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Immunology and Serology in Laboratory Medicine, 8th Edition by Mary Louise Turgeon
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Chapter 01: Highlights of the Innate and Adaptive Immune Systems
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1. The —father‖ of immunology is generally considered to be
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a. Koch.
b. Pasteur.
c. Gram.
d. Salk.

ANS: B
Louis Pasteur is generally considered to be the —father of immunology.‖
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2. An early form of immunization was practiced by the
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a. Romans.
b. Greeks.
c. Chinese.
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ANS: C
Beginning about 1000 AD, the Chinese practiced a form of immunization by inhaling dried po wder
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s derived from the crusts of smallpox lesions.
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3. A hl specific function of the immune system is to
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a. recognize self from nonself. hl hl hl



b. defend the body against nonself. hl hl hl h l



c. amplify specific functions. hl hl



d. Both A and B. hl hl hl




ANS: D
The function of the immune system is to recognize self from nonself and defend the body a gain
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st nonself. Such a system is necessary for survival. The immune system also has nonsp ecific
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effector mechanisms that usually amplify the specific functions. Nonspecific compon ents of th
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e immune system include mononuclear phagocytes, polymorphonuclear leukocytes
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, and soluble factors (e.g., complement).
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4. An undesirable consequence of immunity is
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a. natural resistance. hl



b. acquired resistance to infectious diseases. hl hl hl hl




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, c. an autoimmune disorder. hl hl



d. recovery from infectious disease. hl hl h l




ANS: C
The desirable consequences of immunity include natural resistance, recovery, and acquired re sist
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ance to infectious diseases. A deficiency or dysfunction of the immune system can cause m any di
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sorders. Undesirable consequences of immunity include allergy, rejection of a transplan ted organ
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, 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. hl hl hl




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



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d. periods of severe anemia in children. hl hl hl hl h l




ANS: A
The sites of blood cell development, or hematopoiesis, follow a definite sequence in the e mbr
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yo and fetus. Hematopoiesis occurs in the yolk sac during the second month of gestation
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.

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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. hl hl hl hl



b. yolk sac, bone marrow, liver/spleen. hl hl hl hl



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ANS: A




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