Which of the following causes a rapid drop in blood pressure and is a life-threatening event?
Anaphylaxis
Which of the following results occurs in response to an injury?
inflammation
Which nonspecific defense activates cells in the body to attack pathogens?
Fever
Which of these is used to rescue a person experiencing anaphylaxis?
Epinephrine
Mucous membranes and skin are examples of which type of nonspecific body defense?
mechanical barriers
Which of the following describes the spleen?
It removes aged RBCs from circulation.
Which type of activated T cells prevents a person from having the same disease twice?
Memory
Which of the following types of immunity crosses the placenta and passes through the breast milk?
naturally acquired passive
*A foreign substance in the body is called a(n) ____________
*Antigens
*A(n) ____________ is the presence of a pathogen in or on the body.
*Infection
Which of these is used to rescue a person experiencing anaphylaxis?
epinephrine
Which type of immunity results from a vaccine?
Artificially acquired active
Which of the following causes a rapid drop in blood pressure and is a life-threatening event?
anaphylaxis
Any factor that causes the formation of cancer is a(n) __________.
Carcinogen
Which of the following describes a primary immune response?
It takes several week
Which nonspecific defense activates cells in the body to attack pathogens?
Fever
Which of the following describes the spleen?
It removes aged RBCs from circulation.