Chapter 13

Question 1

What are ulcers caused by?

Answer 1

Bacteria, not stress.

Question 2

Components of stress

Answer 2

Neural transmissions are set off and gut health weakens.

Question 3

PNI/Psychoneuroimmunology

Answer 3

The main interests of _____ are the interactions between the nervous and immune systems and the relationships between mental processes and health.

Question 4

What do vaccines do?

Answer 4

Create memory cells to fight off the virus. Memory cells are always being replenished.

Question 5

Two T cells we are focusing on?

Answer 5

Helper T cells: Help many functions in the body.
Cytotoxic T cells: More specific. They look for and destroy cells that have been infected with something.

Question 6

What are B cells?

Answer 6

Immune cells that produce antibodies.

Question 7

Macrophage

Answer 7

Non-specific and help with many different functions. Pick up viruses and notify the T cells.

Question 8

Three stages of GAS (General adaptation system)

Answer 8

Alarm bells, resistance or adaptation and exhaustion.

Question 9

Can you classically condition an immune response?

Answer 9

Yes

Question 10

Three stages of GAS (General adaptation system)

Answer 10

1. Alarm bells go off 2. Resistance or adaptation 3. Exhaustion if the stress continues

Question 11

Glucocorticoids

Answer 11

Classic stress hormones released from the HPA.