SEROLOGY A LABORATORY PERSPECTIVE, 4TH EDITION,
CHRISTINE DORRESTEYN STEVENS, LINDA E. MILLER
COMPLETE CHAPTERS
Chapter131.13Introduction13to13Immunity13and13the13Immune13System
Multiple13Choice
1. Eosinophils13are13involved13in13the13immune13response13against:
A. viruses.
B. intracellular13bacteria.
C. parasites13that13cannot13be13phagocytized.
D. extracellular13bacteria.
ANS:13C
2. Which13of13the13following13are13components13of13both13innate13and13ad
aptive13immune13responses?13A.13Immunoglobulins
B. T13helper13cells
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,C. Macrophages
D. B13cell
s13ANS:13C
3. The13process13by13which13leukocytes13are13attracted13to13a13specific13a
rea13by13chemical13messengers13is13called:13A.13diapedesis.
B. degranulation.
C. chemotaxis.
D. opsonization.
ANS:13C
4. Which13of13the13following13is13a13characteristic13of13natural13killer13cel
ls?13A.13They13mature13in13the13thymus.
B. They13are13smaller13than13B13and13T13cells.
C. They13are13a13type13of13lymphocyte.
D. They13are13part13of13the13adaptive13immune13system.
ANS:13C
5. Which13of13the13following13best13describes13diapedesis?
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,A. Movement13toward13increasing13concentrations13of13a13cytokine
B. Attachment13of13immunoglobulin13to13target13cells
C. Movement13through13blood13vessel13walls13as13cells13exit13the13circulatio
n
D. Engulfment13of13target13cel
ls13ANS:13C
6. The13most13effective13phagocytic13and13antigen-
presenting13cell13is13the:13A.13neutrophil.
B. monocyte.
C. dendritic13cell.
D. macrophage.
ANS:13C
7. Which13of13the13following13is13characteristic13of13natural13immunity?1
3A.13It13involves13memory.
B. T13lymphocytes13play13a13major13role.
C. It13involves13specificity.
D. Mechanisms13are13always13present13and13fully13functio
nal.13ANS:13D
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, 8. All13of13the13following13cells13are13considered13part13of13natural13im
munity13EXCEPT:13A.13eosinophils.
B. B13lymphocytes.
C. monocytes.
D. neutrophils.
13 ANS:13B
9. Where13does13the13specific13immune13response13to13a13foreign13antigen13
mainly13occur?
A. Lymph13nodes
B. Blood
C. Bone13marrow
D. Skin
ANS:13A
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10. Which13white13cell13in13the13peripheral13blood13migrates13into13tiss
ue13to13become13a13macrophage?13A.13Eosinophil
B. Basophil
C. Neutrophil
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