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Herlihy Chapter 21 Immune System Exam
Study Guide.
Fever - Answers✔caused by pyrogens
phagocytosis - Answers✔eats debris and pathogens
inflammation - Answers✔redness, heat, swelling, and pain
phagocytosis - Answers✔Neutrophilis and monocytes
protective proteins - Answers✔complement and interferons
plasma cells - Answers✔subgroup of the B-cell clone that secretes antibodies
immunotolerance - Answers✔recognition of self
macrophage - Answers✔the cell responsible for antigen presentation
antibody-mediated immunity - Answers✔Also called humoral immunity
cell-mediated immunity - Answers✔T-cell immunity
vaccine - Answers✔active immunity
passive immunity - Answers✔Antivenom
passive immunity - Answers✔Antitoxin
active immunity - Answers✔Toxoid
passive immunity - Answers✔gamma globulin
passive immunity - Answers✔getting the disease
plasma cells - Answers✔secrete antibodies
ana- - Answers✔up
-phylaxis - Answers✔From a Greek word meaning "watching or guarding."
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anaphylaxis - Answers✔life-threatening hypersensitivity reaction mediated by IgE antibodies
immune/o- - Answers✔From a Latin word meaning "exempt from"
immune - Answers✔exempt or protected from a particular disease
lymph/o- - Answers✔lymph
-cyte - Answers✔cell
lymphocyte - Answers✔nongranular white blood cell.
macro- - Answers✔large
-phage - Answers✔eat
macrophage - Answers✔(fixed or wandering) type of white blood cell that digests foreign
materials, including pathogens
wheal and flare reaction - Answers✔skin reaction to an allergen or antigen.
Response: circular (wheal) blanched area surrounded by an area of redness
allergies - Answers✔An ALLERGY occurs when the immune system reacts to a foreign
substance.
atopic, bacterial, contact, cold, drug, immediate, delayed
atopic allergy - Answers✔genetic and refers to the development of a hypersensitivity reaction to
an environmental allergen (pollen, bee venom, dander, food, environmental chemicals)
atopic reactions - Answers✔eczema (atopic dermititis)
allergic rhinitis (hay fever)
allergic conjunctivitis
allergic asthma
latex allergy - Answers✔allergic reaction to proteins found in natural rubber latex
latex allergy food avoidance - Answers✔avocado, bananas, plum, strawberry, tomato
anaphylaxis - Answers✔severe and life-threatening hypersensitivity reaction, mediated by IgE
antibodies
auto- - Answers✔self
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Herlihy Chapter 21 Immune System Exam
Study Guide.
Fever - Answers✔caused by pyrogens
phagocytosis - Answers✔eats debris and pathogens
inflammation - Answers✔redness, heat, swelling, and pain
phagocytosis - Answers✔Neutrophilis and monocytes
protective proteins - Answers✔complement and interferons
plasma cells - Answers✔subgroup of the B-cell clone that secretes antibodies
immunotolerance - Answers✔recognition of self
macrophage - Answers✔the cell responsible for antigen presentation
antibody-mediated immunity - Answers✔Also called humoral immunity
cell-mediated immunity - Answers✔T-cell immunity
vaccine - Answers✔active immunity
passive immunity - Answers✔Antivenom
passive immunity - Answers✔Antitoxin
active immunity - Answers✔Toxoid
passive immunity - Answers✔gamma globulin
passive immunity - Answers✔getting the disease
plasma cells - Answers✔secrete antibodies
ana- - Answers✔up
-phylaxis - Answers✔From a Greek word meaning "watching or guarding."
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, ©THEBRIGHT EXAM SOLUTIONS 2024/2025
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
anaphylaxis - Answers✔life-threatening hypersensitivity reaction mediated by IgE antibodies
immune/o- - Answers✔From a Latin word meaning "exempt from"
immune - Answers✔exempt or protected from a particular disease
lymph/o- - Answers✔lymph
-cyte - Answers✔cell
lymphocyte - Answers✔nongranular white blood cell.
macro- - Answers✔large
-phage - Answers✔eat
macrophage - Answers✔(fixed or wandering) type of white blood cell that digests foreign
materials, including pathogens
wheal and flare reaction - Answers✔skin reaction to an allergen or antigen.
Response: circular (wheal) blanched area surrounded by an area of redness
allergies - Answers✔An ALLERGY occurs when the immune system reacts to a foreign
substance.
atopic, bacterial, contact, cold, drug, immediate, delayed
atopic allergy - Answers✔genetic and refers to the development of a hypersensitivity reaction to
an environmental allergen (pollen, bee venom, dander, food, environmental chemicals)
atopic reactions - Answers✔eczema (atopic dermititis)
allergic rhinitis (hay fever)
allergic conjunctivitis
allergic asthma
latex allergy - Answers✔allergic reaction to proteins found in natural rubber latex
latex allergy food avoidance - Answers✔avocado, bananas, plum, strawberry, tomato
anaphylaxis - Answers✔severe and life-threatening hypersensitivity reaction, mediated by IgE
antibodies
auto- - Answers✔self
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