Explain How the Immune Mechanisms for the Detection of Cancer

question 27

Essay

Explain how the immune mechanisms for the detection of cancer cells are (A)similar to and (B)different from those that detect virus-infected cells.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Response

A learned reaction to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with an unconditioned stimulus.

Neutral Stimulus

A stimulus that initially does not elicit any intrinsic response until it is paired with an unconditioned stimulus in classical conditioning.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Unconditioned Response

A natural, automatic reaction to a stimulus that occurs without prior learning or conditioning.