OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank Chapter 19: Diseases of the Immune System

OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank Chapter 19: Diseases of the Immune System * = Correct answer Multiple Choice 1. An allergy is an example of which of the following? A. a type I hypersensitivity* B. a type II hypersensitivity C. a type III hypersensitivity D. a type IV hypersensitivity Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: N/A 2. If someone were accidentally given blood of the wrong type, which of the following is likely to occur? A. an autoimmune disorder B. anaphylaxis C. a hemolytic transfusion reaction* D. a type I hypersensitivity Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: N/A 3. Granules in mast cells are released to the extracellular environment through which of the following processes? A. an Arthus reaction B. anaphylaxis C. degranulation* D. the hemolytic response Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: N/A 4. The term immune tolerance means which of the following? A. becoming sensitized with repeated exposures B. developing autoimmune disease after repeated exposures C. having an unusually weak immune response to common antigens D. the ability to recognize self and prevent immune attack on one’s own cell* Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: N/A 5. Desensitization treatment is also known by which of the following terms? A. allografting B. autoimmunity C. hyposensitization therapy* D. serum treatment Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: N/A 6. A granuloma is which of the following infections? A. acute systemic infection B. chronic local infection* C. chronic systemic infection D. disseminated infection Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: N/A 7. Rh factors are which of the following? A. a type of T cell B. important examples of immune cells C. important RBC antigens* D. unimportant in blood transfusions Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: N/A 8. Serum sickness is which of the following? A. systemic type I hypersensitivity B. systemic type II hypersensitivity C. systemic type III hypersensitivity* D. systemic type IV hypersensitivity Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: N/A 9. Which of the following types of transplants has the lowest risk of rejection? A. allograft B. autograft* C. isograft D. xenograft Difficulty: Moderate ASM Standard: N/A 10. Which of the following types of infection is most