Anatomy & Physiology
Study Guide Test 1 2013
 What is immunity? A pathogen?
 HIV/AIDS o Thought questions from movie o Retroviruses vs. viruses o What cells targeted? How? Steps? o Effects of HIV in the body? Immediate? o Susceptibility to other infections? o How do the anti-retroviral drugs act? o Latency? o Effects of treatments?
 Lymphocytes o Role in the body & primary functions o Types. Where found? T cells vs. B cells
 What is an antigen? Antibody?
 Tonsillitis. What is it?
 Lymphoid organs: role? Functions? o Nodes: how used medically? o Spleen: consequence of injury?
 Defense Mechanisms: work in isolation? o Non-specific: when present?
KMZ
 Mechanical Barriers. How? Where?
 Immunological Surveillance: What is it?
Cells involved? Why important?
 Chemical: Types? Complement
System: Role?
 Inflammation: Importance? How does inflammation do to minimize infection?
 Mast Cells: initiate the response?
 Role of histamine?
 Fever: good? Bad? o Specific Defense
 Respond to specific antigens
 Types of immunity: Innate vs. Acquired o Acquired:
 Active: natural vs. induced
 Passive: natural vs. induced
 Properties of Immunity o Versatility & Specificity o Memory & Tolerance
 Immune Response: begins with an antigen, and then?
 T cells & Cell mediated immunity: o A direct process? How activated? o Types?
 B cells & antibody mediated immunity: o Activated by T cells? o Antibodies:
 Function/Purpose: destroy antigens. How?
 Primary and secondary responses o Lyme disease: an inflammatory disease. Bull’s eye rash.
 Immune disorders o Immunodeficiency. HIV o Autoimmune. What happens here?. An example. o Allergies. A response to allergens.
 Immune system changes with age?
Anatomy & Physiology Study Guide Spring Test 1 2013 HIV AIDS Immune Lymphatic