Allergies and Anaphylaxis

Question 1

Does Asthma and bronchitis effect Airways or Breathing

Answer 1

Airway

Question 2

Does Pneumonia and Emphysema effect Airways or Breathing

Answer 2

Airway

Question 3

Does a spinal cord injury effect Airway or Breathing

Answer 3

Breathing

Question 4

Does flail chest effect Airway or Breathing

Answer 4

Breathing

Question 5

Asthma

Answer 5

• Inflammation in the bronchiole airways
• Widespread, reversible narrowing of the airways
• Acute attacks of variable duration

Question 6

Bronchospasm

Answer 6

Constriction of smooth muscle surrounding the larger bronchi in the
lungs
* Stimulation by an allergen or irritants
* Wheezing

Question 7

Natural immunity

Answer 7

part of genetic
makeup

Question 8

Acquired immunity

Answer 8

develops as an
outcome of the immune response

Question 9

Active immunity

Answer 9

generated by the immune system after exposure to an antigen;

Question 10

Passive immunity

Answer 10

transferred to a person from an outside source

Question 11

4 Routes of Exposure

Answer 11

Inhalation, Ingestion, Injection, Absorption

Question 12

Mast Cell

Answer 12

play an important role in how the immune system responds to certain bacteria and parasites and they help control other types of immune responses

Question 13

Pruritus

Answer 13

Itching

Question 14

Vascular Permeability

Answer 14

a selective mechanism that maintains the exchange between vessels, tissues, and organs

Question 15

Hypersensitivity vs Allergy

Answer 15

An allergy refers to the clinical syndrome while hypersensitivity is a descriptive term for the immunological process