Focus on Nursing Pharmacology - Amy M. Karch - Chapter 15 Exam Questions And Answers

Focus on Nursing Pharmacology - Amy M. Karch - Chapter 15 Exam Questions And Answers Antibodies - answerimmunoglobulins produced by B cell plasma cells in response to a specific protein react with that protein to cause its destruction directly or through activation of the inflammatory response. Antigen - answerforeign protein Arachidoinic Acid - answerreleased from injured cells to stimulate the inflammatory response through activation of carious chemical substances Autoimmune Disease - answerdisorder that occurs when the body responds to specific self antigens to produce antibodies or cell-mediated response against its own response B Cells - answerlymphocytes programmed to recognize specific proteins when activated these cells cause the production of antibodies to react with that protein Calor - answerheat; one of the four cardinal signs of inflammation caused by activation of the inflammatory response Chemotaxis - answerproperty of drawing neutrophils to an area Complement - answerseries of cascading proteins that react with the antigen antibody complex to restore to destroy the protein or stimulate an inflammatory reaction Dolor - answerpain; one of the four cardinal signs of inflammation caused by activation of the inflammatory response Hageman Factor - answerfirst factor activated when a blood vessel or a cell is injured; starts the cascading reaction of the clotting factors, activates the conversion of plasminogen to plasmin, to dissolve clots, and activate kinin system responsible for activation of the inflammatory. Interferon - answertissue hormone that is released in response to viral invasion; blocks viral replication Interleukins - answerchemicals released by RBCs to communicate with other RBCs and to support the inflammatory and immune reactions