Determine why antihistamine medications can be effective treatments against the inflammatory response
What will be an ideal response?
Antihistamines block the effects of histamine and reduces inflammation and swelling of damaged tissues. Histamine, a type of inflammatory mediator that is a potent vasodilator, relaxes the smooth muscle in arterioles supplying damaged tissue. Histamine causes vessels to "open up" and blood to flow through them more freely. This results in increased blood flow to the damaged tissue, and the area becomes congested with blood.
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What do Paneth cells secrete?
A. Pepsinogen B. Mucus C. Amylase D. Hydrochloric acid E. Lysozyme
Essential amino acids are produced by the body as needed.?
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following is NOT a secondary lymphoid organ?
A. thymus B. lymph nodes C. tonsils D. spleen
The condition where water is lost from the body, and the concentration of solutes in body fluids rises, is called
A. hemolysis. B. osmosis. C. water intoxication. D. dehydration.