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PHCY 502_ Class 2_ Immune System & Inflammation Exam Study Guide
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PHCY 502_ Class 2_ ImmuneSystem & Inflammation Exam
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Inflammation - Answer natural response to injury/infection in which the affected site
becomes reddened, swollen, hot, and/or painful
Inflammatory mediators - Answer messenger molecules that act at target sites to
promote an inflammatory response
Anaphylaxis - Answer a severe allergic reaction
Platelets - Answer blood cells that promote clotting and wound healing
Hypersensitivity I, II, III, IV - Answer undesirable reactions caused by abnormal immune
responses
I - Answer fast, IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reaction
II - Answer IgM/ IgG-mediated hypersensitivity reaction
III - Answer IgG-mediated hypersensitivity reaction wherein a circulating immune
complex is formed
IV - Answer T-cell mediated hypersensitivity reaction
Histamine - Answer compound released in response to injury, allergy, or inflammation to
cause smooth muscle contraction and capillary dilation
Central Tolerance - Answer the process of eliminating immune cells that respond to the
body's own normal cells
Clotting factors - Answer various compounds found in plasma involved in the clotting
cascade
Autoimmunity - Answer immune responses against the body's own normal cells and
tissues
Serotonin - Answer neurotransmitter with roles in mood, learning, and cognition, as well
as physiological processes like vasoconstriction
Vasculitis - Answer inflammation of blood vessels
Angiogenesis - Answer the formation of new blood vessels from pre-existing blood
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