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Which of the following cell types is destroyed by the AIDS virus? |
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Which immunoglobulin (gamma globulin)is involved in allergic reactions? |
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What kind of cell makes antibodies? |
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Immunity that is gained by receiving antibodies that were made in another organism. |
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What is an antigenic determinant? |
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The portion of an antigen that binds to an antibody. |
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Which cell plays a major role in graft rejection? |
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Disruption of a cell as a result of the immune response is called? |
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What makes up the largest grooup of immunoglobulins in human blood? |
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What is secreted by mast cells in the allergic response? |
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What class of gamma globulins is found in saliva? |
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What is the characteristic of active immunity? |
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The organism responds directly to an antigen by making antibodies. |
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what is released from the neural lobe of the pituitary? |
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What applies to endocrine glands? |
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Increased urine production when a person is consuming alcoholic beverages is associated with? |
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Increase amounts of glucocorticoids |
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which is a gonadotrophic hormone? |
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Which hormone stimulates deposition of calcium in bone? |
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A deficiency what in the diet may lead to a goiter? |
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What is often seen in untreated diabetes? |
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1,sugar in urine 2,frequent urination 3,extreme hunger and thirst |
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What is associated with an excess of growth hoemone in the adult? |
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Where is insulin normally made in man? |
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What is produced by the adrenal medulla? |
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What is associated with hyperthyroidism? |
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What is not made in pituitary? |
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Calcitonin (Growth hormone, ACTH are made in pituitary) |
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What tissues lacks blood vessels? |
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Which vitamin is needed for normal absorption of calcium from food? |
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Name the part of a cell that conducts a nerve impulse away from the nerve cell body? |
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Where are nerve cell bodies found in the central nervous system? |
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What is the functional junction between two nerve cells called? |
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1,There is only one per nerve cell. 2,They are generally covered by myelin. 3,They are very long in some case. |
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What portion of the brain controls heart rate, breathing, and blood pressure? |
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What portion of the brain is associated with sleep, emotions,hunger, and sexual activity? |
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What portion of the brain is largely responsible for coordination of movement? |
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Which visceral motor system controls activities associated with "fight or flight" in males and "tend or befriend" in females? |
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In a resting nerve, the inside of the nerve is negatively charged compared to its outer surface. How is this difference in charge maintained? |
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What are membranes called that surround the central nervous system? |
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Name the portion of the central nervous system that receives all sensory information and distributes it to specific portions of the cerebrum. |
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Name the portion of the retina where vision is sharpest. |
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What part of the eye plays the greatest role in focusing an image on the retina? |
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What part of the inner ear plays a major role in maintaining balance? |
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What portion of the inner ear contains receptors for sound? |
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Which bone is not a bone in the middle ear of a man? |
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Weberian ossicle (Stapes, malleus and incus are bones in the middle ear) |
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