Exam 13: Immune System: Internal Defense

_______ often evade the immune system and multiply in an uncontrolled way.

_______ is the study of the body's defense mechanisms.

The HIV infects _______ and seriously impairs immune function, placing the patient at risk for other infections.

_______ continue to produce small amounts of antibody for years after an infection.

Once activated, a _______ multiplies by mitosis, giving rise to a sizeable clone of cells identical to itself.

In _______, a cell flows around a bacterium and engulfs it.

_______ are cells that ingest bacteria and other foreign matter.

How do major burns reduce the functional ability of the immune system?

Which of the following are antigen-presenting cells (APCs)?

_______ occurs as the volume of interstitial fluid increases.

The principal job of a(n) _______ is to recognize and bind to a specific antigen.

Plasma cells _______.

_______ immune responses are precise responses against specific foreign molecules that have gained entrance to the body.

Pregnant women confer _______ immunity upon their developing babies by producing antibodies for them.

_______ are a diverse group of peptides and proteins that cells of the immune system use to signal one another.

Multiple sclerosis is an example of _______.

A second exposure to an antigen, even years after the first exposure, ________.

Transplanted tissues have foreign antigens that stimulate _______, an immune response in which T cells destroy the transplant.

Some activated B cells become _______ and continue for years to produce small amounts of antibody.

_______ is a common clinical sign of widespread inflammatory response.