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,TEST BANK FOR
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Immunology and Serology in Laboratory Medicine, 8th Edition by Mary Louise Turgeon
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Chapter 1-27
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Chapter 01: Highlights of the Innate and Adaptive Immune Systems
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MULTIPLE CHOICE wk




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

ANS: w k B
Louis Pasteur is generally considered to be the ―father of immunology.‖
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DIF: Cognitive Level: I wk wk




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




ANS: w k C
Beginning about 1000 AD, the Chinese practiced a form of immunization by inhaling dried
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powders derived from the crusts of smallpox lesions.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: I wk wk




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


b. defend the body against nonself.
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c. amplify specific functions. wk wk


d. Both A and B. wk wk wk




ANS: w k D
The function of the immune system is to recognize self from nonself and defend the body
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against nonself. Such a system is necessary for survival. The immune system also has n
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onspecific effector mechanisms that usually amplify the specific functions. Nonspecific c
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omponents of the immune system include mononuclear phagocytes, polymorphonuclear le
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ukocytes, and soluble factors (e.g., complement).
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DIF: Cognitive Level: I wk wk




4. An undesirable consequence of immunity is
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a. natural resistance. wk


b. acquired resistance to infectious diseases.
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, c. an autoimmune disorder.
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d. recovery from infectious disease. wk wk wk




ANS: w k C
The desirable consequences of immunity include natural resistance, recovery, and acquired
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resistance to infectious diseases. A deficiency or dysfunction of the immune system can caus
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e many disorders. Undesirable consequences of immunity include allergy, rejection of a tra
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nsplanted organ, or an autoimmune disorder.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: I wk wk




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




ANS: w k D
The immune system is composed of a large, complex set of widely distributed elements,
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with the distinctive characteristics of specificity, memory, mobility, replicability, and coo
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peration among different cells or cellular products. Specificity and memory are characteri
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stics of lymphocytes in the immune system. Nonspecific elements of the immune system
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demonstrate mobility. In addition, specific and nonspecific cellular components of the im
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mune system can replicate. Cooperation is required for optimal functioning, and interacti
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on involves specific cellular elements, cell products, and nonlymphoid elements.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: I wk wk




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


a. immediate hours after conception wk wk wk


b. second month of gestation. wk wk wk


c. second trimester of gestation. wk wk wk


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




ANS: w k A
The sites of blood cell development, or hematopoiesis, follow a definite sequence in the
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embryo and fetus. Hematopoiesis occurs in the yolk sac during the second month of gesta
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tion.

DIF: Cognitive Level: II wk wk




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. wk wk wk wk


d. bone marrow, liver-spleen, yolk sac.
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ANS: w k A

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