ASSIGNMENT VI

READING ASSIGNMENT (IMMUNOLOGY)

NAME: _____________________________________________ (Please Print)

1.         The immune system of humans is divided into two distinct parts the ___________ immune response and the ___________________ immune response.

2.         The immune system is utilized by the body to remove foreign invaders; this process is directed by the detection of ___________________ which may be composed of proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, or lipids.

3.         _______________________ are cells that attack invaders through phagocytosis.

4.         The adaptive immune system has two distinct arms, the ___________________ immune system (mainly composed of B cells) and the ____________________ immune system (mainly composed of T cells).

5.         B cells produce proteins called _____________________ that can bind to antigens for a variety of effects.

6.         Sometimes the immune system can become unregulated causing damage due to the actions of the immune system.  This is how poison ivy rashes occur and anaphylactic shock occurs.  This over-response of the immune system is termed ___________________________.

7.         If the immune system looses the ability to distinguish self from non-self it starts to attack its own body, this is called ________________________, and affects over two million Americans.

8.         We can use antigens to teach the immune system to recognize a foreign body and develop an immune response quickly, thereby granting immunity.  This type of treatment is called a _______________________.

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