PPT-Immune Response Vocabulary

Immunology the study of host defense mechanisms Immunity ability of the host to protect itself against foreign organisms Resistance to disease Antigen Ag is a foreign substance that can elicit specific immune response IR when is immunogenic. Additional key terms. Lymph. Having to do with lymph or lymphatic system. Intercellular fluid as it returns to the venous circulatory system. Removes waste products from the cells. Must be filtered by the lymph nodes before it reenters the circulatory system . What is the Immune System?. Our body’s natural defensive line to foreign material called microbes.. Without an immune system, microbes would quickly attack our bodies.. Our body has three levels of defense against foreign invaders. . Department of . Immunology. IMMU 7070-Introductory Immunology 2010-2011. Dr. . Nyla . Dil. 437 Apotex Centre. 272-3149. Oct 20, 2011. Objectives. . To understand how the immune system performs its major physiologic function.. Founded in 2016. Location. BioHub. at . Alderley. Park (UK). Management Team. Dr.. Ir. Robert-Jan Lamers. Dr.. Masih Alam. A CRO offering specialised lab services . in the . field of immunology:. Super Awesome Powers of Cell Signaling!. Reminder - Do the Questions!. Do the questions, or Mrs. Davis will be so super sad. Plus, this stuff is AWESOME.. Immunologists. 10-11 years of schooling/training. PATH 417A. Jen Yong. Case. : . Food-borne bacterial infection. “One Too Many Hamburgers”. 10-year-old Ronnie McDonald has developed . abdominal cramps. , . bloody diarrhea. and a . low grade fever. Non-specific Immunity. Born with some immunity . Helps prevent disease. Helps slow disease progression. First line of defense. Non-specific, cont. .. Physical Barrier- . unbroken skin . Kuby. . Immunology. , . 7e: Chapter 1. A historical perspective of immunology. What is immunity?. Immunity is the state of protection against foreign pathogens or substances (antigens). Latin term . LYMPHOCYTES. Are the key cells of the immune system. Two types: B and T. Both produced in the bone marrow. B matures in the bone marrow. T matures in the thymus. Immunocompetency. B and T lymphocytes must recognize “self.”. The specialists who diagnose and treat immune system disorders are called . immunologists. , and the specialty itself is called . immunology. .. Phagocytes. Phagocytes are often the first immune system cells . HIV. (Human immunodeficiency virus)- a virus that attacks the immune system.. Infection with HIV can be prevented. Responsible decisions is the most valuable tool for protection against HIV.. Example: Abstinence from sexual activity and injecting drugs reduce your risk.. By: Brittaney Luu. The Innate Immune Response. Symptoms. The Physical Barrier. A . keratin plug . is present in non-lactating women to prevent the entry of bacteria created from the stratified squamous epithelium.. Immunological unresponsiveness to self is referred to as . tolerance. or . self-tolerance. Very important to human health. How is this achieved?. -cells with receptors for self-antigens are destroyed in the thymus or bone marrow (central tolerance). B. Antigen (Ag). A substance that reacts with the products of a specific immune response.. C. Hapten. A substance that is non-immunogenic but which can react with the products of a specific immune response..