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 5x1. 5xIntroduction 5xto 5xImmunity 5xand 5xthe 5xImmune 5xSystem



Multiple 5xChoice



1. Eosinophils 5xare 5xinvolved 5xinsthe 5ximmune 5xresponse 5xagainst:
A. viruses.
B. intracellularsbacteria.
C. parasites 5xthat 5xcannot 5xbe 5xphagocytized.
D. extracellular 5x bacteria.

ANS: 5xC



2. Which 5xof 5xthe 5xfollowing 5xare 5xcomponents 5xof 5xboth 5xinnate 5xand 5xadaptive 5ximmunesresponses?
A. Immunoglobulins
B. T 5xhelper 5xcells
C. Macrophages
D. B

cells
5x



5x ANS:

5x C



3. The 5xprocess 5xby 5xwhich 5xleukocytes 5xare 5xattractedsto 5xa 5xspecific 5xarea 5xbyschemical 5xmessengers 5xis 5xcalled:
A. diapedesis.
B. degranulation.
C. chemotaxis.
D. opsonization.

ANS: 5xC



4. Which 5xof 5xthe 5xfollowingsis 5xa 5xcharacteristic 5xof 5xnatural 5xkiller 5xcells?
A. They 5xmaturesin 5xthesthymus.
B. They 5xaressmallersthan 5xB 5xand 5xTscells.
C. They 5xare 5xastype 5xof 5xlymphocyte.
D. They 5xare 5xpart 5xof 5xthesadaptivesimmune 5xsystem.

ANS: 5xC



5. Which 5xof 5xthe 5xfollowing 5xbestsdescribes 5xdiapedesis?
A. Movement 5xtoward 5xincreasingsconcentrations 5xof 5xascytokine
B. Attachment 5xof 5ximmunoglobulin 5xto 5xtarget 5xcells

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C. Movement 5xthrough 5xbloodsvessel 5xwalls 5xas 5xcells 5xexit 5xthe 5xcirculation
D. Engulfment 5xof 5xtarget

cells 5xANS: 5xC
5x




6. The 5xmost 5xeffective 5xphagocytic 5xand 5xantigen-presenting 5xcell 5xis 5xthe:
A. neutrophil.
B. monocyte.
C. dendritic 5xcell.
D. macrophage.

ANS: 5xC



7. Which 5xof 5xthe 5xfollowingsis 5xcharacteristic 5xof 5xnatural 5ximmunity?
A. It 5xinvolves 5xmemory.
B. T 5xlymphocytes 5xplay 5xa 5xmajor 5xrole.
C. It 5xinvolves 5xspecificity.
D. Mechanisms 5xare 5xalways 5xpresent 5xand 5xfully 5xfunctional.

ANS: 5xD



8. All 5xof 5xthesfollowingscells 5xaresconsidered 5xpart 5xof 5xnaturalsimmunity 5xEXCEPT:
A. eosinophils.
B. B 5xlymphocytes.
C. monocytes.
D. neutrophils.

ANS: 5xB



9. Where 5xdoes 5xthesspecific 5ximmune 5xresponsestosa 5xforeign 5xantigen 5xmainlysoccur?
A. Lymph 5xnodes
B. Blood
C. Bone 5xmarrow
D. Skin

5x ANS:

A
5x




10. Which 5xwhite 5xcell 5xin 5xthe 5xperipheral 5xblood 5xmigrates 5xinto 5xtissuesto 5xbecome 5xa 5xmacrophage?
A. Eosinophil
B. Basophil
C. Neutrophil

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D. Monocyte

ANS: 5xD
5x




11. A 5xwhite 5xblood 5xcell 5xthat 5xis 5x16 5xto 5x18 5xmicrometers 5xin 5xdiameter, 5xhas
5xashorseshoe- 5xshaped 5xnucleus, 5xand 5xiscapable 5xof 5xphagocytosis 5xis 5xa:

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

ANS: 5xD



12. Pasteur's 5xdiscovery 5xthat 5xoldersbacterial 5xcultures 5xwould 5xnot 5xcause 5xdisease 5xin 5xchickens 5xbut
5xwould 5xprotectst 5xhem 5xfromssubsequent 5xinfection 5xwith 5xmore 5xvirulent 5xstrains 5xis 5xan 5xexample 5xof:

A. attenuated 5xvaccine.
B. natural 5ximmunity.
C. passive 5ximmunity.
D. cross-immunity.

ANS: 5xA



13. Antibodies 5xare 5xsecreted 5xby:
A. plasma 5xcells.
B. B 5xcells.
C. T 5xcells.
D. dendritic 5xcells.

ANS: 5xA



14. Which 5xof 5xthe 5xfollowing 5xis 5xcharacteristic 5xof 5xmucosal-associated 5xlymphoid 5xtissue?
A. It 5xis 5xone 5xofsthesprimary 5xlymphoidsorgans.
B. It 5xclears 5xpathogens 5xfrom5xthe 5xbloodstream.
C. It 5xincludes 5xthe 5xtonsils 5xandsthesappendix.
D. It 5xincludessthe 5xliversand 5xspleen.

ANS: 5xC



15. Acquired 5x(adaptive) 5ximmunityscan 5xbe 5xcharacterized 5xas:
A. nonspecifically 5xactivated.
B. immediately 5xresponsive.