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

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