Chapter 14 exam review
A secondary acquired immunodeficiency is ___
AIDS
Transfusion of the wrong blood type can cause ________.
All of the choices are correct.
What will be the immediate action of an allergen when it enters that body for a second time?
Bonding of allergen to adjacent IgE binding sites on mast cells and basophils
Which event is the process of releasing chemical mediators?
Degranulation
What could result when grafted tissue such as bone marrow contains passenger lymphocytes?
Graft versus host disease
Which is mismatched?
Hay fever - type IV hypersensitivity
Fungal spores and animal dander are considered to be which type of allergen?
Inhalant
Bee sting venom is considered to be which type of allergen?
Injectant
Human blood types involve all the following except
MHC genes
The potential for hemolytic disease of the newborn occurs when __
The potential for hemolytic disease of the newborn occurs when __
Systemic anaphylaxis can quickly result in airway blockage, shock, and death.
True
Severe combined immunodeficiencies (SCIDs) are due to _________.
a genetic defect in the development of both T cells and B cells
Once a mother has been sensitized to the Rh factor ________.
all other Rh+ fetuses are at risk
A seasonal reaction to inhaled allergens is ________.
allergic rhinitis
An antihistamine will _____
bind to histamine receptors on target organs
The DiGeorge syndrome is the result of
congenital absence or immaturity of the thymus gland
The DiGeorge syndrome is the result of ___
congenital absence or immaturity of the thymus gland
Which of the following is not a possible symptom of type I hypersensitivity?
contact dermatitis
Allergic patients receiving small, controlled injections of specific allergens are undergoing _
desensitization
The potential for hemolytic disease of the newborn occurs when ________.
fetal Rh+ cells enter an Rh- mother
Any heightened or inappropriate immune response resulting in tissue damage is called a(n)
hypersensitivity
Any heightened or inappropriate immune response resulting in tissue damage is called a(n) ________.
hypersensitivity
Allergic reactions to penicillins are considered a(n) _____ hypersensitivity.
immediate
The study of diseases associated with excesses and deficiencies of the immune system is ________
immunopathology
Histamine causes all of the following except ________.
increased sensitivity to pain
Corticosteroids will ________.
inhibit the activity of lymphocytes
A female who is Rh- ________.
is at risk for a pregnancy resulting in hemolytic disease of the newborn
Each of the following is an autoimmune disease except
metastatic cancer
In multiple sclerosis, autoantibodies attack ___
myelin sheath cells of the nervous system
In multiple sclerosis, autoantibodies attack ________.
myelin sheath cells of the nervous system
A second encounter with an allergen that causes a response is called the ________.
provocative dose
Epinephrine ________.
reverses constriction of airways
The initial encounter with an allergen is called the
sensitizing dose
The initial encounter with an allergen is called the ________.
sensitizing dose
A systemic, sometimes fatal reaction with airway obstruction and circulatory collapse is ________.
systemic anaphylactic
Autoantibodies cause tissue injury in all of the following diseases except ________.
tuberculin reaction
