Immune Response & Hypersensitivity

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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 introduced below the skin. |Bacteria from the nail enter the body and begin to multiply.|
|2nd |Surrounding cells leak fluid that affects the blood |The injured cells release histamine fluids that attack the |
| |vessels. |blood vessels. |
|3rd |The fluid affecting the surrounding blood vessels causes |Blood vessels shrink and are penetrated, releasing |
| |the release of other cells into the tissue. |inflammatory exudate. |
|4th |As the wounded part of the body reacts to the germs, |Neutrophils move toward the chemotaxis and destroy them. |
| |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 |Triggered when allergens connect to the IgE on |Bee Venom, Foods or Pollen |
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