Pathophysiology The Biologic Basis for
Disease in Adults and Children Chapter
9. Alterations in Immunity and
Inflammation WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Inappropriate Immune Responses may be - Correct Answer: 1. allergy: exaggerated against
environmental antigens
2. autoimmunity: misdirected against the host's own cells
3. alloimmunity: directed against beneficial foreign tissues, such as transfusions or transplants
4. immune deficiency: insufficient to protect the host
Which is the most common and least threatening inappropriate immune response? - Correct Answer:
allergy
hypersensitivity - Correct Answer: an altered immunologic response to an antigen that results in disease
or damage to the hose
Which 2 ways can hypersensitivity be classified? - Correct Answer: 1. by source
2. by mechanism
allergy - Correct Answer: -deleterious effects of hypersensitivity to environmental changes
-hypersensitivity response against environmental antigen, most are Type I
immunity - Correct Answer: protective responses to antigens expressed by disease causing agents
autoimmunity - Correct Answer: -a disturbance in the immunological tolerance of self-antigens
-body's immune system begins to recognize self antigens as foreign
Disease in Adults and Children Chapter
9. Alterations in Immunity and
Inflammation WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Inappropriate Immune Responses may be - Correct Answer: 1. allergy: exaggerated against
environmental antigens
2. autoimmunity: misdirected against the host's own cells
3. alloimmunity: directed against beneficial foreign tissues, such as transfusions or transplants
4. immune deficiency: insufficient to protect the host
Which is the most common and least threatening inappropriate immune response? - Correct Answer:
allergy
hypersensitivity - Correct Answer: an altered immunologic response to an antigen that results in disease
or damage to the hose
Which 2 ways can hypersensitivity be classified? - Correct Answer: 1. by source
2. by mechanism
allergy - Correct Answer: -deleterious effects of hypersensitivity to environmental changes
-hypersensitivity response against environmental antigen, most are Type I
immunity - Correct Answer: protective responses to antigens expressed by disease causing agents
autoimmunity - Correct Answer: -a disturbance in the immunological tolerance of self-antigens
-body's immune system begins to recognize self antigens as foreign
