HESI MICRO BIOLOGY CHAPTER 16B TEST
BANK EXAM 2024-2025 ALL 58 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED
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All of the following protect the skin and mucous membranes from infection EXCEPT
A) multiple layers of cells.
B) tears.
C) saliva.
D) HCl.
E) the "ciliary escalator." - ANSWERS -HCl
The function of the "ciliary escalator" is to
A) propel inhaled dust and microorganisms toward the mouth, away from the lower respiratory tract.
B) remove microorganisms from the gastrointestinal tract.
C) remove microorganisms from the lower respiratory tract.
D) trap microorganisms in mucus in the upper respiratory tract.
E) trap inhaled dust and microorganisms in mucus and propel it away from the lower respiratory tract. -
ANSWERS -trap inhaled dust and microorganisms in mucus and propel it away from the lower
respiratory tract
Which of the following exhibits the highest phagocytic activity?
A) eosinophils
B) erythrocytes
C) macrophages
D) basophils
E) neutrophils - ANSWERS -macrophages
TLRs attach to all of the following EXCEPT
, A) AMPs.
B) flagellin.
C) LPS.
D) PAMPs.
E) peptidoglycan - ANSWERS -AMPs
A differential cell count is used to determine each of the following EXCEPT
A) the total number of white blood cells.
B) the numbers of each type of white blood cell.
C) the number of red blood cells.
D) leukocytosis.
E) leukopenia - ANSWERS -the number of red blood cellsterm-0
Innate immunity
A) is slower than adaptive immunity in responding to pathogens.
B) is nonspecific and present at birth.
C) involves a memory component.
D) involves T cells and B cells.
E) provides increased susceptibility to disease - ANSWERS -is nonspecific and present at birth
The complement protein cascade is the same for the classical pathway, alternative pathway, and lectin
pathway after the point in the cascade where the activation of ________ takes place.
A) C1
B) C2
C) C3
D) C5
E) C6 - ANSWERS -C3
All of the following increase blood vessel permeability EXCEPT
A) kinins.
B) prostaglandins.
C) lysozymes.
D) histamine.
BANK EXAM 2024-2025 ALL 58 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED
A+|NEWLY UPDATED!
All of the following protect the skin and mucous membranes from infection EXCEPT
A) multiple layers of cells.
B) tears.
C) saliva.
D) HCl.
E) the "ciliary escalator." - ANSWERS -HCl
The function of the "ciliary escalator" is to
A) propel inhaled dust and microorganisms toward the mouth, away from the lower respiratory tract.
B) remove microorganisms from the gastrointestinal tract.
C) remove microorganisms from the lower respiratory tract.
D) trap microorganisms in mucus in the upper respiratory tract.
E) trap inhaled dust and microorganisms in mucus and propel it away from the lower respiratory tract. -
ANSWERS -trap inhaled dust and microorganisms in mucus and propel it away from the lower
respiratory tract
Which of the following exhibits the highest phagocytic activity?
A) eosinophils
B) erythrocytes
C) macrophages
D) basophils
E) neutrophils - ANSWERS -macrophages
TLRs attach to all of the following EXCEPT
, A) AMPs.
B) flagellin.
C) LPS.
D) PAMPs.
E) peptidoglycan - ANSWERS -AMPs
A differential cell count is used to determine each of the following EXCEPT
A) the total number of white blood cells.
B) the numbers of each type of white blood cell.
C) the number of red blood cells.
D) leukocytosis.
E) leukopenia - ANSWERS -the number of red blood cellsterm-0
Innate immunity
A) is slower than adaptive immunity in responding to pathogens.
B) is nonspecific and present at birth.
C) involves a memory component.
D) involves T cells and B cells.
E) provides increased susceptibility to disease - ANSWERS -is nonspecific and present at birth
The complement protein cascade is the same for the classical pathway, alternative pathway, and lectin
pathway after the point in the cascade where the activation of ________ takes place.
A) C1
B) C2
C) C3
D) C5
E) C6 - ANSWERS -C3
All of the following increase blood vessel permeability EXCEPT
A) kinins.
B) prostaglandins.
C) lysozymes.
D) histamine.
