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Immunology Revision Gifts

Answer each question from memory first, aloud or on paper, before you check your notes.

  1. How does the human immune system use its three lines of defence?
  2. In what ways do the innate and adaptive immune systems differ?
  3. Can you explain the characteristics and advantages of having a fever?
  4. Compare and contrast immunogens with antigens.
  5. Describe the functions of primary and secondary lymphoid organs and the activities of immune cells within them.
  6. Contrast MHC class I with MHC class II molecules.
  7. Explain on the functions of CD4 and CD8 cells.
  8. Explain the significance of B cells within the immune system.
  9. Outline the variety of cells present in blood and their immune roles.
  10. Identify the cell types that originate from myeloid progenitor stem cells.
  11. Explain the function of neutrophil extracellular traps.
  12. How do cardiac mast cells contribute to immune responses?
  13. How do antigen presentations to B cells differ from those to T cells?
  14. Summarise the key aspects of the mononuclear phagocyte system.
  15. Describe how the spleen’s structure supports its role in the immune system.
  16. List and describe different types of dendritic cells.
  17. How do pathogens resist or evade phagocytosis?
  18. Discuss the significance of clonal deletion in immune regulation.
  19. What processes occur after the activation of T and B cells?
  20. Explain the necessity of co-stimulation in T cell activation.
  21. Describe the various types of B cells and their functions.
  22. Differentiate between T-dependent and T-independent antigens.
  23. Define anamnestic response in immunology.
  24. List the components of the lymphatic system and their functions.
  25. Define affinity and polyvalency in immunology and relate them to avidity.
  26. What roles do cytokines play in the immune system?
  27. Explain the steps involved in phagocytosis and how phagocytes destroy pathogens.
  28. Compare the roles of eosinophils, basophils, and mast cells in allergy and parasite defence.
  29. Explain how Natural Killer (NK) cells and innate lymphoid cells contribute to immune defence.
  30. Discuss how innate and adaptive immunities interact during an infection.
  31. Describe how immune responses can sometimes cause tissue damage, such as in sepsis or cytokine storms.