Exam 43: The Immune System

-In Cases 1 and 2 in the table, the mothers would be able, if needed, to supply blood to the newborn even seven to nine months after birth; the same would not be true for Case 3. This is because

Adaptive immunity depends on

A patient who undergoes a high level of mast cell degranulation, dilation of blood vessels, and acute drop in blood pressure is likely suffering from

This type of immunity is present only when a newborn infant is being fed by actively nursing on its mother and ends when nursing ends.

An invertebrate, such as an insect, has innate immunity activity in its intestine that likely includes

In the human disease known as lupus, there is an immune reaction against a patient's own DNA from broken or dying cells, which categorizes lupus as

Which of the following cells are involved in cell-mediated immunity and also respond to class I MHC molecule-antigen complexes?

A key part of the humoral immune response is

CD4 and CD8 are

Inflammatory responses typically include

In active immunity, but not passive immunity, there is

A fruit fly, internally infected by a potentially pathogenic fungus, is protected by

Yearly vaccination of humans for influenza viruses is necessary because

Salmonella bacterial poisoning can be initiated when

Which statement best describes the difference in responses of effector B cells (plasma cells)and cytotoxic T cells?

In some insects, such as Drosophila, fungal cell wall elements can activate the protein Toll, which

The cells and signaling molecules that initiate inflammatory responses are

B cells have antigen receptors that bind to antigens that are either freely dissolved or present on the surface of invading/foreign cells. T cells have antigen receptors that

An epitope is

Innate immunity