Immune Disorders Power Hour Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering innate and adaptive immunity, cell types, MHC pairings, and immunodeficiencies based on the Immune Disorders Power Hour lecture.

Innate immunity

A non-specific line of defense that includes granulocytes, macrophages, neutrophils (Macrophage, NK Cell, Dendritic cells) and is not specific to a specific antigen.

Adaptive immunity

A specific immune response involving B cells and T cells.

Granulocytes

A classification of immune cells often remembered by the acronym “NEB,” consisting of Neutrophils, Eosinophils, and Basophils.

Agranulocytes

A category of immune cells including Macrophages and Monocytes, where monocytes mature into macrophages.

T-cells

Immune cells that activate once a pathogen is “presented” to them.

B-cells

Immune cells that activate by encountering a pathogen, creating antibodies, and receiving communication from the T-cells.

MHC I

The major histocompatibility complex type that pairs with CD8 cells.

MHC II

The major histocompatibility complex type that pairs with CD4 cells.

Rheumatoid arthritis

A disorder of chronic inflammation where specific signals are released to create inflammation.

SCID

Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, one of the two types of immunodeficiency mentioned in the notes.

CVID

Common Variable Immunodeficiency, one of the two types of immunodeficiency mentioned in the notes.

Gene rearrangement

A broad process that has a significant effect on the development of B and T cells.

Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC)

A critical component to adaptive immunity that ensures proper pairing with specific immune cells.