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Immune System

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1. Antibiotic drugs inhibit... Bacteria
2. The immune system... Removes dead or damaged cells, protects against pathogens, removes abnormal cells produced during cell replication
3. Specific immune responses are mediated by... Antibodies
4. Which leukocytes are mainly responsible for specific immune responses? Lymphocytes
5. Which condition is matched to its correct abnormal immune response? Lack of response: HIV
6. Which are involved in both allergic reactions and parasitic diseases? Eosinophils
7. Which are phagocytic? Monocytes, neutrophils, macrophages, eosinophils
8. Physical barriers are the first line... Mucous membrane
9. B lymphocytes are primarily activated by... Helper T cells
10. Most common leukocyte... Neutrophil
11. Most leukocytes circulate in the blood but migrate outside of the vessel to perform their function. Which paring represents the same cell? Monocytes and macrophages
12. Which is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease? c-reactive protein (body is inflamed)
13. Which stimulates pain receptors? Bradykinins
14. The complement cascade ends with... Membrane attack complexes, cell death, lipid soluble proteins in infected cell membranes
15. Specific immunity includes cell mediated and humoral immunity. T or F True
16. During a primary immune response, which antibody level probably increases? IgM
17. During a viral infection increased numbers of __ are expected in the blood. Lymphocytes
18. Naïve refers to which? Mature immune cell before first exposure to a pathogen
19. A cells ___ is recognized as self and is not targeted by immune response for destruction. MHC membrane proteins
20. Clumped with both anti A and anti B. What blood type? AB blood type
21. What are the functional groups of leukocytes? Phagocytes, cytotoxic cells, antigen- presenting cells (APCs)
22. How do IgA antibodies become part of secretions such as saliva, tears, and mucous? Transcytosis, exocytosis
23. Immediate hypersensitivity reactions against pollen are mediated by which antibodies? IgE
24. In MS, the immune system attacks... Myelin sheaths
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