Osx microbiology testbank ch19 pdf
, 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 own cell*
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, Difficulty: Easy ASM
Standard: N/A
5. Desensitization treatment is also known by which of the following terms?
A. allografting
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, 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
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, 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 own cell*
Page 1 of 18
, Difficulty: Easy ASM
Standard: N/A
5. Desensitization treatment is also known by which of the following terms?
A. allografting
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, 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
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