Match the Meanings with Their Correct Terms

question 56

Multiple Choice

Match the meanings with their correct terms.

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• A)mass of lymph tissue in the nasopharynx
• B)syndrome marked by enlargement of the spleen
• C)suppression or deficiency of the immune response caused by exposure to HIV
• D)a hypersensitivity or allergic state involving an inherited predisposition
• E)exaggerated hypersensitivity reaction
• F)antibodies secreted by plasma cells
• G)antiviral proteins secreted by T cells
• H)lymph nodes in the neck
• I)malignancy of lymph nodes
• J)large phagocyte found in lymph nodes

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Definitions:

Neuron

A specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses; a nerve cell, fundamental unit of the nervous system.

EPSP

Stands for Excitatory Postsynaptic Potential, a temporary increase in postsynaptic membrane potential caused by the flow of positively charged ions into the postsynaptic cell, making it more likely that the cell will fire an action potential.

Depolarization

A decrease in membrane potential that makes the interior of a cell less negative compared to the outside, crucial for nerve impulse transmission.

Voltage-Gated Channel

A type of protein channel in cell membranes that opens or closes in response to changes in electrical membrane potential.