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Autoimmunity Exam 2: Questions
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Immune system responds to self antigens, causing damage to
the organs Ans: Autoimmunity
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Is loss of self-tolerance • Ability to discriminate self from non-
self Ans: Autoimmunity
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Can be cytotoxic, immune complex, or cell-mediated Ans:
Autoimmunity
Autoantibodies, T cells, and macrophages attack myelin
sheath of nerves. Compromises nerve impulse transduction
Ans: Multiple sclerosis
Symptoms range from fatigue and weakness to severe
paralysis. Etiology unknown; may involve genetic
susceptibility and/or infective agent(s) Ans: Multiple
sclerosis
Abnormal antibodies in the thyroid produce excessive amounts
of hormones Ans: Graves' disease
Antibodies coat acetylcholine receptors; muscles fail to
receive nerve signals Ans: Myasthenia gravis
, 2
Immune complexes form in the kidney glomeruli, causes red
lesions of the skin. Susceptible to UV light and hormone
changes Ans: Systemic lupus erythematosus
Immune complexes form in the joints, chronic disorder, also
affects the skin and lungs Ans: Rheumatoid arthritis
T cell destruction of insulin-secreting cells Ans: Insulin-
dependent diabetes mellitus
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Autoimmune disorders of the skin Ans: Psoriasis and
psoriatic arthritis
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Histocompatibility antigens, MHC and HLA are examples of
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Ans: Reactions Related to the Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA)
Complex
Self antigens on cell surfaces Ans: Histocompatibility
antigens
Genes encoding histocompatibility antigens Ans: Major
histocompatibility complex (MHC)
MHC genes in humans Ans: Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)
complex
Certain genes of this type are related to increased
susceptibility to specific diseases Ans: Human leukocyte
antigen (HLA) complex
Does not cause an immune response Ans: Privileged tissue
Cornea transplants, heart valve transplants are examples of
Ans: Privileged tissue
Autoimmunity Exam 2: Questions
and Answers (100% Correct
Answers) Already Graded A+
Immune system responds to self antigens, causing damage to
the organs Ans: Autoimmunity
© 2026 Assignment
Is loss of self-tolerance • Ability to discriminate self from non-
self Ans: Autoimmunity
Guru01 - Stuvia
Expert
Can be cytotoxic, immune complex, or cell-mediated Ans:
Autoimmunity
Autoantibodies, T cells, and macrophages attack myelin
sheath of nerves. Compromises nerve impulse transduction
Ans: Multiple sclerosis
Symptoms range from fatigue and weakness to severe
paralysis. Etiology unknown; may involve genetic
susceptibility and/or infective agent(s) Ans: Multiple
sclerosis
Abnormal antibodies in the thyroid produce excessive amounts
of hormones Ans: Graves' disease
Antibodies coat acetylcholine receptors; muscles fail to
receive nerve signals Ans: Myasthenia gravis
, 2
Immune complexes form in the kidney glomeruli, causes red
lesions of the skin. Susceptible to UV light and hormone
changes Ans: Systemic lupus erythematosus
Immune complexes form in the joints, chronic disorder, also
affects the skin and lungs Ans: Rheumatoid arthritis
T cell destruction of insulin-secreting cells Ans: Insulin-
dependent diabetes mellitus
© 2026 Assignment
Autoimmune disorders of the skin Ans: Psoriasis and
psoriatic arthritis
Guru01 - Stuvia
Histocompatibility antigens, MHC and HLA are examples of
Expert
Ans: Reactions Related to the Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA)
Complex
Self antigens on cell surfaces Ans: Histocompatibility
antigens
Genes encoding histocompatibility antigens Ans: Major
histocompatibility complex (MHC)
MHC genes in humans Ans: Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)
complex
Certain genes of this type are related to increased
susceptibility to specific diseases Ans: Human leukocyte
antigen (HLA) complex
Does not cause an immune response Ans: Privileged tissue
Cornea transplants, heart valve transplants are examples of
Ans: Privileged tissue
