micro chap 16

Immune complex diseases are triggered by the formation of free-floating ______-_____ complexes that can deposit in tissues.

Ag or Ab

______ is the unusual or exaggerated allergic reaction to antigen that leads to severe respiratory and cardiac complications.

Anaphylaxis

______reactive to another blood type may exist in serum even though contact with other blood types has never occurred.

Antibodies

Which of the following are involved in immune complex diseases?

Antibody-antigen complexes

_______is defined as a localized allergic reaction classified as type I involving IgE antibody; includes symptoms of hay fever, asthma, and skin rash.

Atopy

______is the general term for a localized type I allergic reaction. Listen to the complete question

Atopy

Which of the following are potential mild and severe symptoms of anaphylaxis?

Convulsions Difficulties breathing Itching Prostration Sneezing

Which of the following cell types is primarily responsible for graft rejection?

Cytotoxic T cells

Which of the following commonly involve type I allergies?

Drug allergy Food allergy Eczema Asthma Hay fever Anaphylaxis

Which of the following methods are commonly used to prevent type I allergic reactions?

Drug therapy Avoiding the allergen Desensitization therapy

Which of the following is NOT a main chemical mediator of the allergic response? Multiple choice question.

Glutamine

Which of the following is not a method used to prevent type I allergic reactions? Multiple choice question.

Removal of the thymus gland

The ____ _____is an antigen on red blood cells that can trigger hemolytic disease in newborns due to incompatibility between maternal and infant blood components.

Rh, Rhesus, or D Blank 2: factor or antigen

Human blood types fall into four distinct groups called ____ the blood groups.

abo

The four distinct types of blood are referred to as the ________ blood groups.

abo

A(n) _______ is an exaggerated immune response that is manifested by inflammation.

allergy

A(n) ___ disease is a pathological condition arising from the production of antibodies against self antigens.

autoimmune

The pathological condition arising from the production of antibodies against autoantigens is called a(n) ________.

autoimmune disease

The production of antibodies against self antigens is referred to as ____

autoimmunity

Immune complex deposition in the ________ of epithelial tissues triggers the tissue damage that is characteristic of Type III hypersensitivity reactions. Multiple choice question.

basement membrane

Tissue destruction occurs in type III reactions when immune complexes deposit in the ___ _____of epithelial tissues.

basement or basal Blank 2: membrane or lamina

The four ways in which secondary immune deficiency diseases are acquired are ______.

chemotherapy radiation infection organic disease

Type II hypersensitivities involve ______.

complement-assisted cell lysis by antibodies

Type IV hypersensitivities are called cell-mediated or ____hypersensitivities.

delayed

Which of the following is NOT a possible sign or symptom of anaphylaxis?

fever

A(n) _______ disease is defined as a state in which immune function is incompletely developed, suppressed or destroyed.

immunodeficiency or hyposensitivity

The study of disease states associated with overreactivity or underreactivity of the immune response is called ________.

immunopathology

Secondary immune deficiency is acquired through ___, organic disease,____ , or______

infection Blank 2: chemotherapy Blank 3: radiation

The main chemical mediators involved in the allergic response include ______.

leukotriene bradykinin serotonin platelet-activating factor prostaglandins histamine

The subsequent exposure to an allergen that triggers an allergic reaction is called a(n) ________. Multiple choice question.

provocative dose

Which of the following can trigger hemolytic disease in newborns due to incompatibility between maternal and infant blood components?

rh factor

Immunodeficiencies that are acquired after birth are called

secondary

The ______ dose is the initial exposure to an allergen that stimulates an immune response.

sensitizing

The initial effective exposure to an antigen or an allergen that stimulates an immune response but generally elicits no symptoms is called a(n) ________. Multiple choice question.

sensitizing dose

Both in____ and in_____ methods can be used to diagnose allergies. Listen to the complete question

vitro Blank 2: vivo