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Immunology and Serology in Laboratory Medicine, 8th Edition by Mary Louise Turgeon
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Chapter 1-27+z




Chapter 01: Highlights of the Innate and Adaptive Immune Systems
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MULTIPLE CHOICE +z




1. The ―father‖ of immunology is generally considered to be
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a. Koch.
b. Pasteur.
c. Gram.
d. Salk.

ANS: B + z


Louis Pasteur is generally considered to be the ―father of immunology.‖
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2. An +z early form of immunization was practiced by the
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a. Romans.
b. Greeks.
c. Chinese.
d. Native Americans. +z




ANS: C + z


Beginning about 1000 AD, the Chinese practiced a form of immunization by inhaling dried po
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wders derived from the crusts of smallpox lesions.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: I +z +z




3. A +z specific function of the immune system is to
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a. recognize self from nonself. +z +z +z


b. defend the body against nonself.+z +z +z +z


c. amplify specific functions. +z +z


d. Both A and B. +z +z +z




ANS: D + z


The function of the immune system is to recognize self from nonself and defend the body a
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gainst nonself. Such a system is necessary for survival. The immune system also has nons
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pecific effector mechanisms that usually amplify the specific functions. Nonspecific compo
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nents of the immune system include mononuclear phagocytes, polymorphonuclear leukocyte
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s, and soluble factors (e.g., complement).
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4. An undesirable consequence of immunity is
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a. natural resistance. +z


b. acquired resistance to infectious diseases. +z +z +z +z




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, c. an autoimmune disorder.
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d. recovery from infectious disease. +z +z +z




ANS: C + z


The desirable consequences of immunity include natural resistance, recovery, and acquired re
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sistance to infectious diseases. A deficiency or dysfunction of the immune system can cause m
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any disorders. Undesirable consequences of immunity include allergy, rejection of a transplan
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ted organ, or an autoimmune disorder.
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5. The immune system has various distinctive characteristics except;
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a. specificity.
b. memory.
c. mobility.
d. noncooperation among different cells. +z +z +z




ANS: D + z


The immune system is composed of a large, complex set of widely distributed elements, wi
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th the distinctive characteristics of specificity, memory, mobility, replicability, and coopera
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tion among different cells or cellular products. Specificity and memory are characteristics
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of lymphocytes in the immune system. Nonspecific elements of the immune system demonst
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rate mobility. In addition, specific and nonspecific cellular components of the immune syste
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m can replicate. Cooperation is required for optimal functioning, and interaction involves s
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pecific cellular elements, cell products, and nonlymphoid elements.
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6. Hematopoiesis occurs in the yolk sac during the +z +z +z +z +z +z +z


a. immediate hours after conception +z +z +z


b. second month of gestation. +z +z +z


c. second trimester of gestation. +z +z +z


d. periods of severe anemia in children. +z +z +z +z +z




ANS: A + z


The sites of blood cell development, or hematopoiesis, follow a definite sequence in the e
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mbryo and fetus. Hematopoiesis occurs in the yolk sac during the second month of gestation
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7. The sequence of blood cell development in the embryo and fetus is
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a. yolk sac, liver-spleen, bone marrow.
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b. yolk sac, bone marrow, liver/spleen.
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c. liver-spleen, yolk sac, bone marrow. +z +z +z +z


d. bone marrow, liver-spleen, yolk sac.
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ANS: A + z




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