA: helps stop pathogens from attaching to epithelial cell surfaces

IgD: a B Cell antigen receptor

IgE: end binds to most cells or basophils

IgM: can indicate infection

DISORDERS:

IMMUNODEFICIENCIES:

CD4 CELLS -> HELPER T CELLS: activates B Cells, other T cells, & macrophages

CD8 CELLS -> CYTOTOXIC T CELLS : capable of destroying cells harboring foreign antigens

severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) syndrome: genetic defect that messes up T cells & B cells which leads to poor immune system
treatment: bone marrow transplant

AIDS: HIV cripples immune system by affecting helper T cells