chapter 15

Question 1

What is an allergy?

Answer 1

Hypersensitive reaction to an ordinarily harmless substance, the majority of which are environmental.

Question 2

What is anaphylaxis?

Answer 2

A more severe form of allergic reaction

Question 3

What is allergic reaction I?

Answer 3

Immediate hypersensitivity caused by immunoglobin E and is also referred to as a common allergy.

Question 4

What is type II allergenic reaction?

Answer 4

They are catholic in nature and cause cell death.

Question 5

What is type lll allergic reaction?

Answer 5

A body is exposed to an antigen and the proteins of the body attack the antigen causing a cascading effect to help destroy the invading organism.

Question 6

Anaphylaxis

Answer 6

Life-threatening hypersensitive reaction to a previously encountered antigen

Question 7

Cardiovascular collapse

Answer 7

Failure of the circulatory system

Question 8

Cytolytic

Answer 8

Destruction of the living cell

Question 9

Antigen

Answer 9

substance that has the ability to provoke an immune response

Question 10

Contact dermatitis

Answer 10

Condition of itching, redness, and swelling possibly with blister formation caused by exposure of the skin to an allergen

Question 11

Erythema

Answer 11

Reddened skin

Question 12

Pruritus

Answer 12

Itching

Question 13

Eczema

Answer 13

Skin rash characterized by itching, blistering, oozing, and scaling of the skin

Question 14

Sensitizing dose

Answer 14

First exposure to the antigen

Question 15

Antibodies

Answer 15

Immunoglobulin, protein secreted in response to an antigen

Question 16

Mast cells

Answer 16

White blood cell that releases chemical mediators during an inflammatory response

Question 17

Basophils

Answer 17

Rare white blood cells

Question 18

Challenge dose

Answer 18

Second exposure to an allergen that produces the allergic response

Question 19

Degranulation

Answer 19

Rupture of the cell surface allowing the cell contents to spill out

Question 20

Angiodema

Answer 20

Painless swelling seen in an allergic reaction

Question 21

Conjunctivitis

Answer 21

Inflammation of the conjunctiva

Question 22

Beta 2 receptors

Answer 22

Adrenergic cellular receptor within the sympathetic autonomic nervous system (SANS) that when stimulated causes smooth muscle vasoconstriction, and bronchoconstriction

Question 23

Rhinitis

Answer 23

Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose because of the effect of histamine on the mucosa of the nasal passages

Question 24

Biphasic

Answer 24

Having two stages

Question 25

Intropic

Answer 25

Pertaining to the force of muscular contraction

Question 26

Chronotropic

Answer 26

Factors that increase heart rate