Match the following items with the correct phrases.

_______1. Immune complex reactions; antigen-antibody complexes become deposited in tissue (e.g., the glomeruli of the kidneys), resulting in inflammatory damage.
_______2. Anaphylactic reactions; examples include hayfever symptoms, hives, asthma, and the anaphylactic shock that could follow a bee sting or administration of penicillin.
_______3. Cell-mediated reactions; antibodies don't play a major role.
_______4. Cytotoxic reactions; involve the lysis of cells; the adverse reactions that follow incompatible blood transfusions are an example.



a. type I hypersensitivity reactions
b. type II hypersensitivity reactions
c. type III hypersensitivity reactions
d. type IV hypersensitivity reactions


1. c. type III hypersensitivity reactions
2. a. type I hypersensitivity reactions
3. d. type IV hypersensitivity reactions
4. b. type II hypersensitivity reactions

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