Human Physiology, 14th edition (2016)

518 Chapter 15 (serum containing antibodies), also called antitoxin, from an animal that has been previously exposed to the path ...

The Immune System 519 15.5 TUMOR IMMUNOLOGY Tumor cells can reveal antigens that stimulate the destruc- tion of the tumor. When ...

520 Chapter 15 the early 1970s to describe the proposed role of the immune system in fighting cancer. According to this concept, ...

The Immune System 521 15.6 DISEASES CAUSED BY THE IMMUNE SYSTEM Immune mechanisms that normally protect the body are very comple ...

522 Chapter 15 abnormal production of one group of antibodies (of the IgM type) that attack other antibodies (of the IgG type). ...

The Immune System 523 complexes to other sites can lead to widespread inflammation and organ damage. The damage produced by this ...

524 Chapter 15 Unlike IgG antibodies that circulate in the blood plasma, IgE antibodies are concentrated in mucosal membranes. T ...

The Immune System 525 Figure 15.24 A skin test for allergy. If an allergen ( a ) is injected into the skin of a sensitive indivi ...

526 Chapter 15 One of the best-known examples of delayed hypersensitiv- ity is contact dermatitis, caused by poison ivy, poison ...

527 Interactions Integumentary System The skin serves as first line of defense against invasion by pathogens (p. 494) Dendritic ...

528 Chapter 15 SUMMARY 2. Killer T lymphocytes are responsible for transplant rejection and for the immunological defense agains ...

The Immune System 529 B. Tolerance to self-antigens occurs in prenatal development by destruction of T lymphocytes in the thymus ...

530 Chapter 15 Which of these statements about T lymphocytes is false? a. Some T cells promote the activity of B cells. b. Som ...

The Immune System 531 diseases? Relate this to the function of regulatory T lymphocytes. People with peanut allergies could go ...

Refresh Your Memory Before you begin this chapter, you may want to review these concepts from previous chapters: ■ Hindbrain 230 ...

Respiratory Physiology 533 16.1 THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM The respiratory system is divided into a respiratory zone, which is the s ...

534 Chapter 16 of the lung; gas exchange with the blood thus occurs primarily through type I alveolar cells. These cells are acc ...

Respiratory Physiology 535 Figure 16.4 The conducting and respiratory zones of the respiratory system. The conducting zone consi ...

536 Chapter 16 CLINICAL APPLICATION A tracheotomy is the surgical procedure of creating a hole in the trachea, which is then cal ...

Respiratory Physiology 537 of the lungs, including their compliance, elasticity, and sur- face tension. Figure 16.8 Radiographic ...