Question 1

The gastrointestinal tract (GIT) is a major site where the organism encounters foreign proteins from a variety of sources; therefore

Accepted Answer

A)  food allergies are easily developed 
B)  the GIT must rely solely on barrier defenses 
C)  resident T-regulatory cells play a key role in the GIT's response to antigen 
D)  food allergies do not involve mast-cell degranulation 
A)  food allergies are easily developed 
B)  the GIT must rely solely on barrier defenses 
C)  resident T-regulatory cells play a key role in the GIT's response to antigen 
D)  food allergies do not involve mast-cell degranulation

Question 2

A important discovery concerning allergic responses is that they

Accepted Answer

A)  are learned responses 
B)  cannot be facilitated by pathogens 
C)  can be classically conditioned 
D)  are mostly a reflection of immune gene polymorphisms 
A)  are learned responses 
B)  cannot be facilitated by pathogens 
C)  can be classically conditioned 
D)  are mostly a reflection of immune gene polymorphisms

Question 3

Genetic studies of susceptibility to infectious diseases have found that

Accepted Answer

A)  found that HLA heterozygosity is protective 
B)  single neuclotide polymorphisms are not related to severity of illness 
C)  the genetic contribution plays a major role in susceptibility 
D)  all of the above 
A)  found that HLA heterozygosity is protective 
B)  single neuclotide polymorphisms are not related to severity of illness 
C)  the genetic contribution plays a major role in susceptibility 
D)  all of the above

Question 4

A disease is said to be endemic when it

Accepted Answer

A)  shows a rapid increase in its incidence 
B)  affects a nearly constant number of individuls over time 
C)  appers to be decresing slowly in a population 
D)  remains geographically restricted 
A)  shows a rapid increase in its incidence 
B)  affects a nearly constant number of individuls over time 
C)  appers to be decresing slowly in a population 
D)  remains geographically restricted

Question 5

Which of the following is not true about allergy

Accepted Answer

A)  rhinitis and asthma account for most cases of allergy 
B)  allergic disorders are on the increase worldwide 
C)  the increased prevalence of allergy is best explained by genetic change 
D)  allergy is less prevalent in rural settings 
A)  rhinitis and asthma account for most cases of allergy 
B)  allergic disorders are on the increase worldwide 
C)  the increased prevalence of allergy is best explained by genetic change 
D)  allergy is less prevalent in rural settings

Question 6

Allergens most often arise from

Accepted Answer

A)  pharmaceuticals 
B)  plant life 
C)  animal protein 
D)  toxic chemicals 
A)  pharmaceuticals 
B)  plant life 
C)  animal protein 
D)  toxic chemicals

Question 7

Which of the following is false

Accepted Answer

A)  infectivity is not indicative of the likelihood that a pathogen will cause disease 
B)  virulence is related to severity of an illness 
C)  pathogens in the body must cause disease 
D)  sick individuls have had an incubation period 
A)  infectivity is not indicative of the likelihood that a pathogen will cause disease 
B)  virulence is related to severity of an illness 
C)  pathogens in the body must cause disease 
D)  sick individuls have had an incubation period

Question 8

The term allergy or the concept of atopic diseases first entered the lexicon in the 20th century, but the conditions were evident in antiquity. One of the earliest
Known descriptions was that of

Accepted Answer

A)  hay fever 
B)  asthma 
C)  reations to food 
D)  reactions to insect bites 
A)  hay fever 
B)  asthma 
C)  reations to food 
D)  reactions to insect bites

Question 9

Allergies tend to run in families and thus genetic susceptibility is suggested however

Accepted Answer

A)  the research has not supported a genetic influence 
B)  few genes have been implicated 
C)  the genetic influence is modest at best 
D)  the genetic influence is independent of enviromental factors 
A)  the research has not supported a genetic influence 
B)  few genes have been implicated 
C)  the genetic influence is modest at best 
D)  the genetic influence is independent of enviromental factors

Question 10

Infectious agents are

Accepted Answer

A)  often not pathogenic 
B)  single cell microorganisms 
C)  all obligate intracellular parasites 
D)  always capable of independent self-replication 
A)  often not pathogenic 
B)  single cell microorganisms 
C)  all obligate intracellular parasites 
D)  always capable of independent self-replication

The gastrointestinal tract (GIT) is a major site where the organism encounters foreign proteins from a variety of sources; therefore

A important discovery concerning allergic responses is that they

Genetic studies of susceptibility to infectious diseases have found that

A disease is said to be endemic when it

Which of the following is not true about allergy

Allergens most often arise from

Which of the following is false

The term allergy or the concept of atopic diseases first entered the lexicon in the 20^th century, but the conditions were evident in antiquity. One of the earliest Known descriptions was that of

Allergies tend to run in families and thus genetic susceptibility is suggested however

Infectious agents are

Introduction

Historical Antecedents

Immune System Basics

Endocrine-Immune Modulation

Neuroimmune Modulation

Stress, Contextual Change, and Disease

Psychosocial Stress

Cancer, Autoimmunity, and Psychosocial Stress

Immune Activity and Psychopathology

Immune Function Enhancement

Integration and Implications

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Exam 8: Infection, Allergy, and Psychosocial Stress

The gastrointestinal tract (GIT) is a major site where the organism encounters foreign proteins from a variety of sources; therefore

A important discovery concerning allergic responses is that they

Genetic studies of susceptibility to infectious diseases have found that

A disease is said to be endemic when it

Which of the following is not true about allergy

Allergens most often arise from

Which of the following is false

The term allergy or the concept of atopic diseases first entered the lexicon in the 20th century, but the conditions were evident in antiquity. One of the earliest Known descriptions was that of

Allergies tend to run in families and thus genetic susceptibility is suggested however

Infectious agents are

Introduction

Historical Antecedents

Immune System Basics

Endocrine-Immune Modulation

Neuroimmune Modulation

Stress, Contextual Change, and Disease

Psychosocial Stress

Cancer, Autoimmunity, and Psychosocial Stress

Immune Activity and Psychopathology

Immune Function Enhancement

Integration and Implications

Filters

The term allergy or the concept of atopic diseases first entered the lexicon in the 20^th century, but the conditions were evident in antiquity. One of the earliest Known descriptions was that of