Test Bank - for Clinical Immunology and Serology A Laboratory Perspective Fourth Edition by Christine Dorresteyn Stevens, All Chapters | Complete Guide A+

TEST BANK FOR CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY AND SEROLOGY A
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COMPLETE CHAPTERS q




Chapter 1. Introduction to Immunity and the Immune System
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Multiple Choice q




1. Eosinophils are involved in the immune response against:
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A. viruses.
B. intracellular bacteria. q


C. parasites that cannot be phagocytized.
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D. extracellular bacteria. q




ANS: C q




2. Which of the following are components of both innate and adaptive immune responses?
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A. Immunoglobulins
B. T helper cells
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C. Macrophages
D. B cells
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ANS: C
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3. The process by which leukocytes are attracted to a specific area by chemical messengers is called:
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A. diapedesis.
B. degranulation.
C. chemotaxis.
D. opsonization.

ANS: C q




4. Which of the following is a characteristic of natural killer cells?
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A. 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 q

,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 q q q




ANS: C
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6. The most effective phagocytic and antigen-presenting cell is the:
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A. neutrophil.
B. monocyte.
C. dendritic cell. q


D. macrophage.

ANS: C q




7. Which of the following is characteristic of natural immunity?
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A. It 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 q




8. All of the following cells are considered part of natural immunity EXCEPT:
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A. eosinophils.
B. B lymphocytes.
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C. monocytes.
D. neutrophils.

ANS: B q




9. Where does the specific immune response to a foreign antigen mainly occur?
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A. Lymph nodes q


B. Blood
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D. Skin

ANS: A
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10. Which white cell in the peripheral blood migrates into tissue to become a macrophage?
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A. Eosinophil
B. Basophil
C. Neutrophil

, D. Monocyte

ANS: D
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11. A white blood cell that is 16 to 18 micrometers in diameter, has a horseshoe-shaped nucleus, and is
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capable of phagocytosis is a:
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A. neutrophil.
B. eosinophil.
C. basophil.
D. monocyte.

ANS: D q




12. Pasteur's discovery that older bacterial cultures would not cause disease in chickens but would protect
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them from subsequent infection with more virulent strains is an example of:
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A. attenuated vaccine. q


B. natural immunity. q


C. passive immunity. q


D. cross-immunity.

ANS: A q




13. Antibodies are secreted by: q q q


A. plasma cells. q


B. B cells.
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C. T cells.
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D. dendritic cells. q




ANS: A q




14. Which of the following is characteristic of mucosal-associated lymphoid tissue?
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A. It is one of the primary lymphoid organs.
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B. It clears pathogens from the bloodstream.
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C. It includes the tonsils and the appendix.
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D. It includes the liver and spleen.
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ANS: C q




15. Acquired (adaptive) immunity can be characterized as:
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A. nonspecifically activated. q


B. immediately responsive. q