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Nursing 3366: Mechanisms of Defense &
Alterations: Inflammation, Immune Function
Questions and Correct Answers the Latest
Update and Recommended Version
Innate Resistance

✓ defense mechanisms we are born with



1st line of resistance

✓ body's physical barriers which are immediate and non-specific



2nd line of resistance

✓ inflammation; immediate and non-specific



Human beings are naturally resistant to

✓ canine distemper

✓ West Nile virus



3rd line of defense

✓ being able to resist certain diseases or conditions due to immunocyte involvement



Acquired immunity is?

✓ delayed and specific



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Stressors that breach skin defense

✓ lacerations, abrasions, punctures



Eyes defense

✓ tears, eyelashes



Stressors that breach eye defense

✓ dry eye syndrome

✓ Sjogren's syndrome: autoimmune disease that dries up all lubricating fluids in body



Respiratory system defenses

✓ viscosity of mucus in nose plus hair traps bacteria (same with wax and hair in the ears)

✓ cilia of cells in bronchi can "sweep" away foreign bodies

✓ cough reflex - if a foreign body is inhaled & reaches the carina, cough reflex stimulated



Stressors that breach respiratory defenses

✓ cigarette smoking changes bronchial cells, no more cilia (metaplasia)



✓ cough reflex suppression such as in head injury or stroke



Gastrointestinal system defenses

✓ saliva, stomach, gag reflex/vomiting, bowels




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Stressors that can breach GI defenses

✓ Sjogren's dries up saliva so less protection in mouth



✓ Antibiotics change the bowel flora



Genitourinary system defenses

✓ flow of urine washes away microbes

✓ vaginal secretions slightly acidic, kills bacteria



Stressors that breach GU defenses

✓ decreased urine flow from kidney stones or kidney failiure

✓ douching



Normal inflammation

✓ state of INNATE defense, immediate and nonspecific

✓ SHEP (Swelling, Heat, Erythema, Pain)



Inflammation is often thought as

✓ an abnormal state because it's an uncomfortable process



A normal inflammation process is

✓ acute and short-lived




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