Matching -Stress Response

question 77

Multiple Choice

Matching
-stress response

• A)mediated by catecholamine hormones, cortisol, and glucagon, which together raise nutrient levels in blood, stimulate heart rate, raise blood pressure, and increase metabolic rate
• B)a group of nonspecific immune responses to infection or injury
• C)changes in body chemistry resulting from infection, inflammation, or injury; characterized by alterations in plasma proteins
• D)a whole-body inflammatory response caused by infection; characterized by raised heart and respiratory rates, abnormal white blood cell counts, and elevated body temperature
• E)a severe reduction in blood flow that deprives the body's tissues of oxygen and nutrients
• F)accumulations of pus
• G)the surgical removal of dead, damaged, or contaminated tissue resulting from burns or wounds
• H)signaling proteins produced by the body's cells; those produced by white blood cells regulate various aspects of immune function
• I)20-carbon molecules derived from dietary fatty acids that help to regulate blood pressure, blood clotting, and other body functions
• J)white blood cells that have the ability to engulf and destroy antigens body functions

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