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SEROLOGY A LABORATORY PERSPECTIVE, 4TH EDITION,
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CHRISTINE DORRESTEYN STEVENS, LINDA E. MILLER
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COMPLETE CHAPTERS
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Chapter 1. Introduction to Immunity and the Immune System
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Multiple Choice f
1. Eosinophils are involved in the immune response against:
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A. viruses.
B. intracellular bacteria. f
C. parasites that cannot be phagocytized.
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D. extracellular bacteria. f
ANS: C
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2. Which of the following are components of both innate and adaptive
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immune responses? A. Immunoglobulins
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B. T helper cells
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,C. Macrophages
D. B cells f
ANS: C
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3. The process by which leukocytes are attracted to a specific area by
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chemical messengers is called: A. diapedesis.
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B. degranulation.
C. chemotaxis.
D. opsonization.
ANS: C f
4. Which of the following is a characteristic of natural killer cells? A.
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They mature in the thymus.
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B. They are smaller than B and T cells.
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C. They are a type of lymphocyte.
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D. They are part of the adaptive immune system.
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ANS: C f
5. Which of the following best describes diapedesis?
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, A. Movement toward increasing concentrations of a cytokine
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B. Attachment of immunoglobulin to target cells
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C. Movement through blood vessel walls as cells exit the circulation
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D. Engulfment of target cells f f f
ANS: C
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6. The most effective phagocytic and antigen-presenting cell is the: A.
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neutrophil.
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B. monocyte.
C. dendritic cell. f
D. macrophage.
ANS: Cf
7. Which of the following is characteristic of natural immunity? A. It
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involves memory.
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B. T lymphocytes play a major role.
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C. It involves specificity.
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D. Mechanisms are always present and fully functional.
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ANS: D
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