Exam 2: Immunity and the Lymphatic System

_____ are antiviral proteins produced by some animal cells after a viral infection.

_____ occurs when individuals develop antibodies called autoantibodies to their own tissues or self antigens.

Autoimmunity has no known cause, but it can be easily prevented.

_____ are responsible for cell-mediated immunity.

There are several different types of hypersensitivity.Type I is known as _____.

Leukocytes that can engulf and destroy pathogens are known as _____.

Ninety percent of lupus patients are _____.

An _____, or hypersensitivity, is an extreme immune response to a harmless antigen.

_____ may be treated with chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or a bone marrow transplant.

Adaptive immunity includes two separate but overlapping arms called _____.