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Worksheetsimmunological tolerance and autoimmunity 6
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the goal of immunologic tolerance?
To cause autoimmune diseases
To increase immune responses
To prevent harmful immune responses
To promote allergies
What type of diseases can immunologic tolerance help prevent?
Heart diseases
Autoimmune and allergic diseases
Cancer
Infectious diseases
What is a major challenge in understanding autoimmunity?
Knowing which tolerance mechanisms fail
Creating vaccines
Improving diet
Finding new medicines
What does autoimmunity mean?
Uncontrolled immune response to self antigens
Response to bacteria
Response to viruses
Controlled immune response
What can cause tissue damage in autoimmunity?
Autoantibodies or self-reactive T cells
Healthy cells
Bacteria
Viruses
What is impaired in autoimmunity?
Self-tolerance
Happiness
Sleep
Hunger
What type of tolerance is not well understood?
Cultural tolerance
Central tolerance
Social tolerance
Emotional tolerance
What is a self-reactive T cell?
A cell that helps fight infections
A cell that attacks the body’s own cells
A cell that makes antibodies
A healthy immune cell
What is one method mentioned for inducing tolerance?
Meditation
Exercise
Gene therapy protocols
Diet changes
What does the term 'self antigens' refer to?
Foreign invaders
The body's own proteins
Bacteria
Viruses
What can happen if self-tolerance is impaired?
Better digestion
Autoimmunity
Increased health
Improved sleep
What type of autoimmunity affects specific organs?
General
Universal
Systemic
Organ-specific
What is a common result of autoimmunity?
Increased energy
Weight loss
Tissue repair
Tissue damage
What is the role of autoantibodies in autoimmunity?
They promote healing
They help the body
They attack the body’s own cells
They prevent infections
What is a self-reactive B lymphocyte?
A healthy immune cell
A cell that makes hormones
A cell that attacks the body’s own cells
A cell that helps fight infections
