Biology 2060 - Anatomy and Physiology II » Summer 2020 » Immunity Quiz

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Question #1
Which type of cell is the most effective to attack multicellular parasites such as tapeworms?
A.   Neutrophils
B.   Basophils
C.   Eosinophils
D.   Macrophages
Question #2
In terms of their chemical structure, cytokines are ________; their function is to serve as ________.
A.   steroids; chemical messengers.
B.   proteins; chemical messengers
C.   steroids; receptors.
D.   proteins; receptors
Question #3
A delayed response to a specific antigen is provided by
A.   inflammation.
B.   adaptive immunity.
C.   innate immunity.
Question #4
Poison ivy contains a toxin that acts as a hapten by
A.   combining with a body protein and then triggering an immune response.
B.   raising the body's sensitivity to a wide variety of chemicals such as penicillin.
C.   preventing effective immune responses by blocking release of bradykinin.
D.   cutting plasma protein antibodies in half.
Question #5
When they leave the red marrow, pre-T-lymphocytes have
A.   both the CD4 and CD8 proteins.
B.   neither the CD4 nor CD8 protein.
C.   only the CD8 protein.
D.   only the CD4 protein.
E.   either the CD4 or CD8 protein.
Question #6
Chemotaxis is the process by which
A.   CAMs on leukocytes adhere to CAMs on endothelial cells of capillaries within injured tissues.
B.   cells exit the blood by squeezing out between cells in the blood vessel wall.
C.   chemical messengers are secreted that stimulate the sensation of pain that accompanies inflammation.
D.   cells migrate along chemical gradients.
Question #7
If someone had a cut in their skin through which a bacterium entered, but that bacterium was then destroyed by a neutrophil, this would be an example of
A.   failed external immunity, but successful internal acquired immunity.
B.   failed innate immunity, but successful adaptive immunity.
C.   failed external innate immunity, but successful internal innate immunity.
D.   failed external adaptive immunity, but successful innate immunity.
Question #8
Which type of cell attacks a variety of unwanted cells and causes those cells to undergo apoptosis?
A.   Eosinophils
B.   Macrophages
C.   Neutrophils
D.   Natural killer cells
E.   Basophils
Question #9
A fever ________ reproduction of bacteria and ________ CAMs on the endothelium of capillaries of lymph nodes.
A.   stimulates; decreases
B.   inhibits; increases
C.   inhibits; decreases
D.   stimulates; increases
Question #10
"Complement" refers to a group of
A.   plasma proteins.
B.   white blood cells.
C.   molecules on the surface of pathogenic microbes.
D.   antibodies.
Question #11
What are considered the effectors of humoral immunity?
A.   Natural killer cells
B.   Macrophages
C.   Helper T-lymphocytes
D.   Cytotoxic T-lymphocytes
E.   Antibodies
Question #12
Which type of lymphocyte has coreceptors that assist in the interaction of the lymphocyte with a cell presenting antigen?
A.   T-lymphocyte
B.   B-lymphocyte
Question #13
Active immunity requires
A.   that an active virus be used in a vaccine.
B.   the transfer of antibodies from another individual.
C.   that all immune responses to the pathogen result in symptoms of illness.
D.   direct encounter with the antigen.
Question #14
Dendritic cells of the skin are derived from
A.   macrophages.
B.   monocytes.
C.   T-lymphocytes.
D.   B-lymphocytes.
E.   neutrophils.
Question #15
Which class of chemical messenger facilitates white blood cell formation in bone marrow?
A.   Tumor necrosis factors
B.   Interferons
C.   Interleukins
D.   Colony-stimulating factors

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