Test Bank For Clinical Immunology and Serology A Laboratory Perspective 5th Edition by Christine Dorresteyn Miller

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




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


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




ANS: C xx




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 xx




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 xx

,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 cell xx xx xx




s 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. xx


D. macrophage.

ANS: C xx




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. xx xx xx xx xx xx




ANS: D xx




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 xx




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


B. Blood
C. Bone marrow xx


D. Skin x




ANS:
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A



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