BPS 1101 – Final Exam Study Guide Questions with Complete Solutions
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BPS 1101 – Final Exam Study Guide Questions with Complete Solutions
What are allergies? - Correct Answer Adverse reaction to harmless materials.
What is your immune system responding to in the case of allergies? - Correct Answer Epitopes of molecules from pathogens.
How does your immune sy...
BPS 1101 – Final Exam Study Guide Questions
with Complete Solutions
What are allergies? - Correct Answer Adverse reaction to harmless materials.
What is your immune system responding to in the case of allergies? - Correct Answer Epitopes of
molecules from pathogens.
How does your immune system "remember" the material? - Correct Answer Memory cells
How does subsequent exposure produce a reaction? - Correct Answer -Protection from pathogens
Will you get an allergic response from the first exposure? - Correct Answer Not usually
What is Hay fever? - Correct Answer A reaction to pollen.
Where is pollen produced? - Correct Answer In the male portion of a flower.
When people have hay fever, what are they usually allergic to? - Correct Answer A specific type of
plant.
What are some responses from the innate immune system in response to allergies? - Correct Answer
Cold-like symptoms.
Why do some people get a geographic tongue? - Correct Answer In response to allergies.
What is a geographic tongue? - Correct Answer The inflammation of the tongue, making it resemble
a country on a map.
What is atopic dermatitis? - Correct Answer A type of rash developed from surface exposure. This is
an allergic response.
,What is another way that atopic dermatitis can develop? - Correct Answer From internal exposure
(certain foods).
What is contact dermatitis? - Correct Answer A rash-type developed on the skin commonly from
irritants.
What affects contact dermatitis? - Correct Answer -Hand washing
-Industrial powders
What will be an affect of exposure to large amounts of powder? - Correct Answer Contact dermatitis
Is contact dermatitis associated with a chemical reaction? - Correct Answer No
What causes contact dermatitis? - Correct Answer An immune reaction.
What causes poison ivy? - Correct Answer An allergic reaction.
What affect with poison ivy or poison oak give? - Correct Answer An immune reaction at the site of
contact.
What are immune reactions? - Correct Answer The body's response to an allergic reaction.
What produces the immune reaction of poison ivy? - Correct Answer Urushiol
What will urushiol do to the body? - Correct Answer Stimulate the immune system.
What creates the damage in the case of allergic reactions? - Correct Answer The immune system.
Why is it not recommended to wash skin affected by poison ivy with soap? - Correct Answer The
soap will move he bubbles around.
What is the most common allergy? - Correct Answer Hay fever
,What is latex allergy caused by? - Correct Answer Rubber tree sap.
What is a replacement for latex gloves? - Correct Answer Ultra-thin cotton gloves that can be worn
underneath latex gloves.
What common allergen do you get a reaction where it would be held? - Correct Answer Nickel
What are some common causes of nickel allergies? - Correct Answer Belts, zippers, keys, earrings,
etc.
Why is nickel so commonly used? - Correct Answer It is used in many alloys to make the metals
stronger.
Why can stainless steel earrings give an allergic reaction? - Correct Answer They can contain small
amounts of nickel.
Why do henna tattoos give allergic reactions? - Correct Answer Henna is sap from a plant and the
proteins in this plant can be allergenic. The blisters will follow the design of the tattoo.
Why are humans allergic to dust? - Correct Answer Due to dust mites feces.
What is dust? - Correct Answer Mostly human skin
How do dust mites survive? - Correct Answer They live in and eat dust.
Why are some people allergic to mattresses? - Correct Answer They can contain large amounts of
dust mite feces.
What is the weight gain of the mattress due to? - Correct Answer Mite feces.
How can we stop the allergic reaction from mattresses? - Correct Answer By putting a plastic cover
over the mattress.
, What is the cause of allergies to pets? - Correct Answer Pet saliva.
Why will people get an allergic reaction by simply petting an animal? - Correct Answer The animals
will lick themselves to clean themselves and their saliva will stay on their fur.
What in the animals saliva do humans react to? - Correct Answer The proteins in the saliva.
Do mold and fungi produce many allergies? - Correct Answer Yes
What is an allergy? - Correct Answer An immune system response.
What is an intolerance? - Correct Answer An adverse reaction.
Can we treat and allergy or an intolerance? - Correct Answer An intolerance.
How many adults does food intolerance affect? - Correct Answer About 30%
What is more common: food allergy, or food intolerance? - Correct Answer Food intolerance
What is lactose intolerance? - Correct Answer The inability to digest lactose.
What is lactose? - Correct Answer Sugar found in cow's milk.
Who does lactose intolerance affect most? - Correct Answer Children
What does lactose digestion involve? - Correct Answer An enzyme called lactase.
How is lactose converted into glucose? - Correct Answer By the enzyme called lactate.
What do people with lactose intolerance lack? - Correct Answer The lactase enzyme.
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