NURS 3366- Pathophysiology Test 2 Latest

NURS 3366- Pathophysiology Test 2 Latest Update - Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers Verified by Professor Already Graded A+

1st line of resistance - CORRECT ANSWER: body's physical barriers; immediate and non-specific

2 types of antinflammatories - CORRECT ANSWER: steroids and NSAIDs

2nd line of resistance - CORRECT ANSWER: inflammation; immediate and non-specific

Acquired (adaptive) immunity - CORRECT ANSWER: 3RD line of defense; delayed and

specific; able to resist certain diseases or conditions due to immunocyte involvement

active acquired immunity - CORRECT ANSWER: a form of immunity where the body

makes antibodies against a particular disease

acute phase reactants - CORRECT ANSWER: fibrinogen, ferritin, C-reactive protein (CRP)

allergic response - CORRECT ANSWER: hypersensitivity to a target antigen from the environment, called an allergen

alloimmune response - CORRECT ANSWER: hypersensitivity to another person's

antigens, such as organ transplant

antibodies - CORRECT ANSWER: Protein that is produced by lymphocytes and that

attaches to a specific antigen.

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antigens - CORRECT ANSWER: proteins located on the surface of red blood cells

(determine blood type)

artificial active acquired immunity - CORRECT ANSWER: when a person's plasma cells build up antibodies in response to receiving inoculations of a much-weakened or inactive microbe (ex. MMR vaccine)

artificial passive acquired immunity - CORRECT ANSWER: antibodies are injected

during treatment (EX. TIG)

autoimmune response - CORRECT ANSWER: hypersensitivity to self-antigens (the

target antigen) - a reaction of our body to our own antigens

B lymphocytes (B cells) - CORRECT ANSWER: differentiate into plasma cells that

produce antibodies to the microbe that has attacked the body

Biochemical mediators - CORRECT ANSWER: chemicals in the body that activate

responses

Degranulation - CORRECT ANSWER: breaking apart of mast cells with spillage of

granules of biochemical mediators into tissue

Eye's defense - CORRECT ANSWER: tears, eyelashes

First line of defense - CORRECT ANSWER: skin and mucous membranes

Genitourinary system defenses - CORRECT ANSWER: urine flow, vaginal secretions

GI system defenses - CORRECT ANSWER: saliva, stomach acid, gag reflex/vomiting,

bowels, defecation

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