Chapter 22 Functions of the Immune System Destroy pathogens organisms that cause disease Detect and kill abnormal cells such as cancerous cells Remove dead cells and debris from the body Pathogens ID: 335721
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The Lymphoid System and Immunity Overview
Chapter 22Slide2
Functions of the Immune SystemDestroy pathogens (organisms that cause disease)
Detect and kill abnormal cells such as cancerous cells
Remove dead cells and debris from the bodySlide3
PathogensCan be classified according to size and where they live in the body.
Largest pathogens are the multicellular organisms such as parasitic worms
O
thers are microorganisms including fungi, protozoa (such as the one that causes malaria), bacteria, and virusesSlide4
Pathogens continued
Viruses
Must
reproduce inside cells
Bacteria
Protozoa
Fungi
Some hide inside cells,
but most are
extracellular
Parasitic worms
Always
extracellularSlide5Slide6
Three main lines of defense
1.
Surface
Barriers
(Innate External Defenses)
Skin and mucous membranes
2.
Innate Internal Defenses
- identify enemies by
recognizing a limited number of markers unique to pathogens. When overwhelmed, they secrete chemical messengers to mobilize adaptive defenses
Cells
and chemicals in body fluids
3.
Adaptive Defenses
- take time to mobilize and train to fight an identified enemy
Lymphocytes- T cells and B cellsSlide7Slide8
Innate and Adaptive ImmunityInnate immunity
Nonspecific
defense mechanisms that come into play immediately or within hours of an antigen's appearance in the body. These mechanisms include physical barriers such as skin, chemicals in the blood, and immune system cells that attack foreign cells in the body. The innate immune response is activated by chemical properties of the
antigen.
Adaptive Immunity
Antigen
-specific immune response. The adaptive immune response is more complex than the innate. The antigen first must be processed and recognized. Once an antigen has been recognized, the adaptive immune system creates an army of immune cells specifically designed to attack that antigen. Adaptive immunity also includes a "memory" that makes future responses against a specific antigen more efficient.Slide9
Adaptive defenses differ from innate defenses in four ways:
Are
specific
- directed against an identified enemy
Involve B and T lymphocytes
Have memory
Are
systemic
- can act anywhere in the bodySlide10
Adaptive Immunity-B cells and T cells
Recognize a shape on a pathogen called an
antigenic determinant
and is formed by the 3D structure of a large molecule called an antigen
Antigens are usually proteins, but can also be large carbohydrates or nucleic acids.
The surface of a given pathogen is studded with many different antigens, each having many different determinants.Slide11Slide12
AntigensBoth B and T cells bind to antigens. In addition,
protein
molecules called
antibodies
bind antigens. These antibodies are secreted by the clonal descendants of B cells, called
plasma cells
.Slide13
Humoral Immunity
Aspect of specific immunity which
is mediated
by B lymphocytes and involves the binding of antibodies to antigens
Directed against extracellular pathogensSlide14
Cellular ImmunityThe branch of adaptive immunity involving T lymphocytes that directly attack infected, cancerous, or that release chemicals which regulate other functions of the immune system.
Directed against pathogens within the cells.Slide15Slide16
Circumstances that T cells attack our own cells
A cell has become cancerous.
A cell has been invaded by a virus.
A cell has been transplanted from another individual.Slide17Slide18
Anatomy ReviewThe immune system is strategically distributed throughout the body, particularly at those points such as the respiratory and digestive tract mucosae, where pathogens can most easily gain entry to the body.Slide19
Two major parts of the immune system:Specialized immune cells, many of which are leukocytes (white blood cells) and their close relatives.
Lymphoid organs and tissues
including the bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen, and thymus.
lymphocytes are produced, reside, and come into contact with pathogens.Slide20
Immune Cells: LeukocytesCells of the immune system:
Originate in the bone marrow
Migrate to tissues or circulate through the blood and lymphatic system and enter tissues when needed.
Are called leukocytes when traveling in the blood
Have traditionally been classified according to their shape and the colors of their granules, if any, when stained with histological dyes.Slide21
Immune Cells besides leukocytesPhagocytes- engulf and destroy pathogens, dead cells and debris.
Antigen-presenting cells (APCs) process and present antigens to T cells
Dendritic cells
Macrophages
B cells
Effector Cells
B cells
T cells
Mast cellsSlide22Slide23
Lymphocytes and
adaptive immunity
B cells mature in the bone marrow
T cells mature in the thymus
Together the bone marrow and the thymus are the
primary lymphoid organsSlide24
Lymphatic SystemA one way system of vessels called lymphatic vessels.
The fluid in those vessels, called lymph
Lymph nodes