What confines and destroys microbes and initiates tissue repair?
Inflammation
A patient shows the presence of antibodies against diphtheria toxin. Which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. The patient may have the disease
b. A recent transfusion may have passively introduced the antibodies
c. The patient may have had the disease and has recovered.
d. The patient was near someone who had the disease
e. The patient may have been vaccinated
d. The patient was near someone who had the disease
In the phagocytic cell, digestive enzymes are active in
a. phagosomes
b. phagolysosomes
c. lysosomes
d. residual bodies
e. none of the above
b. phagolysosomes
The portion of the antigen that binds to an antibody is called a(an)
a. adjuvant
b. complement
c. carrier molecule
d. epitope
e. none of the above
d. epitope
The desired final result of three of the protective mechanisms of binding to antigens is
a. phagocytosis
b. agglutination
c. opsonization
d. neutralization
e. activation of complement
a. phagocytosis
The anamnestic response
a. is responsible for cellular immunity only
b. is due to memory plasma cells
c. is due to memory b cells
d. is also called the primary response
e. none of the above
c. is due to memory b cells
which of the following is NOT normally used in a vaccine?
a. toxoid
b. parts of bacterial cells
c. live, attenuated bacteria
d. inactivated viruses
e. antibodies
e. antibodies
In order to prevent Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn, the mother should be given Rhogam
a. Immediately after each birth
b. Immediately after the 1st birth only
c. Immediately after each subsequent birth, NOT the 1st one
d. Immediately after the birth of male babies only
e. Immediately after the birth of female babies
a. Immediately after each birth
Serum sickness is normally associated with
a. natural active immunity
b. natural passive immunity
c. artificial active immunity
d. artificial passive immunity
e. innate immunity
d. artificial passive immunity
Interferon
a. is an antibody that attacks prions
b. is responsible for fever
c. is an iron-binding protein that is ALWAYS present in the body
d. is a protein that interferes with viral replication
e. interferes with the humoral immune system
d. is a protein that interferes with viral replication
Cyanide and Penicillin
a. are antigens because they are foreign
b. are NOT antigens because they are too small
c. are antigens only when specific antibodies are present
d. are antigens only when they are opsonized
e. none of the above
b. are NOT antigens because they are too small
The antibody associated with immediate hypersensitivity is
a. IgG
b. IgM
c. IgA
d. IgD
e. IgE
e. IgE
Which of the following does NOT pertain to both cellular and humoral immunity?
a. Conducted by immunoglobulins
b. Memory cells
c. T helper cells
d. Antigens
e. Specificity
a. Conducted by immunoglobulins
Virus-infected cells are normally killed by
a. Helper T cells
b. Cytotoxic lymphocytes
c. Interferon
d. Interleukin-1
e. IgE
b. Cytotoxic lymphocytes
An example of Type 4 hypersensitivity is
a. Lupus
b. Rheumatoid arthritis
c. Tuberculosis
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
c. Tuberculosis
Contact dermatitis
a. is an example of anaphylaxis
b. involves T memory cells
c. involves B memory cells
d. is an anamnestic humoral response
e. occurs minutes after the 1st contact with an antigen
b. involves T memory cells
Natural Passive Immunity is facilitates by
a. IgD and IgM
b. IgG and IgM
c. IgM and IgA
d. IgE and IgD
e. IgA and IgG
e. IgA and IgG
“Body reacts against non-self, but not self” refers to
a. Cellular and humoral immunity
b. Humoral immunity only
c. Cellular immunity only
d. Non-specific immunity only
e. Innate immunity only
a. Cellular and humoral immunity
Which type of graft is least compatible?
a. Autograft
b. Isograft
c. Allograft
d. Xenograft
e. Heterograft
d. Xenograft
Cells that are involved in the humoral allergic response are
a. basophils and mast cells
b. neutrophils and basophils
c. neutrophils and erythrocytes
d. basophils and erythrocytes
e. mast cells and neutrophils
a. basophils and mast cells
