Chapter 3 Flashcards
The immune system usually defends the body against foreign substances that are also called :
Antigens
Memory is an important function of the immune system because it is:
Allows faster future immune responses
Immunization with vaccine works by?
Producing active acquired immunity
Which of the following statements is the most important fact concerning the B-cell lymphocytes
It is derived from a hematopoietic stem cell
- A macrophage is a cell of the immune system that:
Can be activated by lymphokines
- Which statement is CORRECT when applied to natural killer cells?
They are part of the body’s innate immunity
- In which type of immunopathology are the cells of the body NO LONGER tolerated & treated by the immune system as “antigens”
Autoimmune disease
- During the anaphylactic type of hypersensitivity reaction, the plasma cells:
Produces antibody called IgE
- Which type of hypersensitivity reaction involves activated complement?
Cytotoxic
- What type of lymphocyte matures in the thymus, produces lymphokines, and can increase Or suppress humoral immunity
t-cell lymphocyte
- In the immune system, antibodies are:
Also called IMMUNOGLOBULINS
- Which of the following types of immunoglobulin disease involve either a decreased # or activity of lymphoid cells?
Immunodeficiency
- Humoral immunity involves the production of:
Antibodies
- The diagnostic laboratory measurement of antibody level in the blood is called:
Titer
- Which type of immunity may be provided immediately in dental personnel after needle stick accidents?
Acquired passive immunity
- Which of the following situations would result in the LEAST risk of drug allergy?
Use with children
- Which of the following is involved in the regulation of both HUMORAL and cell-mediated immunity ?
Cell-mediated immunity
- Which of the following is involved in the communication between lymphocytes within the immune system?
Cytokines
- Which one of the following types of hypersensitivity reactions can also be referred to as DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY?
Type IV (4)
- Which of the following statements concerning the dendritic cell is considered correct?
It is a specialized type in Oral mucosa called a Langerhans cell