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immune response
Lymphocytes provide an adaptive or specific defense known as the
transports gases to and away from lymph nodes
The lymphatic system does all of the following, except that it
thoracic duct
Most of the lymph returns to the venous circulation by way of the
Peyer patches
________ are clusters of lymphatic nodules deep to the epithelial lining of the small intestine.
the brain
Lymphocytes are produced and stored in all of the following, except
red marrow
Stem cells that can form all types of lymphocytes are concentrated in the
complement
Each of the following is a physical barrier to infection, except
heat
swelling
redness
pain
Inflammation produces localized
an antibody attached to an antigen
The classic pathway of complement activation begins when the protein C1 binds to
NK
The cells that perform immunological surveillance are the ________ cells.
lymphocytes
Adaptive defenses depend on the activities of
body receives antibodies produced by other humans or by an animal
In passive immunization, the
neutrophils invade the surrounding areas, releasing chemotactic substances
During a primary humoral response to antigens all of the following occur, except
it is delayed by the memory cell stage
All of the following are true of the primary response of humoral immunity, except that
stimulate collagen synthesis
Interleukins do all of the following, except
bind complement
Which of the following statements about MHC proteins is not true?
helper T
When an antigen is bound to a Class II MHC protein, it can activate a ________ cell.
exposure to a specific antigen at a specific site in a plasma membrane
T cells and B cells can be activated only by
heavy-chain constant segments
The various classes of immunoglobulins are differentiated on the basis of their
IgM
Immunoglobulins, formed of five subunits, that are the first antibodies to be produced in response to infection, are
bind to specific receptors on the lymphocyte surface
In order for a lymphocyte to respond to an antigen, the antigen must
the variable segments of both the light and heavy chains
In IgG, the antigen binding site is formed by
IgM titer is initially higher than the IgG titer
During a primary immune response, the
IgG
The only antibodies that normally cross the placenta are
helper T
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes the disease known as AIDS selectively infects ________ cells.
is declining worldwide
Which of these is not a characteristic of AIDS?
inhibiting glucocorticoid release
Stress can affect the immune response in all of the following ways, except by
B cells less responsive
fewer cytotoxic T cells responding to infections
T cells becoming less responsive to antigens
decreased numbers of T helper cells
Changes in the immune system that accompany aging include
Cytokines affect the hypothalamus
CNS innervates dendritic cells in the skin
Stress suppresses immune function
Which of these is an example of interaction between the nervous system and the immune system?