BPS 1101 - Final Q&A 2023
What are allergies? - Answer- Adverse reaction to harmless materials. What is your immune system responding to in the case of allergies? - Answer- Epitopes of molecules from pathogens. How does your immune system "remember" the material? - Answer- Memory cells How does subsequent exposure produce a reaction? - Answer- -Protection from pathogens Will you get an allergic response from the first exposure? - Answer- Not usually What is Hay fever? - Answer- A reaction to pollen. Where is pollen produced? - Answer- In the male portion of a flower. When people have hay fever, what are they usually allergic to? - Answer- A specific type of plant. What are some responses from the innate immune system in response to allergies? - Answer- Cold-like symptoms. Why do some people get a geographic tongue? - Answer- In response to allergies. What is a geographic tongue? - Answer- The inflammation of the tongue, making it resemble a country on a map. What is atopic dermatitis? - Answer- A type of rash developed from surface exposure. This is an allergic response. What is another way that atopic dermatitis can develop? - Answer- From internal expo
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