People who have type o blood are considered because

74) People who have type O blood are considered ________ because they ________.
A) universal recipients : have no A or B antigens
B) universal recipients : have no antibodies to A or B
C) universal donors : have no A or B antigens
D) universal donors : have no antibodies to A or B
E) universalists : cannot receive blood transfusions
Answer: C
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75) Tissue transplantation has been made possible by our ability to ________.
D
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76) What antibody is most involved in the allergic response?
E
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77) Hay fever that occurs when people are exposed to pollen involves an excess release of IgE,
which binds to ________ and causes them to ________.
A
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78) The most acute allergic response is anaphylactic shock, which can be deadly due to the
histamine-induced ________.
A) increase in peripheral resistance that decreases cardiac output
B) decrease in peripheral resistance that decreases mean arterial pressure
C) decrease in peripheral resistance that increases cardiac output
D) increase in capillary permeability
E) local decrease in resistance with little effect on mean arterial pressure
Answer: B
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79) Diabetes mellitus can be caused by a form of autoimmune disease that attacks ________.
D
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80) What hormone released in times of stress directly inhibits the function of the immune
system?
E
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23.2 True/False Questions
1) Eosinophils are phagocytes that also attack parasites.
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