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Immunology and Serology in Laboratory Medicine, 7th Edition by Mary Louise Turgeon
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Chapter 1-27
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,Chapter 01: Highlights of the Innate and Adaptive Immune Systems
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MULTIPLE CHOICE BJ
1. The ―father‖ of immunology is generally considered to be
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a. Koch.
b. Pasteur.
c. Gram.
d. Salk.
ANS: B J B
Louis Pasteur is generally considered to be the ―father of immunology.‖
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DIF: Cognitive Level: I BJ BJ
2. An early form of immunization was practiced by the
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a. Romans.
b. Greeks.
c. Chinese.
d. Native Americans. BJ
ANS: B J C
Beginning about 1000 AD, the Chinese practiced a form of immunization by inhaling dried
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powders derived from the crusts of smallpox lesions.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: I BJ BJ
3. A BJ specific function of the immune system is to
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a. recognize self from nonself. BJ BJ BJ
b. defend the body against nonself.
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c. amplify specific functions. BJ BJ
d. Both A and B. BJ BJ BJ
ANS: B J D
The function of the immune system is to recognize self from nonself and defend the body a
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gainst nonself. Such a system is necessary for survival. The immune system also has nonsp
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ecific effector mechanisms that usually amplify the specific functions. Nonspecific compone
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nts of the immune system include mononuclear phagocytes, polymorphonuclear leukocytes,
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and soluble factors (e.g., complement).
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DIF: Cognitive Level: I BJ BJ
4. An undesirable consequence of immunity is
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a. natural resistance. BJ
b. acquired resistance to infectious diseases.
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, c. an autoimmune disorder.
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d. recovery from infectious disease. BJ BJ BJ
ANS: B J C
The desirable consequences of immunity include natural resistance, recovery, and acquired
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resistance to infectious diseases. A deficiency or dysfunction of the immune system can cau
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se many disorders. Undesirable consequences of immunity include allergy, rejection of a tr
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ansplanted organ, or an autoimmune disorder.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: I BJ BJ
5. The immune system has various distinctive characteristics except;
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a. specificity.
b. memory.
c. mobility.
d. noncooperation among different cells. BJ BJ BJ
ANS: B J D
The immune system is composed of a large, complex set of widely distributed elements, wi
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th the distinctive characteristics of specificity, memory, mobility, replicability, and cooperat
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ion 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 demonstra
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te mobility. In addition, specific and nonspecific cellular components of the immune system
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can replicate. Cooperation is required for optimal functioning, and interaction involves spe
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cific cellular elements, cell products, and nonlymphoid elements.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: I BJ BJ
6. Hematopoiesis occurs in the yolk sac during the BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
a. immediate hours after conception BJ BJ BJ
b. second month of gestation. BJ BJ BJ
c. second trimester of gestation. BJ BJ BJ
d. periods of severe anemia in children.
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ANS: B J A
The sites of blood cell development, or hematopoiesis, follow a definite sequence in the em
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bryo and fetus. Hematopoiesis occurs in the yolk sac during the second month of gestation.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: II BJ BJ
7. The sequence of blood cell development in the embryo and fetus is
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a. yolk sac, liver-spleen, bone marrow.
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b. yolk sac, bone marrow, liver/spleen.
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c. liver-spleen, yolk sac, bone marrow. BJ BJ BJ BJ
d. bone marrow, liver-spleen, yolk sac.
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ANS: B J A
, The first blood cells are primitive red blood cells (erythroblasts; RBCs) formed in the islets
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of the yolk sac during the first 2 to 8 weeks of life. Gradually, the liver and spleen repla
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ce the yolk sac as the sites of blood cell development. By the second month of gestation,
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the liver becomes the major site of hematopoiesis, and granular types of leukocytes have
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made their initial appearance. The liver and spleen predominate from about 2 to 5 months
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of fetal life. In the fourth month of gestation, bone marrow begins to produce blood cells.
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After the fifth fetal month, bone marrow begins to assume its ultimate role as the primary
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site of hematopoiesis.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: II BJ BJ
8. The primary function of mature neutrophils is
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a. to reduce inflammation.
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b. to lyse parasites in the circulatory system.
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c. antigen recognition. BJ
d. phagocytosis.
ANS: B J D
Various phagocytic cells continually circulate throughout the blood, lymph, gastrointestinal
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system, and respiratory tract. When trauma occurs, the neutrophils arrive at the site of injur
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y and can be found in the initial exudate in less than 1 hour. Monocytes are slower in movi
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ng to the inflammatory site. Macrophages resident in the tissues of the body are already in
BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
place to deal with an intruding agent. Additional macrophages from the bone marrow and ot
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her tissues can be released in severe infections.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: II BJ BJ
9. Primary granules, or azurophilic granules, in neutrophils contain
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a. lysozyme.
b. myeloperoxidase.
c. lactoferrin.
d. Both A and B. BJ BJ BJ
ANS: B J D
Granules in the phagocyte cytosol contain degradatory enzymes of three types
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1. Primary, or azurophilic, granules containing enzymes (e.g., lysozym BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
e, myeloperoxidase) BJ
2. Secondary, or specific, granules containing substances such as lactoferrin. BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
3. Tertiary granules containing substances such as caspases BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
DIF: Cognitive Level: I BJ BJ
10. The origin of a condition when eosinophils are increased in the circulating blood is associa
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ted with: BJ
a. fungus
b. parasitic amoeba BJ
c. allergic reactions BJ
d. bacteria
ANS: B J C
BJ BJ
Immunology and Serology in Laboratory Medicine, 7th Edition by Mary Louise Turgeon
BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
Chapter 1-27
BJ
,Chapter 01: Highlights of the Innate and Adaptive Immune Systems
BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
MULTIPLE CHOICE BJ
1. The ―father‖ of immunology is generally considered to be
BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
a. Koch.
b. Pasteur.
c. Gram.
d. Salk.
ANS: B J B
Louis Pasteur is generally considered to be the ―father of immunology.‖
BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
DIF: Cognitive Level: I BJ BJ
2. An early form of immunization was practiced by the
BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
a. Romans.
b. Greeks.
c. Chinese.
d. Native Americans. BJ
ANS: B J C
Beginning about 1000 AD, the Chinese practiced a form of immunization by inhaling dried
BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
powders derived from the crusts of smallpox lesions.
BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
DIF: Cognitive Level: I BJ BJ
3. A BJ specific function of the immune system is to
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a. recognize self from nonself. BJ BJ BJ
b. defend the body against nonself.
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c. amplify specific functions. BJ BJ
d. Both A and B. BJ BJ BJ
ANS: B J D
The function of the immune system is to recognize self from nonself and defend the body a
BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
gainst nonself. Such a system is necessary for survival. The immune system also has nonsp
BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
ecific effector mechanisms that usually amplify the specific functions. Nonspecific compone
BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
nts of the immune system include mononuclear phagocytes, polymorphonuclear leukocytes,
BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
and soluble factors (e.g., complement).
BJ BJ BJ BJ
DIF: Cognitive Level: I BJ BJ
4. An undesirable consequence of immunity is
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a. natural resistance. BJ
b. acquired resistance to infectious diseases.
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, c. an autoimmune disorder.
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d. recovery from infectious disease. BJ BJ BJ
ANS: B J C
The desirable consequences of immunity include natural resistance, recovery, and acquired
BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
resistance to infectious diseases. A deficiency or dysfunction of the immune system can cau
BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
se many disorders. Undesirable consequences of immunity include allergy, rejection of a tr
BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
ansplanted organ, or an autoimmune disorder.
BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
DIF: Cognitive Level: I BJ BJ
5. The immune system has various distinctive characteristics except;
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a. specificity.
b. memory.
c. mobility.
d. noncooperation among different cells. BJ BJ BJ
ANS: B J D
The immune system is composed of a large, complex set of widely distributed elements, wi
BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
th the distinctive characteristics of specificity, memory, mobility, replicability, and cooperat
BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
ion among different cells or cellular products. Specificity and memory are characteristics of
BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
lymphocytes in the immune system. Nonspecific elements of the immune system demonstra
BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
te mobility. In addition, specific and nonspecific cellular components of the immune system
BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
can replicate. Cooperation is required for optimal functioning, and interaction involves spe
BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
cific cellular elements, cell products, and nonlymphoid elements.
BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
DIF: Cognitive Level: I BJ BJ
6. Hematopoiesis occurs in the yolk sac during the BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
a. immediate hours after conception BJ BJ BJ
b. second month of gestation. BJ BJ BJ
c. second trimester of gestation. BJ BJ BJ
d. periods of severe anemia in children.
BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
ANS: B J A
The sites of blood cell development, or hematopoiesis, follow a definite sequence in the em
BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
bryo and fetus. Hematopoiesis occurs in the yolk sac during the second month of gestation.
BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
DIF: Cognitive Level: II BJ BJ
7. The sequence of blood cell development in the embryo and fetus is
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a. yolk sac, liver-spleen, bone marrow.
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b. yolk sac, bone marrow, liver/spleen.
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c. liver-spleen, yolk sac, bone marrow. BJ BJ BJ BJ
d. bone marrow, liver-spleen, yolk sac.
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ANS: B J A
, The first blood cells are primitive red blood cells (erythroblasts; RBCs) formed in the islets
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of the yolk sac during the first 2 to 8 weeks of life. Gradually, the liver and spleen repla
BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
ce the yolk sac as the sites of blood cell development. By the second month of gestation,
BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
the liver becomes the major site of hematopoiesis, and granular types of leukocytes have
BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
made their initial appearance. The liver and spleen predominate from about 2 to 5 months
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of fetal life. In the fourth month of gestation, bone marrow begins to produce blood cells.
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After the fifth fetal month, bone marrow begins to assume its ultimate role as the primary
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site of hematopoiesis.
BJ BJ
DIF: Cognitive Level: II BJ BJ
8. The primary function of mature neutrophils is
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a. to reduce inflammation.
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b. to lyse parasites in the circulatory system.
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c. antigen recognition. BJ
d. phagocytosis.
ANS: B J D
Various phagocytic cells continually circulate throughout the blood, lymph, gastrointestinal
BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
system, and respiratory tract. When trauma occurs, the neutrophils arrive at the site of injur
BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
y and can be found in the initial exudate in less than 1 hour. Monocytes are slower in movi
BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
ng to the inflammatory site. Macrophages resident in the tissues of the body are already in
BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
place to deal with an intruding agent. Additional macrophages from the bone marrow and ot
BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
her tissues can be released in severe infections.
BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
DIF: Cognitive Level: II BJ BJ
9. Primary granules, or azurophilic granules, in neutrophils contain
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a. lysozyme.
b. myeloperoxidase.
c. lactoferrin.
d. Both A and B. BJ BJ BJ
ANS: B J D
Granules in the phagocyte cytosol contain degradatory enzymes of three types
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1. Primary, or azurophilic, granules containing enzymes (e.g., lysozym BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
e, myeloperoxidase) BJ
2. Secondary, or specific, granules containing substances such as lactoferrin. BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
3. Tertiary granules containing substances such as caspases BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ
DIF: Cognitive Level: I BJ BJ
10. The origin of a condition when eosinophils are increased in the circulating blood is associa
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ted with: BJ
a. fungus
b. parasitic amoeba BJ
c. allergic reactions BJ
d. bacteria
ANS: B J C