Lecture 19 - Immune System 1

Question 1

Resistance to disease

Answer 1

Immunity

Question 2

Immune system has 2 intrinsic systems, which are the ___________ and ___________.

Answer 2

Innate defense system; adaptive defense system

Question 3

____________ system is non-specific: recognizes patterns/classes of compounds

Answer 3

Innate

Question 4

______________ system is specific: recognizes specific molecules

Answer 4

Adaptive

Question 5

True or false: The immune system is a functional system rather than an organ system; it is a diffuse network of loosely connected things

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Ture or false: Innate and adaptive defenses are intertwined: they release and recognize many of the same defensive molecules

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Innate responses release proteins that alert cells of _____________ to foreign molecules.

Answer 7

Adaptive system

Question 8

______________ defense system has 2 lines of defense

Answer 8

Innate

Question 9

External membranes (skin and mucosae); serve as physical barrier

Answer 9

First line of defense

Question 10

Antimicrobial proteins, phagocytes, and other cells; inhibit spread of invaders by ingesting them

Answer 10

Second line of defense

Question 11

True or false: Inflammation is not the most important mechanism of the second line of defense.

Answer 11

False

Question 12

Third line of defense attacks particular foreign substances; takes longer to react than innate system

Answer 12

Adaptive defense system