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CMA Ch 18.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A protein substance produced in the blood or tissues in response to a specific antigen that destroys or weakens the antigen. Part of the immune system. | Antibody |
| Cell substance that fills the area between the nucleus and the cell membrane contains the organelles of the cell. | Cytoplasm |
| The remains of anything broken down or destroyed. Ruins;rubble. | Debris |
| To distinguish one thing from another to make distinction between items | Differentiate |
| Special proteins that speed up chemical reaction in the body | Enzymes |
| The internal environment of the body that is compatible with life. A steady state that is created by all the body systems working together to provide a consistent and unvarying internal environment. | Homeostasis |
| Pathology characterized by redness, swelling, pain, tenderness, heat and disturbed function of an area of the body. Especially a reaction of tissues to injury | Inflammation |
| Disease causing organisms | Pathogen |
| Small masses of lymphatic tissue found in the ileum of the small intestine. Important part of the immune system and monitor intestinal bacteria populations. | Peyer patches |
| Production of exact copies of a complex molecule like DNA. | replication |
| A contraction of muscles that causes narrowing of the inside tube of a vessel | Vasoconstriction |
| Specific immunity is dependent on what? | Lympocytes T and B cells |
| What are chemical messages secreted by cells of the immune system that direct immune cellular interactions? | Cytokins |
| ____ is a protein produced by the body in reaction to a perceived foreign substance. | Antibody |
| ____ is when a pathogen causes inflammation | Infection |
| Monocytes change into ____ when they leave the bloodstream and enter tissues. | Macrophages |
| _____ is when all blood cells originate from a single type of cell | Stem Cell |
| What are the two most aggressive phagocytic white blood cells? | Neutrophils and macrophages |
| The disease caused by the human immunodeficiency 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 test for hypersensitivity? | Skin test |
| _____ is the development of memory cells to protect the individual from a second exposure | natural active acquired immunity |
| ____ is a type of second-line defense, these lymphocytes act non specifically to kill cells that have been infected by certain viruses and cancer cells | Natural killer cells |
| Immunoglobulins harvested from a donor who developed against specific antigens provide what? | Passive immunity |
| Passage of antibodies through the placenta or breast milk is which type of immunity? | Passive immunity |
| T cells directly attack antigens in what? | Cell-mediated immunity |
| Drugs used as anti inflammatories are considered to be what? | Corticosteroids |
| Humoral immunity is the same as what? | Antibody-mediated immunity |
| A cancer of plasma cells is called what? | Multiple myeloma |
| Cancer identified by the presence of reed-sternberg cells is called what? | Hodgkin's lymphoma |
| Hypersensitivity such as food allergies and be sting allergies are called what? | Type 1 hypersensitivity Allergens |
| Myasthenia gravis, psoriasis, and rheumatoid arthritis are examples of what? | Auto immune disease |
| ____ is hypersensitivity that appears 24 to 48 hours after exposure to an antigen | Delayed hypersensitivity |
| T/F The thymus gland is instrumental in the development of T cell. | True |
| T/F The immune system is responsible for defending the body against disease? | True |
| T/F The two categories of leukocytes are granulocytes and agranulocytes | True |
| T/F An example of a granular leukocyte is a monocyte | False |
| T/F Substances that provoke an immuin reaction because they are perceived as foreign and termed antigens | True |
| T/F The thymus activates B lymphocytes | False |
| T/F During a period of inflammation, the capillary walls become more permeable and allow the WBCs to get to the site of infection | True |
| T/F Cytotoxic T cells are also known as CD8+ cells | True |
| T/F Patient should continue to take their allergy medicines prior undergoing allergen skin testing | False |
| T/F Type 1 diabetes is not considered an autoimmune disease | False |
| T/F Natural active immunity is short term immunity | False |
| T/F Specific immunity can be natural or aquired | True |
| T/F The term pyrexia refers to fever | True |
| T/F Acquired immunity is either active or passive | True |
| T/F Natural passive aquired immunity may be gained through breast milk | True |
| T/F AIDS is and autoimmune disorder | False |
| T/F A neutrophil is an agranulocyte | False |
| T/F A hypersensitivity is the same as an allergy | True |
| T/F In an allergy the substance that causes irritation is termed an allergen | True |
| T/F An RBC is an example of an immunoglobulin | False |
| T/F A neutrophil is an agramulocyte | False |
| T/F Natural active immunity occurs after a dose of immune globulin has been given | False |
| T/F In response to an allergen, the immune cells will release histamines and other inflammatory substances | True |
| T/F Artificial active immunity occurs after a dose of immune globulin has been given | False |
| T/F Phagocytes eat bacteria, viruses, and debris. | True |
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