Question

rheumatoid arthritis is considered a(n) ________ disease because it involves the body mistaking its own healthy cells for invaders and repeatedly attacking them.

anti-immune
autoimmune
immunosuppression
mortal

Explanation:

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Analyze the definition in the prompt

The question describes a condition where "the body mistaking its own healthy cells for invaders and repeatedly attacking them." This is the classic definition of an autoimmune response, where the immune system fails to recognize self-antigens and mounts an immune response against the body's own tissues.

Evaluate the given options

• anti-immune: This is not a standard medical term describing this type of disease.
• autoimmune: This term literally means "self-immune," referring to an immune response directed against one's own organs or tissues. Rheumatoid arthritis is a well-known example of an autoimmune disease.
• immunosuppression: This refers to a reduction in the activation or efficacy of the immune system, which can be caused by diseases (like HIV) or drugs (like chemotherapy), rather than the immune system actively attacking self-cells.
• mortal: This means causing death (fatal), which does not describe the specific biological mechanism of the disease.

Connect to immune functioning

Using the Stress and Immune Functioning knowledge point, we understand how the immune system is designed to protect the body from foreign pathogens. When this system malfunctions by targeting healthy self-cells instead of external invaders, it results in an autoimmune disorder. Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disorder of this type, primarily affecting the joints.
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<mcq-option>mortal</mcq-option>
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Answer:

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Analyze the definition in the prompt

The question describes a condition where "the body mistaking its own healthy cells for invaders and repeatedly attacking them." This is the classic definition of an autoimmune response, where the immune system fails to recognize self-antigens and mounts an immune response against the body's own tissues.

Evaluate the given options

• anti-immune: This is not a standard medical term describing this type of disease.
• autoimmune: This term literally means "self-immune," referring to an immune response directed against one's own organs or tissues. Rheumatoid arthritis is a well-known example of an autoimmune disease.
• immunosuppression: This refers to a reduction in the activation or efficacy of the immune system, which can be caused by diseases (like HIV) or drugs (like chemotherapy), rather than the immune system actively attacking self-cells.
• mortal: This means causing death (fatal), which does not describe the specific biological mechanism of the disease.

Connect to immune functioning

Using the Stress and Immune Functioning knowledge point, we understand how the immune system is designed to protect the body from foreign pathogens. When this system malfunctions by targeting healthy self-cells instead of external invaders, it results in an autoimmune disorder. Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disorder of this type, primarily affecting the joints.
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<mcq-option>anti-immune</mcq-option>
<mcq-correct>autoimmune</mcq-correct>
<mcq-option>immunosuppression</mcq-option>
<mcq-option>mortal</mcq-option>
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