Applied Pathophysiology for the Advanced
Practice Nurse 2nd Edition - Chapter 2
with questions and well verified answers
actual exam!!! 2026
Innate immunity, also called natural or native immunity, consists of mechanisms that respond
specifically to:
A) self-cells.
B) microbes.
C) antibodies.
D) inflammation. - ANSWER -B) microbes.
Shortly after being diagnosed with HIV, a patient has begun highly active
antiretroviral therapy (HAART). What is the primary goal of the patients drug regimen?
A) To limit the latent period of HIV
B) To slow the progression of the disease
C) To minimize opportunities for transmission
D) To prevent seroconversion - ANSWER -B) To slow the progression of the disease
Adaptive immune responses, also called acquired or specific immunity, are composed of ____
and their products.
, A) granulocytes
B) lymphocytes
C) epithelial cells
D) Toll-like receptors - ANSWER -B) lymphocytes
The effector cells of the immune system have the primary function of:
A) activating phagocytic cells.
B) eliminating the antigens.
C) processing antigen into epitopes.
D) controlling the immune response. - ANSWER -B) eliminating the antigens.
Activation of lymphocytes is dependent upon the ____ and of the ____ antigens by
macrophages.
A) memory; clustering
B) capture; destruction
C) recognition; grouping
D) processing; presentation - ANSWER -D) processing; presentation
Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules, with human leukocyte antigens (HLAs),
are markers on all nucleated cells and have an important role in:
A) identifying blood types.
B) cell membrane transport.
C) suppressing viral replication.
D) avoiding transplant rejections. - ANSWER -D) avoiding transplant rejections.
Dendritic cells, found in skin tissues and lymphoid tissues, are important for:
A) initiation of adaptive immunity.
Practice Nurse 2nd Edition - Chapter 2
with questions and well verified answers
actual exam!!! 2026
Innate immunity, also called natural or native immunity, consists of mechanisms that respond
specifically to:
A) self-cells.
B) microbes.
C) antibodies.
D) inflammation. - ANSWER -B) microbes.
Shortly after being diagnosed with HIV, a patient has begun highly active
antiretroviral therapy (HAART). What is the primary goal of the patients drug regimen?
A) To limit the latent period of HIV
B) To slow the progression of the disease
C) To minimize opportunities for transmission
D) To prevent seroconversion - ANSWER -B) To slow the progression of the disease
Adaptive immune responses, also called acquired or specific immunity, are composed of ____
and their products.
, A) granulocytes
B) lymphocytes
C) epithelial cells
D) Toll-like receptors - ANSWER -B) lymphocytes
The effector cells of the immune system have the primary function of:
A) activating phagocytic cells.
B) eliminating the antigens.
C) processing antigen into epitopes.
D) controlling the immune response. - ANSWER -B) eliminating the antigens.
Activation of lymphocytes is dependent upon the ____ and of the ____ antigens by
macrophages.
A) memory; clustering
B) capture; destruction
C) recognition; grouping
D) processing; presentation - ANSWER -D) processing; presentation
Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules, with human leukocyte antigens (HLAs),
are markers on all nucleated cells and have an important role in:
A) identifying blood types.
B) cell membrane transport.
C) suppressing viral replication.
D) avoiding transplant rejections. - ANSWER -D) avoiding transplant rejections.
Dendritic cells, found in skin tissues and lymphoid tissues, are important for:
A) initiation of adaptive immunity.
