Exam 3: Example of Allergy

Question 1

Allergic Rhinitis:

Answer 1

Hay Fever

Question 2

Anaphylactic Shock is :

Answer 2

Insufficient oxygen supply to tissues

Question 3

What are some common causes of Systemic Anaphylaxis

Answer 3

Insect sting, Foods like nuts, or injected drugs like Penicillin

Question 4

How can Systemic Anaphylaxis be treated?

Answer 4

With the injection of epinephrine that relaxes constricted smooth muscle in airways and reduces blood vessel permeability and fluid loss

Question 5

What are some foods that commonly cause allergy?

Answer 5

Seafood (Fish and Shellfish) 
eggs 
milk 
grains 
nuts 
Peanuts (1/4 of all food allergy)

Question 6

A Type II hypersensitivity involves:

Answer 6

The modification of cell surface proteins that cause them to be recognized as foreign

Question 7

A Type III Hypersensitivity occurs:

Answer 7

When large amounts of foreign proteins are injected into the veins

Question 8

A Type IV Hypersensitivity Response is a :

Answer 8

Delayed type of response mediated by T Cells

Question 9

What are some examples of a Type IV hypersensitivity Reaction?

Answer 9

1. Chronic Asthma
2. Nickel contact Dermatitis
3. Poison Ivy Contact Dermatitis
4. Celiac Disease

Question 10

Chronic Allergy is an example of what type of TH response?

Answer 10

A CD4+ TH2 response

Question 11

Nickel Contact dermatitis is an example of what type of TH response?

Answer 11

CD4+ TH1 response

Question 12

Poison Ivy Contact Dermatitis is an example of what type of T cell response?

Answer 12

A CD8+ cytotoxic T cell response

Question 13

Celiac Disease is an example of what type of cells from an immune response?

Answer 13

CD4 TH1 cells and CD8+ T cells in addition to antibodies