Chapter 15 The Adaptive Immune Response

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Memory, slow response, develops throughout life, specfic, healthy vs. dangerous self, this is what?
Adaptive Immune System
A sub with a letter such as T sub h indicates what?
A mature and activated cell
Eliminates extracellular antigens?
Humoral immunity
Eliminates intracellular antigens, cell mediated?
Cellular immunity
Where do T cells mature?
Thymus
Where do B cells mature?
Bone marrow, AKA plasma cells
Which 2 cells are associated with lymphocytes?
B and T
B lymphocytes orginate in bone marrow, B cells have BCRs, activated by extracellular antigen or T sub h cell, this is what kind of immunity?
Humoral
Plasma cells produce what?
Y shaped antibodies
T lymphocytes originate in bone marrow, mature in Thymus, T sub c cells, T sub h cells, have TCRs that DO NOT recognize free antigens, need APCs (antigen presenting cells), have T sub r cells, this is what kind of immunity?
Cellular immunity
Primary organs in the lymphatic system?
Bone marrow and thymus
Secondary organs of the lymphatic system?
Lymph nodes, spleen, tonsils, appendix, adenoids
Name 3 functions of Peyer's patches?
Capture antigens and bring them to lymphocytes
Tissues in intestinal walls that inspect samples of intestinal contents
Have M cells that are specialized intestinal epithelial cells
Proteins or large polysaccharides?
Antigens
React with antibodies, BRCs, or TCRs?
Antigens