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Body Defenses

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Which body system is responsible for allergic reactions?   Immune System  
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Which is NOT a symptom of an allergic reaction? Itchy Mouth, Tightness in throat, Fever   Fever  
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Is there a cure for allergies?   no  
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A serious allergic reaction that comes on quickly and has the potential to be deadly is called:   Anaphylaxis  
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Which is NOT an example of an Autoimmune disease? Rheumatoid arthritis, Anaphylaxis, Multiple Sclerosis   Anaphylaxis  
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During an allergic reaction, antibodies bound to antigen (allergen) trigger Mast cells to release what?   Histamine  
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An immune response that causes tissue damage is called a(n)   allergy (hypersensitivity)  
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Lymph nodes are clustered in key areas including all but which? axillary region, hands, neck, groin   hands  
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Vaccines should be used at your own risk because of their link to autism (true or false)   FALSE  
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This works by triggering a primary immune response so that your body has memory cells and can react quickly to an actual pathogen if ever exposed.   vaccines  
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This immune response is larger and stronger.   The adaptive immune system in response to a second exposure to the same antigen  
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These white blood cells mature in the bone marrow and produce antibodies to attack extracellular antigens   B cells  
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These white blood cells mature in the Thymus and attack cells infected with intracellular antigens.   T cells  
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This immune system reacts immediately after an infection of an antigen   Innate or non-specific immunity.  
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This immune system can take 14 days to respond to an infection from an antigen the first time.   adaptive immunity  
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Why does your body respond so much faster the second time you are exposed to the same antigen?   Your adaptive immune system produced memory cells.  
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A foreign molecule that causes an immune response   antigen  
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Fever, swelling, redness are what type of immune response?   2nd barrier, innate or non-specific immunity  
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Your skin, mucus membranes, secretions are all part of which immune response?   1st barrier, innate or non-specific immunity  
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B and T cells are part of which immune response   3rd response, specific or adaptive immunity  
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Being antigen specific, having memory and systemic are attributes of which immune system?   Adaptive immune system  
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It is important to maintain a high level of vaccination in a community to protect those who cannot receive vaccines. What is this immunity called?   Herd immunity  
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