Exam 12: Body Defenses

Indicate whether the following characteristics apply to the Fab or Fc region of an antibody by using the following answer code: a.Fab region b.Fc region -Located in the "arm" regions of an antibody

Indicate the immune response associated with the specific ailment below. a.serum sickness b.immediate hypersensitivity c.acquired immune deficiency syndrome d.delayed hypersensitivity e.immune-complex disease f.autoimmune disease g.severe combined immunodeficiency -Helper Ts destroyed by viral invasion

A(n) ____________________ is a large, complex molecule that triggers an immune response against itself.

Interferon

Cytotoxic T cells

Describe the mechanisms of the inflammation process following the introduction of bacteria into a cut in the skin.Include information about the cause of the heat, redness, and edema associated with inflammation and describe inflammation's specific benefits to the body's defense.

Match the defense molecule with the correct characteristic. a.lactoferrin b.glucocorticoids c.histamine d.pyrogens e.opsonins f.complement g.antibodies h.interferon -Form(s) a membrane-attack complex

Indicate the characteristics that apply to bacteria and viruses by using the following code: a.bacteria b.viruses c.bacteria and viruses -Can induce host cells to produce substances toxic to the cell

The spleen clears the lymph that passes through it of bacteria and other foreign matter.

____________________ cells do not participate in an immune reaction but remain dormant to expand a specific clone.