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Ch 18
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The term is also used to describe a hypersensitivity reaction? | Allergy |
| Specific immunity is dependent on on what? | Agranulocytes |
| The thymus is needed for the proper development of which white blood cell? | T cells |
| What are chemical messages secreted by cells of the immune system that direct immune cellular interactions? | Cytokines |
| What is an example of a second-line nonspecific defense? | Inflammation |
| A protein produced by the body in reaction to a perceived foreign substance. | Antibody |
| When a pathogen causes inflammation | Infection |
| What do monocytes change into, when they leave the bloodstream and enter tissues. | Macrophages |
| When all blood cells originate from a single type of cell. | Stem cells |
| What are the two most aggressive phagocytes white blood cells? | Neutrophils and macrophages |
| The disease caused by the immunodefiency virus and transmitted through body fluids via sexual contact or intravenous exposure is what? | AIDS |
| Cells that are key in the immune response. | Lymphocytes |
| What is the |