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Immunology and Serology in Laboratory Medicine, 8th Edition by Mary Louise Turgeon
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Chapter 1-27pm




Chapter 01: Highlights of the Innate and Adaptive Immune Systems
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MULTIPLE CHOICE pm




1. The ―father‖ of immunology is generally considered to be
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a. Koch.
b. Pasteur.
c. Gram.
d. Salk.

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Louis Pasteur is generally considered to be the ―father of immunology.‖
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DIF: Cognitive Level: I pm pm




2. An pm early form of immunization was practiced by the
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a. Romans.
b. Greeks.
c. Chinese.
d. Native Americans. pm




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Beginning about 1000 AD, the Chinese practiced a form of immunization by inhaling dried po
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wders derived from the crusts of smallpox lesions.
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3. A pm specific function of the immune system is to
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a. recognize self from nonself. pm pm pm



b. defend the body against nonself. pm pm pm pm



c. amplify specific functions. pm pm



d. Both A and B. pm pm pm




ANS: D p m



The function of the immune system is to recognize self from nonself and defend the body ag
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ainst nonself. Such a system is necessary for survival. The immune system also has nonspe
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cific 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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4. An undesirable consequence of immunity is
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a. natural resistance. pm



b. acquired resistance to infectious diseases. pm pm pm pm




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d. recovery from infectious disease. pm pm pm




ANS: C p m



The desirable consequences of immunity include natural resistance, recovery, and acquired res
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istance to infectious diseases. A deficiency or dysfunction of the immune system can cause ma
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ny disorders. Undesirable consequences of immunity include allergy, rejection of a transplante
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d organ, or an autoimmune disorder.
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5. The immune system has various distinctive characteristics except;
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a. specificity.
b. memory.
c. mobility.
d. noncooperation among different cells. pm pm pm




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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 demonstrat
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e 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 spec
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ific cellular elements, cell products, and nonlymphoid elements.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: I pm pm




6. Hematopoiesis occurs in the yolk sac during the pm pm pm pm pm pm pm



a. immediate hours after conception pm pm pm



b. second month of gestation. pm pm pm



c. second trimester of gestation. pm pm pm



d. periods of severe anemia in children. pm pm pm pm pm




ANS: A p m



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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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. pm pm pm pm



d. bone marrow, liver-spleen, yolk sac.
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ANS: A p m




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