Appendix C
Immune Response and Hypersensitivity
Puncture Wound Multimedia Activity
After completing the Puncture Wound Multimedia Activity, complete the table below. List the four events of the inflammatory response covered in the activity in the order of occurrence. Rewrite the events in your own words, using vocabulary terms from Ch. 2 of the text.
Vascular Events in an Inflammatory Response
|Events |Simplified description of event |Professional description of event |
|1st |Germs from the nail are introduce below the skin |Bacteria enter and multiple under the skin |
|2nd |Surrounding cells leak fluid that affect the blood vessel|The damage cells releases their own histamine |
|3rd |The flood affecting the surrounding blood vessel causes |The blood vessels release inflammatory exudate to the |
| |the release of other cells into the tissue. |injured area |
|4th |As the wounded part of the body reacts to the germs, |Certain cells destroy the germs |
| |certain cells destroy these germs. | |
Hypersensitivity
Give a brief description and example in your own words for each of the four types of hypersensitivity presented in Ch. 2.
Hypersensitivity Matrix
|Type of Hypersensitivity |Description |Example |
|Type I: Allergic/Anaphylactic |Produce local or systematic inflammation |Pollen, bee sting, foods such as |
| | |peanut butter |
|Type II: Cytotoxic/Cytolytic