TEST BANK The Immune System, 5th Edition by Peter Parham.pdf

TEST BANK The
Immune System, 5th
Edition by Peter Parham

🛡️ IMMUNOLOGY TEST BANK (PARHAM
5TH ED.)
Questions (Foundations + Innate Immunity)


🧬 Immune System Basics
1. The immune system protects against:

A. Pathogens​
B. Tumors​
C. Toxins​
D. All

✅ Answer: D

2. Innate immunity is:

A. Specific​
B. Non-specific​

,C. Adaptive​
D. Memory-based

✅ Answer: B

3. Adaptive immunity is:

A. Immediate​
B. Non-specific​
C. Antigen-specific​
D. Weak

✅ Answer: C

4. First line of defense includes:

A. Skin​
B. Mucous membranes​
C. Secretions​
D. All

✅ Answer: D

5. Second line defense includes:

A. Antibodies​
B. T cells​
C. Phagocytes​
D. Memory cells

✅ Answer: C

🦠 Innate Immune Cells
6. Phagocytes include:

, A. Neutrophils​
B. Macrophages​
C. Dendritic cells​
D. All

✅ Answer: D

7. Neutrophils are:

A. First responders​
B. Antibody producers​
C. Memory cells​
D. Hormone cells

✅ Answer: A

8. Macrophages function in:

A. Phagocytosis​
B. Antigen presentation​
C. Cytokine release​
D. All

✅ Answer: D

9. Dendritic cells are important for:

A. Digestion​
B. Linking innate & adaptive immunity​
C. Oxygen transport​
D. Muscle contraction

✅ Answer: B

10. Natural killer (NK) cells kill:

A. Bacteria​
B. Virus-infected cells​