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Exam 5 NUR1400 Questions and Answers
active immunity
Ans: immunity acquired by becoming infected by a disease
agglutination
Ans: clumping effect occurring when an antibody acts as a cross-link
between two antigens
antibody
Ans: a protein substance developed by the body in response to and
interacting with a specific antigen
antigen
Ans: substance that induces the production of antibodies
antigenic determinant
Ans: the specific area of an antigen that binds with an antibody
combining site and determines the specificity of the antigen-antibody
reaction
apoptosis
Ans: programmed cells death
B cells
Ans: cells that are important for producing a humoral immune response
cellular immune response
Ans: the immune system's third line of defense, involving the attack of
pathogens by the T cells
complement
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Ans: series of enzymatic proteins in the serum that, when activated,
destroy bacteria and other cells
cytokines
Ans: generic term for non antibody proteins that act as intercellular
mediators, as in the generation of immune response
cytotoxic T cells
Ans: lymphocytes that lyse cells infected with virus
helper T cells
Ans: are activated on recognition of antigens and stimulate the rest of
the immune system
humoral immune response
Ans: the immune system's second line of defense; often termed the
antibody response
immune system
Ans: the collection of organs, cells, tissues, and molecules that mediate
the immune response
immunity
Ans: the body's specific protective response to a foreign agent or
organism, resistance to disease, specifically infectious diseases
immunopathology
Ans: study of diseases resulting in dysfunctions within the immune
system
immunoregulation
Ans: complex system of checks and balances that regulates or controls
immune responses
immunosenescence
© 2025 All rights reserved
Exam 5 NUR1400 Questions and Answers
active immunity
Ans: immunity acquired by becoming infected by a disease
agglutination
Ans: clumping effect occurring when an antibody acts as a cross-link
between two antigens
antibody
Ans: a protein substance developed by the body in response to and
interacting with a specific antigen
antigen
Ans: substance that induces the production of antibodies
antigenic determinant
Ans: the specific area of an antigen that binds with an antibody
combining site and determines the specificity of the antigen-antibody
reaction
apoptosis
Ans: programmed cells death
B cells
Ans: cells that are important for producing a humoral immune response
cellular immune response
Ans: the immune system's third line of defense, involving the attack of
pathogens by the T cells
complement
© 2025 All rights reserved
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Ans: series of enzymatic proteins in the serum that, when activated,
destroy bacteria and other cells
cytokines
Ans: generic term for non antibody proteins that act as intercellular
mediators, as in the generation of immune response
cytotoxic T cells
Ans: lymphocytes that lyse cells infected with virus
helper T cells
Ans: are activated on recognition of antigens and stimulate the rest of
the immune system
humoral immune response
Ans: the immune system's second line of defense; often termed the
antibody response
immune system
Ans: the collection of organs, cells, tissues, and molecules that mediate
the immune response
immunity
Ans: the body's specific protective response to a foreign agent or
organism, resistance to disease, specifically infectious diseases
immunopathology
Ans: study of diseases resulting in dysfunctions within the immune
system
immunoregulation
Ans: complex system of checks and balances that regulates or controls
immune responses
immunosenescence
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