Question 1

Which of the following infectious diseases was prevented by the first successful vaccination?

Accepted Answer

A)  Polio 
B)  Tuberculosis 
C)  Smallpox 
D)  Tetanus 
E)  Rubella 
A)  Polio 
B)  Tuberculosis 
C)  Smallpox 
D)  Tetanus 
E)  Rubella C

Question 2

The principal function of the immune system is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Defense against cancer 
B)  Repair of injured tissues 
C)  Defense against microbial infections 
D)  Prevention of inflammatory diseases 
E)  Protection against environmental toxins 
A)  Defense against cancer 
B)  Repair of injured tissues 
C)  Defense against microbial infections 
D)  Prevention of inflammatory diseases 
E)  Protection against environmental toxins C

Question 3

Which of the following is a unique property of the adaptive immune system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Highly diverse repertoire of specificities for antigens 
B)  Self-nonself discrimination 
C)  Recognition of microbial structures by both cell-associated and soluble receptors 
D)  Protection against viral infections 
E)  Responses that have the same kinetics and magnitude on repeated exposure to the same microbe 
A)  Highly diverse repertoire of specificities for antigens 
B)  Self-nonself discrimination 
C)  Recognition of microbial structures by both cell-associated and soluble receptors 
D)  Protection against viral infections 
E)  Responses that have the same kinetics and magnitude on repeated exposure to the same microbe A

Question 4

Which of the following cell types is required for all humoral immune responses?

Accepted Answer

A)  Natural killer cells 
B)  Dendritic cells 
C)  Cytolytic T lymphocytes 
D)  B lymphocytes 
E)  Helper T lymphocytes 
A)  Natural killer cells 
B)  Dendritic cells 
C)  Cytolytic T lymphocytes 
D)  B lymphocytes 
E)  Helper T lymphocytes

Question 5

The two major functional classes of effector T lymphocytes are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Helper T lymphocytes and cytotoxic T lymphocytes 
B)  Natural killer cells and cytotoxic T lymphocytes 
C)  Memory T cells and effector T cells 
D)  Helper cells and antigen-presenting cells 
E)  Cytotoxic T lymphocytes and target cells 
A)  Helper T lymphocytes and cytotoxic T lymphocytes 
B)  Natural killer cells and cytotoxic T lymphocytes 
C)  Memory T cells and effector T cells 
D)  Helper cells and antigen-presenting cells 
E)  Cytotoxic T lymphocytes and target cells

Question 6

Antibodies and T lymphocytes are the respective mediators of which two types of immunity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Innate and adaptive 
B)  Passive and active 
C)  Specific and nonspecific 
D)  Humoral and cell-mediated 
E)  Adult and neonatal 
A)  Innate and adaptive 
B)  Passive and active 
C)  Specific and nonspecific 
D)  Humoral and cell-mediated 
E)  Adult and neonatal

Which of the following infectious diseases was prevented by the first successful vaccination?

The principal function of the immune system is:

Which of the following is a unique property of the adaptive immune system?

Which of the following cell types is required for all humoral immune responses?

The two major functional classes of effector T lymphocytes are:

Antibodies and T lymphocytes are the respective mediators of which two types of immunity?

Activation of T Lymphocytes

Antibodies and Antigens

Antigen Processing and Presentation to T Lymphocytes

Antigen Receptors and Accessory Molecules of T Lymphocytes

B Cell Activation and Antibody Production

Effector Mechanisms of Cell-Mediated Immunity

Cells and Tissues of the Immune System

Congenital and Acquired Immunodeficiencies

Cytokines

Diseases Caused by Immune Responses: Hypersensitivity and Autoimmunity

The Major Histocompatibility Complex

Effector Mechanisms of Humoral Immunity

Immediate Hypersensitivity

Innate Immunity

Immunologic Tolerance

Lymphocyte Maturation and Expression of Antigen Receptor Genes

Immunity to Microbes

Transplantation Immunology

Immunity to Tumors

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Exam 11: General Properties of Immune Response

Which of the following infectious diseases was prevented by the first successful vaccination?

The principal function of the immune system is:

Which of the following is a unique property of the adaptive immune system?

Which of the following cell types is required for all humoral immune responses?

The two major functional classes of effector T lymphocytes are:

Antibodies and T lymphocytes are the respective mediators of which two types of immunity?

Activation of T Lymphocytes

Antibodies and Antigens

Antigen Processing and Presentation to T Lymphocytes

Antigen Receptors and Accessory Molecules of T Lymphocytes

B Cell Activation and Antibody Production

Effector Mechanisms of Cell-Mediated Immunity

Cells and Tissues of the Immune System

Congenital and Acquired Immunodeficiencies

Cytokines

Diseases Caused by Immune Responses: Hypersensitivity and Autoimmunity

The Major Histocompatibility Complex

Effector Mechanisms of Humoral Immunity

Immediate Hypersensitivity

Innate Immunity

Immunologic Tolerance

Lymphocyte Maturation and Expression of Antigen Receptor Genes

Immunity to Microbes

Transplantation Immunology

Immunity to Tumors

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