Biology Ch. 37

A disease ____ is a source of the pathogen in the environment.

• interferon

• pandemic

• epidemic

• reservoir

Why is rheumatoid arthritis an autoimmune disease?

• The immune system cures the arthritis over time.

• No antibodies are produced to protect joints.

• The immune system has learned to tolerate cells in joints.

• Cells in joints are attacked by antibodies.

Which of these statements is true regarding coronary artery disease?

• Genetics is not a possible cause.

• Diet is a possible cause.

• All of the genetic factors have been identified.

• This disease involves a blockage in veins.

A (an) ____ results from an error in a biochemical pathway.

• degenerative disease

• metabolic disease

• cancer

• allergy

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is one important function of helper T cells in immune response?

• prevents antibody secretion in B cells

• kills invading T cells

• binds with processed antigens on the macrophage

• prevents the release of cytokines

What are three types of nonspecific immunity?

• lymph nodes, cytotoxic T cells

• lymphocytes, antibodies, T cells

• skin, saliva, mucus

• lymphocytes, helper T cells

Long-living cells that are exposed to a pathogen during the primary immune response are called ____.

• memory cells

• cytotoxic T cells

• lymph cells

• primary cells

A (an) ____ is a protein secreted by a virus-infected cell as an immune response.

• macrophage

• lymphocytes

• interferon

• B cell

Which of these is not a primary function of the specific immune system?

• destroys foreign microorganisms

• handles all nonspecific immune responses

• filters blood

• absorbs fat

An epidemic that spreads across a large country, continent, or the entire globe is described as ____.

• a vector

• hyper infectious

• a reservoir

• a pandemic