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What is the opposite of nonspecific?
Specific!
What is the antonym of the word specific?
Nonspecific.
What are the nonspecific in the immune system?
The body is made up of a specific defense system and nonspecific defense system. The nonspecific defense system is made up of inflammation, fevers, etc. The immune system is part of the specific defense system. This is because the lysosomes in this system bind to specific antigens and have a certain role to carry out. Therefore, there aren't nonspecific defenses in the immune system.
Humans and other vertebrates have both specific and nonspecific immunity while invertebrates have only?
non specific :)
The process of phagocytosis is an integral part of both specific and nonspecific immune defense activities?
False
Why is the action of phagocytes considered a nonspecific response?
It is not involved with the production of any specific type of lymphocyte
Second order neurons of both specific and nonspecific ascending pathways terminate where?
Thalamus.
What are the three important accomplishments of the inflammatory response?
1)external barriers 2)nonspecific responses 3)specific responses
Why do conditions that cause destruction of B lymphocytes and or T lymphocytes cause malfunctioning of both specific and nonspecific immune responses?
The destruction of B lymphocytes and or T lymphocytes is a cell injury. Both of these lymphocytes are needed to activate the specific and nonspecific immune responses.
Is skin specific or nonspecific?
Yes, the skin is the most important nonspecific defense. This is because your oil and sweat glands are acidic.
What is nonspecific therapy?
Nonspecific back pain would be back pain with an unknown cause. Therefore nonspecific therapy would be either therapy of an unknown nature (ha ha) or therapy not specific to the illness/injury only. Like psychotherapy for back pain -- you could call that nonspecific therapy.
Is cilia a specific defense against infection?
No its nonspecific. The cillia wave to move mucous up the airways creating what is known as the mucocilliary escalator which pushes pathogens and debrie up to the pharynx where it is then swallowed from and ends up in the stomach where it is destroyed. As this is the case for all pathogens and not any particular one it is nonspecific. Specific defenses are things like the actios of antibodies and lymphocytes.
