Exam 21: The Immune System: Innate and Adaptive Body Defensives

Substances capable of triggering the adaptive immune system and provoking an immune response are called antigens.

Which of the following is characteristic of complete antigens?

Select the correct statement about the prevention of immune attack on "self."

Figure 21.1Using Figure 21.1, match the following: -Light chain.

Which of the following cells predominate at the sites of chronic infections?

Which of the following is not an autoimmune disease?

Which of the following is characteristic of antibodies?

Which immunoglobulin class is attached to the external surface of B cells and acts as an antigen receptor of the B cell?

Pure antibody preparations specific for a single antigenic determinant are called antibodies.

Figure 21.1Using Figure 21.1, match the following: -A group of at least 20 plasma proteins that normally circulate in an inactive state and are a major mechanism for destroying foreign substances in the body are referred to as .

Select the correct statement about the function of antibodies.

Some immunocompetent cells will never be called to service in our lifetime.

Nursing care of a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) includes monitoring of T lymphocyte counts. Explain why.

The redness and heat of an inflamed area are due to a local hyperemia caused by _.

The process whereby neutrophils and other white blood cells are attracted to an inflammatory site is called .

Suppressor factors are that suppress the immune system.

The respiratory burst produced by some macrophages releases free radicals.

Figure 21.1Using Figure 21.1, match the following: -Antigen- binding site.