Immunoogy Chapter 1: Introduction to Immunity and the Immune System Quiz

The study of a host’s reactions when foreign substances are introduced into the body.

A foreign substance that induces an immune response.

An individual's ability to resist infection by means of normally present body functions.

<p>Specificity for each individual pathogen, ability to remember a prior exposure, increased response upon repeated exposure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Myeloperoxidase, Lysozyme, Elastase, Proteinase-3, Cathepsin G, Defensins</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Chemotaxins are chemical messengers that cause cells to migrate in a particular direction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Eosinophil-derived neurotoxin serves as a neurotoxin.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cationic proteins help kill larger parasites that cannot be phagocytized.</p> Signup and view all the answers