Test Bank for Clinical Immunology and Serology: A Laboratory Perspective, 4th Edition by Christine Dorresteyn Stevens – Full Chapters, Verified Q&A, 2025 Update

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Chapter 6v1. 6vIntroduction 6vto 6vImmunity 6vand 6vthe 6vImmune 6vSystem



Multiple 6vChoice



1. Eosinophils 6vare 6vinvolved 6vinsthe 6vimmune 6vresponse 6vagainst:
A. viruses.
B. intracellularsbacteria.
C. parasites 6vthat 6vcannot 6vbe 6vphagocytized.
D. extracellular 6v bacteria.

ANS: 6vC



2. Which 6vof 6vthe 6vfollowing 6vare 6vcomponents 6vof 6vboth 6vinnate 6vand 6vadaptive 6vimmunesresponses?
A. Immunoglobulins
B. T 6vhelper 6vcells
C. Macrophages
D. B

cells
6v



6v ANS:

6v C



3. The 6vprocess 6vby 6vwhich 6vleukocytes 6vare 6vattractedsto 6va 6vspecific 6varea 6vbyschemical 6vmessengers 6vis 6vcalled:
A. diapedesis.
B. degranulation.
C. chemotaxis.
D. opsonization.

ANS: 6vC



4. Which 6vof 6vthe 6vfollowingsis 6va 6vcharacteristic 6vof 6vnatural 6vkiller 6vcells?
A. They 6vmaturesin 6vthesthymus.
B. They 6varessmallersthan 6vB 6vand 6vTscells.
C. They 6vare 6vastype 6vof 6vlymphocyte.
D. They 6vare 6vpart 6vof 6vthesadaptivesimmune 6vsystem.

ANS: 6vC



5. Which 6vof 6vthe 6vfollowing 6vbestsdescribes 6vdiapedesis?
A. Movement 6vtoward 6vincreasingsconcentrations 6vof 6vascytokine
B. Attachment 6vof 6vimmunoglobulin 6vto 6vtarget 6vcells

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C. Movement 6vthrough 6vbloodsvessel 6vwalls 6vas 6vcells 6vexit 6vthe 6vcirculation
D. Engulfment 6vof 6vtarget

cells 6vANS: 6vC
6v




6. The 6vmost 6veffective 6vphagocytic 6vand 6vantigen-presenting 6vcell 6vis 6vthe:
A. neutrophil.
B. monocyte.
C. dendritic 6vcell.
D. macrophage.

ANS: 6vC



7. Which 6vof 6vthe 6vfollowingsis 6vcharacteristic 6vof 6vnatural 6vimmunity?
A. It 6vinvolves 6vmemory.
B. T 6vlymphocytes 6vplay 6va 6vmajor 6vrole.
C. It 6vinvolves 6vspecificity.
D. Mechanisms 6vare 6valways 6vpresent 6vand 6vfully 6vfunctional.

ANS: 6vD



8. All 6vof 6vthesfollowingscells 6varesconsidered 6vpart 6vof 6vnaturalsimmunity 6vEXCEPT:
A. eosinophils.
B. B 6vlymphocytes.
C. monocytes.
D. neutrophils.

ANS: 6vB



9. Where 6vdoes 6vthesspecific 6vimmune 6vresponsestosa 6vforeign 6vantigen 6vmainlysoccur?
A. Lymph 6vnodes
B. Blood
C. Bone 6vmarrow
D. Skin

6v ANS:

A
6v




10. Which 6vwhite 6vcell 6vin 6vthe 6vperipheral 6vblood 6vmigrates 6vinto 6vtissuesto 6vbecome 6va 6vmacrophage?
A. Eosinophil
B. Basophil
C. Neutrophil

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D. Monocyte

ANS: 6vD
6v




11. A 6vwhite 6vblood 6vcell 6vthat 6vis 6v16 6vto 6v18 6vmicrometers 6vin 6vdiameter, 6vhas
6vashorseshoe- 6vshaped 6vnucleus, 6vand 6viscapable 6vof 6vphagocytosis 6vis 6va:

A. neutrophil.
B. eosinophil.
C. basophil.
D. monocyte.

ANS: 6vD



12. Pasteur's 6vdiscovery 6vthat 6voldersbacterial 6vcultures 6vwould 6vnot 6vcause 6vdisease 6vin 6vchickens 6vbut
6vwould 6vprotectst 6vhem 6vfromssubsequent 6vinfection 6vwith 6vmore 6vvirulent 6vstrains 6vis 6van 6vexample 6vof:

A. attenuated 6vvaccine.
B. natural 6vimmunity.
C. passive 6vimmunity.
D. cross-immunity.

ANS: 6vA



13. Antibodies 6vare 6vsecreted 6vby:
A. plasma 6vcells.
B. B 6vcells.
C. T 6vcells.
D. dendritic 6vcells.

ANS: 6vA



14. Which 6vof 6vthe 6vfollowing 6vis 6vcharacteristic 6vof 6vmucosal-associated 6vlymphoid 6vtissue?
A. It 6vis 6vone 6vofsthesprimary 6vlymphoidsorgans.
B. It 6vclears 6vpathogens 6vfrom6vthe 6vbloodstream.
C. It 6vincludes 6vthe 6vtonsils 6vandsthesappendix.
D. It 6vincludessthe 6vliversand 6vspleen.

ANS: 6vC



15. Acquired 6v(adaptive) 6vimmunityscan 6vbe 6vcharacterized 6vas:
A. nonspecifically 6vactivated.
B. immediately 6vresponsive.