TEST BANK FOR CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY AND SEROLOGY A LABORATORY PERSPECTIVE, 3RD EDITION: STEVENS

1. Eosinophils are involved in the immune response against: A) viruses B) intracellular bacteria C) multicellular parasites D) extracellular bacteria 2. Which of the following are considered to be an acute phase protein? A) serum amyloid A B) streptolysin O C) cardiolipin D) reagin 3. A patient is tested for the presence of C-reactive protein and is found to have an elevated level. What does this indicate is taking place in the patient? A) inflammation B) nothing, the patient is normal C) impossible to determine anything 4. Which of the following are directly used in oxidative killing of target cells? A) hydrogen peroxide B) lysozyme C) defensin D) TNF-alpha 5. A protein that only changes in concentration significantly in response to inflammation and is not detectable when there is no inflammation is called a/an: A) reagin B) immunoglobulin C) complement protein D) acute phase protein 6. Which of the following can be measured as an indicator of inflammation? A) temperature B) number of WBCs C) erythrocyte sedimentation rate D) two of these E) all of these