Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience
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Chapter 17: Neuroimmunology
Multiple Choice
1. Inflammation is:
A. bad.
B. good.
C. sometimes bad, sometimes good.*
Bloom’s Level 1. Remembering
2. B cells:
A. make antibodies.*
B. directly kill infected cells.
C. phagocytose pathogens.
D. spit their DNA out in nets to draw pathogens in.
Bloom’s Level 1. Remembering
3. A cell is displaying self-antigen via MCH I and some pathogen antigen via MCH II. What will a
T cell do with this cell?
A. Attack it
B. Learn about the pathogen antigen*
C. Ignore it
Bloom’s Level 2. Understanding
4. A cell is displaying self-antigen via MCH I and some pathogen antigen via MHC I. What will a
T cell do with this cell?
A. Attack it*
B. Learn about the pathogen antigen
C. Ignore it
Bloom’s Level 2. Understanding
5. The experiment where lizards were injected with a pathogen and prevented from moving to
a warmer spot in the cage is evidence for what?
A. That sickness behaviors are adaptive*
B. That hypothermia is bad during illness
C. That confinement is bad during illness
D. That lizards have different kinds of sickness behaviors that humans
Bloom’s Level 2. Understanding
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6. Common sickness behaviors are most similar to symptoms of:
A. Schizophrenia
B. Depression*
C. Multiple sclerosis
D. PTSD
Bloom’s Level 1. Remembering
7. In the experiment where rats had cyclophosphamide coupled with chocolate milk, why did
the rats show less antibody response to the second antigen exposure if also given just
chocolate milk?
A. Because chocolate milk is inherently immunosuppressive
B. Because their brains had learned the association of milk with immune suppression and
were changing their immune response in anticipation*
C. Because the second antigen exposure uses the adaptive immune response primarily,
which “remembers” the first encounter
D. Because the antigen is not infectious
8. We learned about an experiment where rats had cyclophosphamide coupled with chocolate
milk and then showed less antibody response to the second antigen exposure if also given
just chocolate milk. Now imagine that your friend is sick. Should you recommend that they
drink chocolate milk?
A. Yes, it will help suppress their immune response and they’ll feel better
B. No, it will suppress their immune response, which will only prolong their sickness
C. It doesn’t matter. They have no learned associations with chocolate milk so it won’t
affect them*
Bloom’s Level 3. Applying
9. Stress activation of the immune system is:
A. good.
B. bad.
C. sometimes good, sometimes bad.*
Bloom’s Level 2. Understanding
10. The parasympathetic system plays which roles in immune response?
A. Detecting cytokines released by innate immune cells to initiate CNS signaling
B. Activating the sympathetic nervous system
C. Helping end the immune response by suppressing innate immune cell cytokine
secretion*
D. All of these
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Chapter 17: Neuroimmunology
Multiple Choice
1. Inflammation is:
A. bad.
B. good.
C. sometimes bad, sometimes good.*
Bloom’s Level 1. Remembering
2. B cells:
A. make antibodies.*
B. directly kill infected cells.
C. phagocytose pathogens.
D. spit their DNA out in nets to draw pathogens in.
Bloom’s Level 1. Remembering
3. A cell is displaying self-antigen via MCH I and some pathogen antigen via MCH II. What will a
T cell do with this cell?
A. Attack it
B. Learn about the pathogen antigen*
C. Ignore it
Bloom’s Level 2. Understanding
4. A cell is displaying self-antigen via MCH I and some pathogen antigen via MHC I. What will a
T cell do with this cell?
A. Attack it*
B. Learn about the pathogen antigen
C. Ignore it
Bloom’s Level 2. Understanding
5. The experiment where lizards were injected with a pathogen and prevented from moving to
a warmer spot in the cage is evidence for what?
A. That sickness behaviors are adaptive*
B. That hypothermia is bad during illness
C. That confinement is bad during illness
D. That lizards have different kinds of sickness behaviors that humans
Bloom’s Level 2. Understanding
1
, Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience
OpenStax
6. Common sickness behaviors are most similar to symptoms of:
A. Schizophrenia
B. Depression*
C. Multiple sclerosis
D. PTSD
Bloom’s Level 1. Remembering
7. In the experiment where rats had cyclophosphamide coupled with chocolate milk, why did
the rats show less antibody response to the second antigen exposure if also given just
chocolate milk?
A. Because chocolate milk is inherently immunosuppressive
B. Because their brains had learned the association of milk with immune suppression and
were changing their immune response in anticipation*
C. Because the second antigen exposure uses the adaptive immune response primarily,
which “remembers” the first encounter
D. Because the antigen is not infectious
8. We learned about an experiment where rats had cyclophosphamide coupled with chocolate
milk and then showed less antibody response to the second antigen exposure if also given
just chocolate milk. Now imagine that your friend is sick. Should you recommend that they
drink chocolate milk?
A. Yes, it will help suppress their immune response and they’ll feel better
B. No, it will suppress their immune response, which will only prolong their sickness
C. It doesn’t matter. They have no learned associations with chocolate milk so it won’t
affect them*
Bloom’s Level 3. Applying
9. Stress activation of the immune system is:
A. good.
B. bad.
C. sometimes good, sometimes bad.*
Bloom’s Level 2. Understanding
10. The parasympathetic system plays which roles in immune response?
A. Detecting cytokines released by innate immune cells to initiate CNS signaling
B. Activating the sympathetic nervous system
C. Helping end the immune response by suppressing innate immune cell cytokine
secretion*
D. All of these
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