Exam 11: Body Defences

The type of antibodies responsible for inducing allergic manifestations is ____________________.

____________________ immunity is conferred by receipt of preformed antibodies.

The first human vaccination developed by Jenner used inoculum from cows and was against _______________________.

Match the defence cell, labelled a. through d., with the correct characteristics. (Options may be used more than once or not at all.) -produce hair and nails

The formation of memory cells against a particular disease-causing microorganism can occur only as a result of the person actually having the disease.

Match the defence molecule(s), labelled a. through h., with the correct characteristic. -potent anti-inflammatory drug(s)

Immune surveillance refers to the body's ability to resist or eliminate potentially harmful foreign invaders.

Match the defence molecule(s), labelled a. through h., with the correct characteristic. -stimulates production of viral-blocking enzymes

The ____________________ theory proposes that a diversity of lymphocytes is produced during development, each preprogrammed to synthesize an antibody against only one of an almost limitless variety of antigens.

Match the defence cell, labelled a. through d., with the correct characteristics. (Options may be used more than once or not at all.) -secrete a pigment responsible for varying shades of brown colour in the skin

Type B blood has the anti-B antibody.

____________________ refers to the life-threatening allergic phenomenon characterized by severe hypotension and profound bronchial constriction due to the presence of large amounts of chemical mediators in the blood released from mast cells and basophils in response to a particular allergen.

Chemotaxis refers to the ability of leukocytes to squeeze through small capillary pores.

A(n) ____________________ is a large complex molecule that triggers an immune response against itself.

The ____________________ is a layer of subcutaneous tissue under the dermis of the skin.

Histamine is primarily responsible for causing the bronchial constriction associated with asthma.

Which of the following is a large, complex molecule that triggers a specific immune response against itself when it gains entry into the body

Match the type of immunity, labelled a. through c., with the characteristics. (Options may be used more than once or not at all.) -antibodies produced by a source other than one's own body

The only means by which macrophages can defend against microbial invaders is phagocytosis.

Which of the following does NOT help defend against cancer