Glencoe Biology

Section 3: Noninfectious Disorders

Self-Check Quizzes

1
A severe allergic reaction that causes a massive release of histamine is called ____.
A)anaphylactic shock
B)metabolic disease
C)active immunity
D)rheumatic fever
2
What kind of disease results from a body part wearing out over time?
A)inflammatory
B)rheumatic
C)allergic
D)degenerative
3
What is the term used to describe the immune system attacking the body's own cells?
A)active immunity
B)passive immunity
C)autoimmunity
D)anaphylactic shock
4
Why is diabetes a metabolic disease?
A)caused by rapid cell division
B)cannot be caused by genetics
C)has no environmental factors
D)involves a biochemical imbalance
5
Why is an allergy considered an inflammatory disease?
A)Histamine causes an inflammatory response.
B)Allergens decrease inflammation.
C)Histamines produce inflammatory allergens.
D)Allergens cause rapid cell division.
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