Immunology Rotation UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
primary lymphoid tissues - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔bone marrow: B cell maturation
thymus: T cell maturation
secondary lymphoid tissues - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔spleen: removes foreign Ags
lymph nodes
MALT
CALT
innate immunity - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔natural immunity; first line of defense
nonadaptive; nonspecific
ability to resist infection b means of normally present body functions and physical barriers
adaptive immunity - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔specific; acquired; secondary immune
response
ability to remember prior exposure
antibody production
passive immunity - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔transfer of immunoglobulins produced in one
individual transferred to another individual
ex. pregnancy
active immunity - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔stimulation of individual's immune system to
elicit their own immune response
ex. vaccine
internal defenses of innate immune system - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔cellular responses
that recognize specific molecular components of pathogens and clears the quickly
ex. phagocytic cells, NK cells, cytokines
,external defenses of the innate immune system - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔anatomical
barriers designed to keep microorganisms from entering body
ex. skin, resp tract, GI tract
innate immune cells that are phagocytic - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔neutrophils
monocytes
macrophages
dendritic cells
innate immune cells that present antigen to helper T cells - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔dendritic cells (BEST)
macrophages
monocytes
innate immune cells known for their antimicrobial activity - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔neutrophils
macrophages
innate immune cells known for their role in type I hypersensitivity reactions - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔basophils
mast cells
innate immune cells that primarily fights parasitic infections - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔eosinophils
innate immune cells that play a role in anti-tumor response - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔NK
cells
macrophages
list the cells of the adaptive immune system - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔B cells
T cells
, cytotoxic T cells
plasma cells
adaptive and innate immune cells that are of the lymphocyte lineage - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔B cells
plasma cells
T helper cells
cytotoxic T cells
NK cells
dendritic cells
innate immune cells that express MHC I proteins - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔lymphocytes
myeloid cells
innate immune cells that express MHC II proteins - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔APCs
B lymphocytes
monocytes
macrophages
dendritic cells
c-reactive protein (CRP) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔indicator of inflammation
opsonin: binds and tags for phagocytosis
c' activation
fastest reactor APR
serum amyloid a (SAA) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔activate monocytes and macrophages to
increase inflammation
concentration increases 1000 fold in response to injury
alpha1-antitrypsin (AAT) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔inhibits proteases and activation of
monocytes/neutrophils
Questions and CORRECT Answers
primary lymphoid tissues - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔bone marrow: B cell maturation
thymus: T cell maturation
secondary lymphoid tissues - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔spleen: removes foreign Ags
lymph nodes
MALT
CALT
innate immunity - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔natural immunity; first line of defense
nonadaptive; nonspecific
ability to resist infection b means of normally present body functions and physical barriers
adaptive immunity - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔specific; acquired; secondary immune
response
ability to remember prior exposure
antibody production
passive immunity - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔transfer of immunoglobulins produced in one
individual transferred to another individual
ex. pregnancy
active immunity - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔stimulation of individual's immune system to
elicit their own immune response
ex. vaccine
internal defenses of innate immune system - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔cellular responses
that recognize specific molecular components of pathogens and clears the quickly
ex. phagocytic cells, NK cells, cytokines
,external defenses of the innate immune system - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔anatomical
barriers designed to keep microorganisms from entering body
ex. skin, resp tract, GI tract
innate immune cells that are phagocytic - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔neutrophils
monocytes
macrophages
dendritic cells
innate immune cells that present antigen to helper T cells - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔dendritic cells (BEST)
macrophages
monocytes
innate immune cells known for their antimicrobial activity - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔neutrophils
macrophages
innate immune cells known for their role in type I hypersensitivity reactions - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔basophils
mast cells
innate immune cells that primarily fights parasitic infections - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔eosinophils
innate immune cells that play a role in anti-tumor response - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔NK
cells
macrophages
list the cells of the adaptive immune system - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔B cells
T cells
, cytotoxic T cells
plasma cells
adaptive and innate immune cells that are of the lymphocyte lineage - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔B cells
plasma cells
T helper cells
cytotoxic T cells
NK cells
dendritic cells
innate immune cells that express MHC I proteins - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔lymphocytes
myeloid cells
innate immune cells that express MHC II proteins - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔APCs
B lymphocytes
monocytes
macrophages
dendritic cells
c-reactive protein (CRP) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔indicator of inflammation
opsonin: binds and tags for phagocytosis
c' activation
fastest reactor APR
serum amyloid a (SAA) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔activate monocytes and macrophages to
increase inflammation
concentration increases 1000 fold in response to injury
alpha1-antitrypsin (AAT) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔inhibits proteases and activation of
monocytes/neutrophils
