1.Antibodies are molecules that recognize specific antigens that may be foreign

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1.Antibodies are molecules that recognize specific antigens that may be foreign to the body. Which of the following cells produces these antibodies:

Select one:

a. memory cells

b. helper T cells

c. plasma cells

d. macrophage

2. Which of the following are considered to be part of the "innate immune system"?

Select one or more:

a. fever

b. stomach acids

c. interferons

d. T lymphocytes

e. pores developing in the wall of a bactrium, causing it to burst

3. Which antibody is found in the largest amounts in the body:

Select one:

a. IgA

b. IgG

c. IgM

d. IgE

4. Which chemical causes your brain to allow your body to have a higher temperature, resulting in fever? (make sure to spell it correctly)

Answer:

5. A non-self substance that triggers an immune response is referred to as a(n):

Answer

6. Bacterial growth slows down when someone has a fever because the fever causes the liver and spleen to remove iron from the blood. This slows down bacterial growth since the bacteria need iron to reproduce.

Select one:

True

False

7. Having a very high fever can be deadly because above a certain temperature, the proteins in your body will start to unfold and no longer be functional. For example, the hemoglobin protein would unfold and no longer be able to carry oxygen to the tissues in your body. Since your tissues need oxygen to survive, you would die if those proteins were to unfold.

Select one:

True

False

8. The following symptoms are part of the inflammatory response: redness, swelling, itching, pain

Select one:

True

False

9. The Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) marker labels foreign cells as foreign.

Select one:

True

False

10. Viruses replicate by using the iron in the bloodstream to self-replicate.

Select one:

True

False

Explanation / Answer

1. c. plasma cells

2. a. fever , b. stomach acids.

3. b. IgG.

4. pyrogens.

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