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Which type of lymphocyte primarily produces antibodies?

  • T cells
  • B cells (correct)
  • Macrophages
  • Dendritic cells

    • What is the primary function of T cells in the immune response?

  • To produce antibodies
  • To manage the immune response and attack foreign cells (correct)
  • To support the network of lymphoid organs
  • To capture and present antigens

    • Which of the following organs is considered a primary lymphatic organ?

  • Spleen
  • Lymph nodes
  • Lymphatic nodules
  • Thymus (correct)

    • Which cells assist in activating T cells by phagocytizing foreign substances?

    <p>Macrophages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes secondary lymphatic organs from primary ones?

    <p>They are where most immune responses occur.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the lymphatic system concerning excess interstitial fluid?

    <p>To drain excess interstitial fluid</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of immunity is present at birth and has no memory component?

    <p>Innate immunity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of macrophages in the spleen?

    <p>Removal of defective blood cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What structures do lymphatic vessels begin as?

    <p>Lymphatic capillaries</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of tissue primarily makes up the white pulp of the spleen?

    <p>Lymphatic tissue</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a function of the spleen?

    <p>Produces insulin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of lymphatic structure is responsible for encapsulating and housing B and T cells?

    <p>Lymph nodes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What aids in the movement of lymph through lymphatic vessels?

    <p>Muscle contractions and breathing pressure changes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During which life stage does the spleen primarily produce blood cells?

    <p>Fetal life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do lymphatic capillaries differ from blood capillaries?

    <p>They are larger in diameter and have a unique one-way structure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which component is NOT part of the stroma of the spleen?

    <p>Red blood cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which lymphatic vessels unite to form the thoracic and right lymphatic ducts?

    <p>Lymph trunks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What volume of fluid approximately drains into the lymphatic vessels each day due to excess filtration?

    <p>3L</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the primary types of cells found in the outer cortex of a lymph node?

    <p>B cells and plasma cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What structure surrounds and supports lymph nodes?

    <p>Fibrous capsule</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements about lymph flow through a lymph node is true?

    <p>Lymph enters sinuses before reaching the medulla.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which region of a lymph node primarily contains T cells?

    <p>Inner cortex</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the two basic functions of lymph nodes?

    <p>Filtration and immune system activation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What cell type is responsible for producing antibodies in the lymph node?

    <p>Plasma cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes the appearance of lymph nodes?

    <p>Bean-shaped and fibrous</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the medulla of a lymph node primarily contain?

    <p>B cells and plasma cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary role of neutrophils during the immune response?

    <p>Squeeze through blood vessel walls to reach damaged cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes adaptive immunity from innate immunity?

    <p>It is characterized by specificity and memory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where do B cells complete their development?

    <p>In the red bone marrow</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary outcome of clonal selection in lymphocytes?

    <p>Proliferation and differentiation of lymphocytes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of cytotoxic T cells in the adaptive immune response?

    <p>Directly attack and kill infected or abnormal cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of cells die after the immune response during clonal selection?

    <p>Plasma cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to monocytes during the immune response?

    <p>They transform into macrophages that are more potent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What triggers the immune response by being recognized as foreign?

    <p>Antigens</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are memory cells primarily responsible for during a secondary invasion?

    <p>Proliferating and differentiating into effector cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes the antibody-mediated immunity process?

    <p>B cells transform into plasma cells to produce antibodies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which characteristic of antigens allows them to provoke an immune response?

    <p>Immunogenicity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements about pus is accurate?

    <p>Pus is a collection of dead phagocytes and damaged tissue</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term describes the part of an antigen that is recognized by the immune system?

    <p>Epitope</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role do Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) proteins play in the immune response?

    <p>Help T cells recognize foreign or self-antigens</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which characteristic is NOT associated with antigens?

    <p>Allergenicity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of a swollen lymph node during an immune response?

    <p>Proliferation of lymphocytes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Lymphatic System

    • The lymphatic system is a network of vessels, tissues, and organs that help maintain fluid balance in the body and fight infection.
    • It consists of lymph, lymphatic vessels, structures, organs containing lymphatic tissue, and red bone marrow.

    Functions of the Lymphatic System

    • Drains excess interstitial fluid.
    • Transports dietary lipids.
    • Carries out immune responses.

    Immunity or Resistance

    • Ability to ward off damage or disease through our defenses.
    • Two types of immunity:
      • Innate or nonspecific immunity – present at birth.
      • Adaptive or specific immunity – specific recognition of invaders with a memory component.
      • innate immunity is no specific to a particular pathogen, adaptive immunity does.

    Lymphoid Cells

    • Lymphocytes - main cells involved in the immune response.
    • Two main varieties:
      • T cells – manage the immune response and attack foreign cells.
      • B cells – produce plasma cells that secrete antibodies to immobilize antigens.
    • Other Lymphoid Cells:
      • Macrophages – phagocytize foreign substances and help activate T cells.
      • Dendritic cells – spiny-looking cells similar to macrophages that capture antigens and bring them back to lymph nodes.
      • Reticular cells – fibroblast-like cells that produce stroma and support other cell types in lymphoid organs.

    Lymphatic Tissues and Organs

    • Two groups based on function:
      • Primary lymphatic organs - sites where stem cells divide and become immunocompetent (to produce a normal immune response):
        • Red bone marrow
        • Thymus
      • Secondary lymphatic organs - sites where most of the immune response occurs:
        • Lymph nodes
        • Spleen
        • Lymphatic nodules

    Lymphoid Organs

    • Tonsils – located along the pharynx.
    • Thymus – located in the thorax, most active during youth.
    • Spleen – curves around the left side of the stomach.
    • Peyer's patches – located in the intestine.
    • Appendix

    Thymus

    • Internal Anatomy: Thymic lobes contain an outer cortex and inner medulla.
    • Cortex contains densely packed lymphocytes and scattered macrophages.
    • Medulla contains fewer lymphocytes and thymic (Hassall's) corpuscles.
    • The thymus differs from other lymphoid organs as it functions strictly in T lymphocyte maturation and does not directly fight antigens.
    • The stroma of the thymus consists of star-shaped epithelial cells.
    • Thymocytes secrete hormones to stimulate lymphocytes to become immunocompetent.
    • Outer cortex is composed of large numbers of T cells.
    • Immature T cells migrate from red bone marrow to proliferate and mature.
    • Dendritic cells derived from monocytes help educate T cells.
    • Specialized epithelial cells educated T cells through positive selection.
    • Only 25% survive this process.
    • Macrophages clear out dead cells.
    • More mature T cells migrate from the cortex to the medulla.
    • More epithelial cells, dendritic cells, and macrophages exist in the medulla.
    • Thymus shrinks with age.

    Lymph Nodes

    • Located along lymphatic vessels, scattered throughout the body.
    • Stroma - supporting connective tissue (capsule, trabeculae, reticular fibers, and fibroblasts)
    • Parenchyma – functional part:
      • Outer cortex – aggregates of B cells called lymphatic nodules (follicles) – site of plasma cell and memory B cell formation.
      • Inner cortex – mainly T cells and dendritic cells.
      • Medulla - B cells, antibody-producing plasma cells from cortex, and macrophages.

    Lymph

    • Lymph flows through a node in one direction only, entering through afferent lymphatic vessels and exiting through efferent lymphatic vessels.
    • Lymph enters sinuses (irregular channels) into the medulla.
    • Lymph nodes function as a filter, destroying substances trapped by macrophages or the immune response of lymphocytes.
    • Lymph nodes have two basic functions:
      • Filtration – macrophages destroy microorganisms and debris.
      • Immune system activation – monitoring for antigens and mounting an attack against them.
    • Lymph nodes are bean-shaped and surrounded by a fibrous capsule.
    • Trabeculae extend inward from the capsule and divide the node into compartments.
    • Contain cortex and medulla with specific functions.

    Spleen

    • Largest single mass of lymphatic tissue in the body.
    • Stroma – capsule, trabeculae, reticular fibers, and fibroblasts.
    • Parenchyma:
      • White pulp – lymphatic tissue that includes lymphocytes and macrophages with B and T cells capable of carrying out immune responses.
      • Red pulp – blood-filled venous sinuses and splenic cords(Bilroth's) containing red blood cells, macrophages, lymphocytes, plasma cells, and granulocytes that remove ruptured, worn-out, or defective blood cells.
    • Storage of up to 1/3 of body's platelet supply and production of blood cells during fetal life.

    Lymphatic Nodules

    • Not surrounded by a capsule.
    • Scattered throughout the lamina propria of mucous membranes (GI, urinary, reproductive tracts).
    • Mucosa-associated lymphatic tissue (MALT) of respiratory tract.
    • Most are small and solitary.
    • Some are larger – tonsils, Peyer’s patches, and appendix.

    Adaptive Immunity

    • Ability of the body to defend itself against specific invading agents.
    • Antigens (Ags) – substances recognized as foreign and provoking an immune response.
    • Distinguished from innate immunity by:
      • Specificity
      • Memory

    Maturation of T Cells and B cells

    • Both develop from pluripotent stem cells originating in red bone marrow.
    • B cells complete their development in red bone marrow.
    • T cells develop from pre-T cells that migrate from red bone marrow to the thymus.
    • Helper T cells (CD4 T cells) and cytotoxic T cells (CD8 T cells).
    • Immunocompetence - Ability to carry out adaptive immune response.
      • Have antigen receptors (make protein that is inserted into their plasma membranes) that identify specific antigens.

    Types of Adaptive Immunity

    • Cell-mediated – Cytotoxic T cells directly attack invading antigens, particularly effective against viruses, fungi, bacteria, some cancer cells and foreign tissues. Involve cells attacking cells.
    • Antibody-mediated – B cells transform into plasma cells that make antibodies(Abs). Work against extracellular pathogens. Helper T cells aid in both types.

    Clonal Selection

    • Process by which a lymphocyte proliferates and differentiates causing a specialized cell to respond to a specific antigen.
    • Clone - population of identical cells that recognize the same antigen.
    • Occurs in secondary lymphoid organs and tissues
    • Indicator: swollen lymph nodes and tonsils during sickness.
    • Effector cells (inactivation) – active helper T cell, cytotoxic T cell, plasma cell, and they die after immune response.
    • Memory cells – do not participate in initial immune response, respond quickly to subsequent invasions and generate effector and memory cells with long life spans. Destroy the ANTG fast.

    Antigens

    • Antigens have two characteristics:
      • Immunogenicity – ability to provoke an immune response.
      • Reactivity - ability to react with antibodies it provoked.
    • Typically, only certain parts of a large antigen molecule trigger a response (epitope).
    • Human immune system is able to recognize and bind to at least a billion different epitopes.

    Pathways of Antigen Processing

    • B cells can recognize and bind to antigens in lymph, interstitial fluid, or blood plasma.
    • T cells only recognize fragments of antigens processed and presented in a certain way.
    • Antigenic proteins are broken down into peptide fragments and associated with MHC molecules.
    • Antigen presentation - antigen-MHC complex inserts into plasma membrane.
    • Pathway depends on whether antigen is outside or inside body cells.

    Antigen Presenting Cells (APCs)

    • Process and present antigens.
    • APCs include dendritic cells, macrophages, and B cells.
    • Location: Places where antigens like to penetrate (skin: Langerhans cells are dendritic cells; mucous membranes of respiratory, gastro, urinary, and reproductive tracts, lymph nodes).
    • APCs migrate from tissues via lymphatic vessels and to lymph nodes.

    Exogenous and Endogenous Antigens

    • Exogenous - present in fluid outside body cells.
      • APC- include dendritic cells, macrophages, and B cells.
      • Ingest, process, place next to MHC-II molecule in plasma membrane, present to T cells.
    • Endogenous - antigens inside body cells.
      • Infected cell displays antigen next to MHC-I.
    • After processing, APCs migrate to lymphatic tissues to present antigen to T cells, triggering cell-mediated/antibody-mediated responses.

    Cell-mediated Immunity

    • Activation of T cells: First signal in activation, T-cell receptors(TCRs), CD4 and CD8 proteins, Second signal required for activation.
    • Costimulation- required for virtually all immune responses - important for B, T, and NK cell activation.
    • Prevention of harmful immune responses - anergy - recognition without costimulation, prolonged state of inactivity.
    • Activation and clonal selection of helper T cells - recognize exogenous antigen fragments with MHC-II, makes active helper T cells and memory helper T cells, helps other adaptive immune responses combat intruders.
    • Activation and clonal selection of cytotoxic T cells - Most that display CD8, recognize antigens combined with MHC-I, undergoes clonal selection - needed to attack host cells with intracellular pathogens.

    Elimination of Invaders

    • Cytotoxic T cells - migrate to seek out and destroy infected target cells, using granzymes to cause apoptosis (fragmentation of cellular contents) or releasing perforin and/or granzymes to cause cytolysis (cell bursting).
    • Immunological surveillance - Tumor antigens displayed on cancerous cells are targeted by cytotoxic T cells, macrophages, and natural killer cells.

    Antibody-mediated Immunity

    • Activation and clonal selection of B cells – During activation, antigen binds to the B-cell receptor (BCR).
    • Respond to unprocessed antigens, antigen taken into B cell, combined with MHC-II, moved to plasma membrane, helper T cell binds, delivers costimulation.
    • Once activated, B cells undergo clonal selection and plasma cells produce Antibodies that travel to the invasion site.
    • Memory B cells – wait for antigen reappearance, do not secrete antibodies.

    Antibodies (Ab)

    • Combine specifically with epitope of antigen for production.
    • Belong to group of glycoproteins called globulins.
    • Antibodies are immunoglobulins (Igs).
    • Contains 4 polypeptide chains (two heavy, two light chains).
    • Variable region: antigen-binding site (bivalent).
    • Constant region: identical for each of the five classes – determines the type of reaction.

    Immunological Memory

    • Thousands of memory cells.
    • Exists after initial encounter with an antigen.
    • Next time antigen appears, can proliferate and differentiate hours, faster and stronger secondary response.

    Self-recognition and self-tolerance

    • Your T cells must have:
      • Self-recognition – be able to recognize your own MHC.
      • Self-tolerance – lack reactivity to peptide fragments from your own proteins.
    • Pre-T cells in the thymus develop self-recognition via positive selection.
    • Cells that cannot recognize your own MHC undergo apoptosis.
    • Self-tolerance occurs through negative selection wherein T and B cells that recognize self peptide fragments are eliminated.
    • Apoptosis is a way for cells to self-destruct.
    • Anergy – Remain alive but unresponsive.

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