Inflammation & Defense Mechanism Key Term Review

Which of the following is a non-specific defense mechanism?

• physical or surface barriers

• inflammation

• immune response

• Both inflammation & immune response

• Both physical/surface barriers & inflammation

The skin, it's normal flora of bacteria and mucous membranes

• Immune system

• Inflammatory response

• Physical or Surface Barriers

• Mast cells

The "second line of defense" of the human body. A vascular response. Goal: to isolate the invader, destroy it, and clean up the debris, thereby promoting healing.

• Immune system

• Inflammatory response

• Physical or Surface Barriers

• Chemotaxis

The "last line of defense" of the human body. Slow but with specific killing ability. Also known as the antigen-antibody response. Has the unique ability to remember invaders and produce more antibodies if they return.

• Immune system

• Inflammatory response

• Physical or Surface Barriers

• Good Karma

a cell marker that induces a state of sensitivity after coming in contact with an antibody; any substance that causes the body some type of harm, thus setting off this specific reaction.

• antigens

• antibodies

• leukocytes

• histocytes

immunoglobulins that develop in response to an antigen; also called immune bodies; proteins that the body produces to react to and render the antigen harmless.

• antigens

• antibodies

• macrophages

• histiocytes

A physical or mental injury.

• hyperemia

• trauma

• immune response

• empyema

The process where leukocytes engulf and digest bacteria

• leukocytosis

• pathogenesis

• hydrostatic pressure

• phagocytosis

Disease causing microorganisms

• pathogens

• bacteria

• microbes

• monocytes

Inflammation is designed to be a protective mechanism

• true

• false