NURS 3366 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY TEST 2
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS ANSWERS VERIFIED PRACTICE
PACK GRADED A+
⩥ When a person has an allergic reaction to bee stings, which antibody
causes the life-threatening hypersensitivity response?
A) IgM
B) IgA
C) IgE
D) IgG
Answer: c
⩥ Cytotoxic T (Tc) cells can destroy infected or cancer cells by which of
the following mechanisms?
A) Producing toxins
B) Stimulating apoptosis
C) Producing antibodies
D) Both A and B
Answer: d
⩥ How do natural killer (NK) cells differ from cytotoxic T (Tc) cells?
,A) NK cells lack antigen-specificity and can target any infected or
malignant cell.
B) NK cells are phagocytic.
C) NK cells can opsonize bacteria and viruses.
D) NK cells release toxins that kill the target cell.
Answer: a
⩥ A 20-year-old female has been diagnosed with AIDS. Laboratory
testing would reveal diminished levels of:
A) cytotoxic T cells.
B) B cells.
C) helper T cells.
D) T suppressor cells.
Answer: c
⩥ A 10-year-old male is diagnosed with a large tapeworm. Which of the
following cells would be produced in response to this worm?
A) Monocytes
B) Eosinophils
C) Neutrophils
D) Natural killer cells
Answer: b
,⩥ When a person has an allergic reaction to a bee sting, which type of
hypersensitivity response is occurring?
A) Type I
B) Type II
C) Type III
D) Type IV
Answer: a
⩥ Type I hypersensitivity is mediated by which of the following
antibodies?
A) IgG
B) IgD
C) IgM
D) IgE
Answer: d
⩥ The most severe type I hypersensitivity response is:
A) eczema.
B) allergic rhinitis.
C) serous otitis.
D) anaphylaxis.
Answer: d
, ⩥ Which cells are stimulated by the presence of antibodies in a type I
hypersensitivity reaction?
A) Mast cells
B) Macrophages
C) B lymphocytes
D) T lymphocytes
Answer: a
⩥ In type II hypersensitivity, tissue injury is caused by:
A) autoantibody activation of complement and subsequent destruction of
target cells.
B) autoantibody stimulation of NK cells that destroy target cells.
C) autoantibody opsonization of target cells and subsequent
phagocytosis.
D) all of the above.
Answer: d
⩥ Which of the following hypersensitivity reactions involves the
formation of antigen-antibody (immune) complexes that get deposited
on vessel walls or in extravascular tissue?
A) Type I
B) Type II
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS ANSWERS VERIFIED PRACTICE
PACK GRADED A+
⩥ When a person has an allergic reaction to bee stings, which antibody
causes the life-threatening hypersensitivity response?
A) IgM
B) IgA
C) IgE
D) IgG
Answer: c
⩥ Cytotoxic T (Tc) cells can destroy infected or cancer cells by which of
the following mechanisms?
A) Producing toxins
B) Stimulating apoptosis
C) Producing antibodies
D) Both A and B
Answer: d
⩥ How do natural killer (NK) cells differ from cytotoxic T (Tc) cells?
,A) NK cells lack antigen-specificity and can target any infected or
malignant cell.
B) NK cells are phagocytic.
C) NK cells can opsonize bacteria and viruses.
D) NK cells release toxins that kill the target cell.
Answer: a
⩥ A 20-year-old female has been diagnosed with AIDS. Laboratory
testing would reveal diminished levels of:
A) cytotoxic T cells.
B) B cells.
C) helper T cells.
D) T suppressor cells.
Answer: c
⩥ A 10-year-old male is diagnosed with a large tapeworm. Which of the
following cells would be produced in response to this worm?
A) Monocytes
B) Eosinophils
C) Neutrophils
D) Natural killer cells
Answer: b
,⩥ When a person has an allergic reaction to a bee sting, which type of
hypersensitivity response is occurring?
A) Type I
B) Type II
C) Type III
D) Type IV
Answer: a
⩥ Type I hypersensitivity is mediated by which of the following
antibodies?
A) IgG
B) IgD
C) IgM
D) IgE
Answer: d
⩥ The most severe type I hypersensitivity response is:
A) eczema.
B) allergic rhinitis.
C) serous otitis.
D) anaphylaxis.
Answer: d
, ⩥ Which cells are stimulated by the presence of antibodies in a type I
hypersensitivity reaction?
A) Mast cells
B) Macrophages
C) B lymphocytes
D) T lymphocytes
Answer: a
⩥ In type II hypersensitivity, tissue injury is caused by:
A) autoantibody activation of complement and subsequent destruction of
target cells.
B) autoantibody stimulation of NK cells that destroy target cells.
C) autoantibody opsonization of target cells and subsequent
phagocytosis.
D) all of the above.
Answer: d
⩥ Which of the following hypersensitivity reactions involves the
formation of antigen-antibody (immune) complexes that get deposited
on vessel walls or in extravascular tissue?
A) Type I
B) Type II
