Question 1

Macrophages develop from circulating blood cells called

Accepted Answer

A) lymphocytes 
B) monocytes 
C) neutrophils 
D) basophils 
E) eosinophils 
A) lymphocytes 
B) monocytes 
C) neutrophils 
D) basophils 
E) eosinophils

Question 2

Which of the following blood cells are capable of producing antibodies?

Accepted Answer

A) T-lymphocytes 
B) B-lymphocytes 
C) monocytes 
D) phagocytes 
E) erythrocytes 
A) T-lymphocytes 
B) B-lymphocytes 
C) monocytes 
D) phagocytes 
E) erythrocytes

Question 3

The first line of innate defenses against pathogens is

Accepted Answer

A) phagocytosis 
B) production of antibodies 
C) inflammation 
D) intact skin and mucous membranes 
E) complement 
A) phagocytosis 
B) production of antibodies 
C) inflammation 
D) intact skin and mucous membranes 
E) complement

Question 4

Only pathogenic microbes are considered antigens in the human body.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following statements about large lymphatic vessels is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) closely resemble arteries 
B) closely resemble arterioles 
C) closely resemble veins 
D) have less valves than veins 
E) more than one of the statements are correct 
A) closely resemble arteries 
B) closely resemble arterioles 
C) closely resemble veins 
D) have less valves than veins 
E) more than one of the statements are correct

Question 6

Immunity is the ability to use our body's defenses to ward off disease.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Body cells infected with viruses produce proteins called interferons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)is basically the end stage of infection by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is considered a chemical factor in the first line of innate defenses?

Accepted Answer

A) flow of urine 
B) mucous membrane 
C) transferrins 
D) interferons 
E) gastric juice 
A) flow of urine 
B) mucous membrane 
C) transferrins 
D) interferons 
E) gastric juice

Question 10

Tissue edema can result from

Accepted Answer

A) an infected lymph node. 
B) blockage of a lymphatic vessel. 
C) increased capillary blood pressure. 
D) an infected lymph node or blockage of a lymphatic vessel. 
E) an infected lymph node, blockage of a lymphatic vessel or increased capillary blood pressure. 
A) an infected lymph node. 
B) blockage of a lymphatic vessel. 
C) increased capillary blood pressure. 
D) an infected lymph node or blockage of a lymphatic vessel. 
E) an infected lymph node, blockage of a lymphatic vessel or increased capillary blood pressure.

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT being used as treatment of HIV infection?

Accepted Answer

A) protease inhibitors 
B) reverse transcriptase inhibitors 
C) a combination of protease inhibitors and reverse transcriptase inhibitors called HAART 
D) delayed hypersensitivity shots that help the body's immune system fight the virus 
E) combinations of multiple reverse transcriptase inhibitors 
A) protease inhibitors 
B) reverse transcriptase inhibitors 
C) a combination of protease inhibitors and reverse transcriptase inhibitors called HAART 
D) delayed hypersensitivity shots that help the body's immune system fight the virus 
E) combinations of multiple reverse transcriptase inhibitors

Question 12

All of the following are effects of the complement system EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) creating holes in the membrane of microbial pathogens. 
B) cytolysis of the microbe. 
C) decreased availability of iron to microbe. 
D) chemotaxis. 
E) opsonization. 
A) creating holes in the membrane of microbial pathogens. 
B) cytolysis of the microbe. 
C) decreased availability of iron to microbe. 
D) chemotaxis. 
E) opsonization.

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of naturally acquired passive immunity?

Accepted Answer

A) Mother passes antibodies on to her baby through her breast milk. 
B) A patient is treated with a rabies serum. 
C) A patient is inoculated with the polio vaccine. 
D) Your cousin exposed you to a nasty cold virus just before spring break. 
E) None of the choices is correct. 
A) Mother passes antibodies on to her baby through her breast milk. 
B) A patient is treated with a rabies serum. 
C) A patient is inoculated with the polio vaccine. 
D) Your cousin exposed you to a nasty cold virus just before spring break. 
E) None of the choices is correct.

Question 14

When fluid bathes the cells, it is called interstitial fluid. When that same fluid enters lymphatic vessels, it is called lymph.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Macrophages that remain in certain tissues and organs of the body are called fixed macrophages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In the war against pathogens, T cells may be considered the warriors or foot soldiers because they travel to the tissues to destroy the enemy, while the B cells use chemical warfare and are able to stay safely behind in the lymphatic tissue and send antibodies out to do the dirty work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Lymph nodes are

Accepted Answer

A) bean-shaped organs. 
B) located along lymphatic vessels. 
C) used to filter foreign substances out of the lymph. 
D) scattered throughout the body. 
E) all of the choices are correct. 
A) bean-shaped organs. 
B) located along lymphatic vessels. 
C) used to filter foreign substances out of the lymph. 
D) scattered throughout the body. 
E) all of the choices are correct.

Question 18

The main difference between antibody-mediated immunity and cell-mediated immunity is that the former requires a costimulator like IL-2 but the latter does not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A cell infected by a virus will produce _____ that signal neighboring cells to increase production of proteins which interfere with viral replication.

Accepted Answer

A) antibodies 
B) immunoglobulins 
C) prostaglandins 
D) interferons 
E) interleukins 
A) antibodies 
B) immunoglobulins 
C) prostaglandins 
D) interferons 
E) interleukins

Question 20

In cell-mediated immunity, infected host cells are directly attacked by

Accepted Answer

A) helper T cells 
B) macrophages 
C) antibodies 
D) cytotoxic T cells 
E) B cells 
A) helper T cells 
B) macrophages 
C) antibodies 
D) cytotoxic T cells 
E) B cells

Exam 17: The Lymphatic System and Immunity

Macrophages develop from circulating blood cells called

Which of the following blood cells are capable of producing antibodies?

The first line of innate defenses against pathogens is

Only pathogenic microbes are considered antigens in the human body.

Which of the following statements about large lymphatic vessels is TRUE?

Immunity is the ability to use our body's defenses to ward off disease.

Body cells infected with viruses produce proteins called interferons.

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)is basically the end stage of infection by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Which of the following is considered a chemical factor in the first line of innate defenses?

Tissue edema can result from

Which of the following is NOT being used as treatment of HIV infection?

All of the following are effects of the complement system EXCEPT

Which of the following is an example of naturally acquired passive immunity?

When fluid bathes the cells, it is called interstitial fluid. When that same fluid enters lymphatic vessels, it is called lymph.

Macrophages that remain in certain tissues and organs of the body are called fixed macrophages.

In the war against pathogens, T cells may be considered the warriors or foot soldiers because they travel to the tissues to destroy the enemy, while the B cells use chemical warfare and are able to stay safely behind in the lymphatic tissue and send antibodies out to do the dirty work.

Lymph nodes are

The main difference between antibody-mediated immunity and cell-mediated immunity is that the former requires a costimulator like IL-2 but the latter does not.

A cell infected by a virus will produce _____ that signal neighboring cells to increase production of proteins which interfere with viral replication.

In cell-mediated immunity, infected host cells are directly attacked by

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