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Immunology and Serology in Laboratory Medicine, 8th Edition by Mary Louise Turgeon
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Chapter 1-27 5f




Chapter 01: Highlights of the Innate and Adaptive Immune Systems
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MULTIPLE CHOICE 5f




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

ANS: B 5 f


Louis Pasteur is generally considered to be the ―father of immunology.‖
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DIF: Cognitive Level: I 5f 5f




2. An early form of immunization was practiced by the
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a. Romans.
b. Greeks.
c. Chinese.
d. Native Americans. 5f




ANS: C 5 f


Beginning about 1000 AD, the Chinese practiced a form of immunization by inhaling dried pow
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ders derived from the crusts of smallpox lesions.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: I 5f 5f




3. A specific function of the immune system is to
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a. recognize self from nonself. 5f 5f 5f


b. defend the body against nonself. 5f 5f 5f 5f


c. amplify specific functions. 5f 5f


d. Both A and B. 5f 5f 5f




ANS: D 5 f


The function of the immune system is to recognize self from nonself and defend the body agai
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nst nonself. Such a system is necessary for survival. The immune system also has nonspecifi
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c effector mechanisms that usually amplify the specific functions. Nonspecific components o
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f the immune system include mononuclear phagocytes, polymorphonuclear leukocytes, and s
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oluble factors (e.g., complement).
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DIF: Cognitive Level: I 5f 5f




4. An undesirable consequence of immunity is
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a. natural resistance. 5f


b. acquired resistance to infectious diseases. 5f 5f 5f 5f

, c. an autoimmune disorder.
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d. recovery from infectious disease. 5f 5f 5f




ANS: C 5 f


The desirable consequences of immunity include natural resistance, recovery, and acquired resi
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stance to infectious diseases. A deficiency or dysfunction of the immune system can cause many
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disorders. Undesirable consequences of immunity include allergy, rejection of a transplanted or
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gan, or an autoimmune disorder.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: I 5f 5f




5. The immune system has various distinctive characteristics except;
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a. specificity.
b. memory.
c. mobility.
d. noncooperation among different cells. 5f 5f 5f




ANS: D 5 f


The immune system is composed of a large, complex set of widely distributed elements, with
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the distinctive characteristics of specificity, memory, mobility, replicability, and cooperation
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among different cells or cellular products. Specificity and memory are characteristics of lym
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phocytes in the immune system. Nonspecific elements of the immune system demonstrate mo
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bility. In addition, specific and nonspecific cellular components of the immune system can rep
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licate. Cooperation is required for optimal functioning, and interaction involves specific cell
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ular elements, cell products, and nonlymphoid elements.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: I 5f 5f




6. Hematopoiesis occurs in the yolk sac during the 5f 5f 5f 5f 5f 5f 5f


a. immediate hours after conception 5f 5f 5f


b. second month of gestation. 5f 5f 5f


c. second trimester of gestation. 5f 5f 5f


d. periods of severe anemia in children. 5f 5f 5f 5f 5f




ANS: A 5 f


The sites of blood cell development, or hematopoiesis, follow a definite sequence in the emb
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ryo and fetus. Hematopoiesis occurs in the yolk sac during the second month of gestation.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: II 5f 5f




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. 5f 5f 5f 5f


d. bone marrow, liver-spleen, yolk sac.
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ANS: A 5 f

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