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.   Basophils
B.   Neutrophils
C.   Macrophages
D.   Eosinophils
Question #2
In terms of their chemical structure, cytokines are ________; their function is to serve as ________.
A.   steroids; receptors.
B.   proteins; chemical messengers
C.   steroids; chemical messengers.
D.   proteins; receptors
Question #3
A delayed response to a specific antigen is provided by
A.   inflammation.
B.   innate immunity.
C.   adaptive immunity.
Question #4
Poison ivy contains a toxin that acts as a hapten by
A.   cutting plasma protein antibodies in half.
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.   combining with a body protein and then triggering an immune response.
Question #5
When they leave the red marrow, pre-T-lymphocytes have
A.   only the CD8 protein.
B.   either the CD4 or CD8 protein.
C.   neither the CD4 nor CD8 protein.
D.   only the CD4 protein.
E.   both the CD4 and CD8 proteins.
Question #6
Chemotaxis is the process by which
A.   chemical messengers are secreted that stimulate the sensation of pain that accompanies inflammation.
B.   cells exit the blood by squeezing out between cells in the blood vessel wall.
C.   cells migrate along chemical gradients.
D.   CAMs on leukocytes adhere to CAMs on endothelial cells of capillaries within injured tissues.
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 external adaptive immunity, but successful innate immunity.
C.   failed innate immunity, but successful adaptive immunity.
D.   failed external innate immunity, but successful internal innate immunity.
Question #8
Which type of cell attacks a variety of unwanted cells and causes those cells to undergo apoptosis?
A.   Macrophages
B.   Basophils
C.   Neutrophils
D.   Natural killer cells
E.   Eosinophils
Question #9
A fever ________ reproduction of bacteria and ________ CAMs on the endothelium of capillaries of lymph nodes.
A.   stimulates; decreases
B.   stimulates; increases
C.   inhibits; decreases
D.   inhibits; increases
Question #10
"Complement" refers to a group of
A.   molecules on the surface of pathogenic microbes.
B.   white blood cells.
C.   plasma proteins.
D.   antibodies.
Question #11
What are considered the effectors of humoral immunity?
A.   Antibodies
B.   Helper T-lymphocytes
C.   Cytotoxic T-lymphocytes
D.   Natural killer cells
E.   Macrophages
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 all immune responses to the pathogen result in symptoms of illness.
B.   that an active virus be used in a vaccine.
C.   the transfer of antibodies from another individual.
D.   direct encounter with the antigen.
Question #14
Dendritic cells of the skin are derived from
A.   B-lymphocytes.
B.   T-lymphocytes.
C.   macrophages.
D.   neutrophils.
E.   monocytes.
Question #15
Which class of chemical messenger facilitates white blood cell formation in bone marrow?
A.   Tumor necrosis factors
B.   Colony-stimulating factors
C.   Interleukins
D.   Interferons

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