Immunology and Serology in Laboratory Medicine 7th Edition - Test Bank by Mary Louise Turgeon

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Immunology and Serology in Laboratory Medicine, 7th Edition by Mary Louise Turgeon
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Chapter 1-27 x@




Chapter 01: Highlights of the Innate and Adaptive Immune Systems
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MULTIPLE CHOICE x@




1. The ―father‖ of immunology is generally considered to be
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a. Koch.
b. Pasteur.
c. Gram.
d. Salk.
ANS: x @ B

Louis Pasteur is generally considered to be the ―father of immunology.‖
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DIF: Cognitive Level: I x@ x@




2. An early form of immunization was practiced by the
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a. Romans.
b. Greeks.
c. Chinese.
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ANS: x @ C

Beginning about 1000 AD, the Chinese practiced a form of immunization by inhaling dr
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ied powders derived from the crusts of smallpox lesions.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: I x@ x@




3. A specific function of the immune system is to
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a. recognize self from nonself. x@ x@ x@




b. defend the body against nonself.
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, c. amplify specific functions.
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d. Both A and B.
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ANS: x @ D

The function of the immune system is to recognize self from nonself and defend the bo
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dy against nonself. Such a system is necessary for survival. The immune system also h
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as nonspecific effector mechanisms that usually amplify the specific functions. Nonspeci
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fic components of the immune system include mononuclear phagocytes, polymorphonucl
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ear leukocytes, and soluble factors (e.g., complement).
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Ix@ x@




4. An undesirable consequence of immunity is
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a. natural resistance.
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b. acquired resistance to infectious diseases.
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, c. an autoimmune disorder.
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d. recovery from infectious disease. x@ x@ x@




ANS: x @ C

The desirable consequences of immunity include natural resistance, recovery, and acquir
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ed resistance to infectious diseases. A deficiency or dysfunction of the immune system c
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an cause many disorders. Undesirable consequences of immunity include allergy, rejectio
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n of a transplanted organ, or an autoimmune disorder.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: I x@ x@




5. The immune system has various distinctive characteristics except;
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a. specificity.
b. memory.
c. mobility.
d. noncooperation among different cells. x@ x@ x@




ANS: x @ D

The immune system is composed of a large, complex set of widely distributed elements
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, with the distinctive characteristics of specificity, memory, mobility, replicability, and c
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ooperation among different cells or cellular products. Specificity and memory are charac
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teristics of lymphocytes in the immune system. Nonspecific elements of the immune syst
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em demonstrate mobility. In addition, specific and nonspecific cellular components of th
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e immune system can replicate. Cooperation is required for optimal functioning, and int
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eraction involves specific cellular elements, cell products, and nonlymphoid elements.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: I x@ x@




6. Hematopoiesis occurs in the yolk sac during thex@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@




a. immediate hours after conception x@ x@ x@




b. second month of gestation. x@ x@ x@




c. second trimester of gestation.
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