Unit 2 | Immunology and Inflammation

Question 1

five primary (first-line) defense responses that the body uses to ward off microbial invaders.

Answer 1

Skin, mucous membranes, cilia, stomach acids, and tears/saliva

Question 2

Neutrophils

Answer 2

highly mobile phagocytic specialists

Question 3

Mast cells

Answer 3

release histamines and heparin in allergic reactions.

Question 4

B lymphocytes

Answer 4

ecrete antibodies that indirectly destroy the pathogen.

Question 5

inflammation

Answer 5

he phagocytic response to tissue injury

Question 6

lymphoid tissue Peyer’s patches can be found in?

Answer 6

intestine

Question 7

Which type of adaptive immunity requires B cells?

Answer 7

Antibody-mediated immunity

Question 8

Antigen

Answer 8

large, complex, unique molecule that invades the body.

Question 9

Antibody

Answer 9

Proteins produced by plasma cells and secreted into the blood stream or lymph fluid

Question 10

three of the major classes of innunoglobulins

Answer 10

IgA, IgM, IgE

Question 11

Cytotoxic cells

Answer 11

The hit men that destroy infected or unrecognized host cells

Question 12

An allergy and An autoimmune disorder

Answer 12

The body turning against an otherwise harmless factor

Question 13

Are T cells involved in immediate or delayed allergic reactions?

Answer 13

Delayed