Immune & Lymphatic system pp p1

Question 1

Nonspecific Defenses do not distinguish what

Answer 1

one type of threat from another

Question 2

Nonspecific Defenses are also called

Answer 2

Also called innate immunity

Question 3

Immunity begins with

Answer 3

nonspecific defenses

Question 4

Types of nonspecific defenses

Answer 4

Physical barriers to entry
Inflammatory response
Phagocytes and natural killer cells
Fever

Question 5

Physical barriers to entry, Inflammatory response, Phagocytes and natural killer cells, Fever are what kind of type of defenses?

Answer 5

nonspecific defenses

Question 6

Skin and mucous membranes lining the respiratory, digestive, and urinary tracts are__

Answer 6

physical barriers

Question 7

Cilia lining the respiratory tract is a

Answer 7

physical barrier

Question 8

In inflammatory response localized tissue response to

Answer 8

to injury

Question 9

In inflammatory response, damaged cells release histamine, which causes ____ to dilate and become more ____

Answer 9

histamine, capillaries, permeable

Question 10

In inflammatory response, enlarged capillaries cause

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skin to redden

Question 11

In inflammatory response, swelling stimulates____, causing ___

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free nerve endings, causing pain

Question 12

Neutrophils & monocytes migrate to

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site of injury

Question 13

Monocytes differentiate into

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macrophages

Question 14

Neutrophils, dendritic cells, and macrophages phagocytize ____

Answer 14

pathogens

Question 15

what is the maintenance of an elevated body temperature called

Answer 15

fever

Question 16

In some instances, a fever may be

Answer 16

beneficial.

Question 17

In some instances, a fever may be beneficial because (3)

Answer 17

Body’s way of informing us that something is wrong.
Can contribute an unfavorable environment for the invader.
May stimulate immunity