21. The Immune System

What is complement? How does it cause bacterial lysis? What are some of the other roles of complement?

All of the following are considered innate body defenses except:

a. Complement

b. Phagocytosis

c. Antibodies

d. Lysozyme

e. Inflammation

What seven defenses, present at birth, provide the body with the defensive capability known as innate (nonspecific) immunity?

Injured tissue releases chemicals called______ that mediate the four cardinal signs of inflammation, which are _____, ______,_____ , and_______.

Capillary permeability increases and plasma proteins leak into the interstitial fluid as part of the inflammatory process. Why is this desirable?

Which of the following statements about phagocytosis is incorrect?

The most beneficial effect of fever is that it

(a) Inhibits the spread of some bacteria and viruses

(b) Increases the metabolic rate by up to 10 percent

(c) Stimulates the release of pyrogens

(d) Achieves a and b

Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.

Phagocytic cells of innate immunity include NK cells and basophils.

More than one choice may apply.

Chemical mediators of inflammation include

a. Interferon

b. Complement

c. Histamine

d. Antibodies

Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.

Fever is generated by pyrogens that reset the temperature set point of the hypothalamus to a lower value.

Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.

Neutrophils are a critical component of the response to a parasitic infection.