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What is not a characteristic of the adaptive immune system it
is specific for particular organs
Kupffer Cells of the liver and brain microglial are
fixed macrophages
The redness and heat of an inflamed area are due to a local hyperemia caused by vasodilation
The chief antibody-mediated mechanism used against cellular antigens, such as bacteria, is compliment
fixation
What is a production regulated by chemicals that reset the body's thermostat to a higher setting fever
What is a characteristic of antigens reactivity
with an antibody
Cancer cells and virus-infected body cells can be killed before activation of the immune system by
natural killer cells
, The only T cells that can directly attack and kill other cells are the cytotoxin
cells
Immune system memory cells involve clones of B and T
cells that responded to something foreign
What is a characteristic of antibodies composed
of heavy and light polypeptide chains
Passage of IgG antibodies from a pregnant mother to her fetus is associated with passive
immunity
Cytotoxic T cells are also known as ___ and they ____.
CD8 cells; destroy cells harboring foreign antigens.
The single most effective way to prevent the spread of disease is
handwashing
The factors responsible for holding the lungs open include surface tension
of pleural fluid and no outside opening to the pleural cavity