BIOD 171 ACTUAL EXAM Questions And
CORRECT Answers
What is active immunity? - CORRECT ANSWERS when body is exposed to disease (or
antigen) and the immune system produces antibodies to fight infection
natural immunity - CORRECT ANSWERS Immunity that is inherited or acquired throughout
lifetime
artificial immunity - CORRECT ANSWERS Immunity acquired through a medical procedure
such as a vaccine
Passive immunity - CORRECT ANSWERS When body receives antibodies to fight infection
without their own immune system developing them
Give example of:
-naturally acquired active immunity
-naturally acquired passive immunity
-artificially acquired active immunity
-artificially acquired passive immunity - CORRECT ANSWERS -Immunity from previous
infection
-antibodies passed across placenta
-vaccination triggering immune response
-anti-venom neutralizing toxins
Lesion - CORRECT ANSWERS Any observable change or abnormality
, Rash - CORRECT ANSWERS Widespread outbreak of lesions
Vesicle/Vesicular rash - CORRECT ANSWERS small, elevated lesion filled with clear fluid
(ex: chickenpox)
Macule - CORRECT ANSWERS flat, colored spot on the skin (ex. Freckles)
Papule - CORRECT ANSWERS Raised solid lesion; may be discolored; has distinct boarders;
less than 0.5 cm in diameter (ex. Warts)
Pustule - CORRECT ANSWERS Raised lesion with pus below surface (ex. Acne)
Maculopapular rash - CORRECT ANSWERS Small slight raised papule lesions that overlay
or are interspersed with macules (ex. Rubella)
Rubella (German Measles) (transmission, complications, tx) - CORRECT ANSWERS Highly
contagious viral disease, especially affecting children and fetuses, that causes swelling of the
lymph nodes and a reddish pink rash starting from face traveling down; may be harmful to the
unborn baby of a pregnant woman who contracts it
-togaviridae, enveloped, ssRNA
-Complications: birth defects, heart abnormalities, deafness, blindness, cognitive impairment,
liver and spleen damage
-Transmission: respiratory droplets 1 week before and after rash appears (droplet, standard
precautions)
-Treatment: MMR vax (measles, mumps, rubella)
CORRECT Answers
What is active immunity? - CORRECT ANSWERS when body is exposed to disease (or
antigen) and the immune system produces antibodies to fight infection
natural immunity - CORRECT ANSWERS Immunity that is inherited or acquired throughout
lifetime
artificial immunity - CORRECT ANSWERS Immunity acquired through a medical procedure
such as a vaccine
Passive immunity - CORRECT ANSWERS When body receives antibodies to fight infection
without their own immune system developing them
Give example of:
-naturally acquired active immunity
-naturally acquired passive immunity
-artificially acquired active immunity
-artificially acquired passive immunity - CORRECT ANSWERS -Immunity from previous
infection
-antibodies passed across placenta
-vaccination triggering immune response
-anti-venom neutralizing toxins
Lesion - CORRECT ANSWERS Any observable change or abnormality
, Rash - CORRECT ANSWERS Widespread outbreak of lesions
Vesicle/Vesicular rash - CORRECT ANSWERS small, elevated lesion filled with clear fluid
(ex: chickenpox)
Macule - CORRECT ANSWERS flat, colored spot on the skin (ex. Freckles)
Papule - CORRECT ANSWERS Raised solid lesion; may be discolored; has distinct boarders;
less than 0.5 cm in diameter (ex. Warts)
Pustule - CORRECT ANSWERS Raised lesion with pus below surface (ex. Acne)
Maculopapular rash - CORRECT ANSWERS Small slight raised papule lesions that overlay
or are interspersed with macules (ex. Rubella)
Rubella (German Measles) (transmission, complications, tx) - CORRECT ANSWERS Highly
contagious viral disease, especially affecting children and fetuses, that causes swelling of the
lymph nodes and a reddish pink rash starting from face traveling down; may be harmful to the
unborn baby of a pregnant woman who contracts it
-togaviridae, enveloped, ssRNA
-Complications: birth defects, heart abnormalities, deafness, blindness, cognitive impairment,
liver and spleen damage
-Transmission: respiratory droplets 1 week before and after rash appears (droplet, standard
precautions)
-Treatment: MMR vax (measles, mumps, rubella)
