Quiz #5: Set 3

Question 1

complement system

Answer 1

A system of plasma proteins that tags germs and sparks inflammation to fight infections

Question 2

complement system function

Answer 2

helps the ability of antibodies and phagocytic cells to clear pathogens

Question 3

fever

Answer 3

A fever is a temporary rise in body temperature.

Question 4

how fever occurs

Answer 4

Harmful foreign invaders of the body cause an elevation in the body’s thermoregulatory set-point.

Question 5

Usefulness of a fever

Answer 5

stimulates the body’s defenses

Question 6

dehydration

Answer 6

water loss from the body exceeds water replacement.

Question 7

hypotonic hydration

Answer 7

Too much water leads to net flow of water into the cell, and the cell will gain volume and burst

Question 8

edema

Answer 8

swelling caused by too much fluid trapped in the body’s tissues.

Question 9

Explain the ADH endocrine pathway

Answer 9

Changes in blood concentration or volume detected—> ADH is released–>ADH binds to kidney receptors—-> G protein pathway activated—-> Pathway adds phosphate —- aquaporin-2 inserts into Renal tubule membranes——> Aquaporin-2 channels enhance water reabsorption