ALABORATORYPERSPECTIVE,5TH EDITION,CHRISTINE
DORRESTEYNSTEVENS,LINDAE.MILLERCOMPLETE
CHAPTERS
,Chapter 1. Introduction to Immunity and the Immune System
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Multiple Choice w
1. Eosinophils are involved in the immune response against: viruses.
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intracellular bacteria. w
parasites that cannot be phagocytized. extracellular
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bacteria.
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Which of the following are components of both innate and adaptive immune responses? A.
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Immunoglobulins
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T helper cells
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cells
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The process by which leukocytes are attracted to a specific area by chemical messengers is
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called: A. diapedesis.
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degranulation.
chemotaxis.
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opsonization.
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ANS: C
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Which of the following is a characteristic of natural killer cells? A. They mature in the
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thymus.
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They are smaller than B and T cells. They are a type
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of lymphocyte.
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They are part of the adaptive immune system.
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ANS: C
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5. Which of the following best describes diapedesis?
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, Movement toward increasing concentrations of a cytokine Attachment of
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immunoglobulin to target cells
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Movement through blood vessel walls as cells exit the circulation
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Engulfment of target cells ANS: C w w w w w
The most effective phagocytic and antigen- presenting
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cell is the: A. neutrophil.
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monocyte.
dendritic cell.
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macrophage.
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Which of the following is characteristic of natural immunity? A. It involves memory.
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T lymphocytes play a major role. It
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involves specificity.
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Mechanisms are always present and fully functional
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. ANS: D
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