Exam 17: Innate Host Defenses

Which of the following proteins activate complement,enhance inflammation and stimulate macrophages to undergo chemotaxis

Bacteria that resist digestion by phagocytes use all of the following mechanisms except:

Sequential steps taken by a phagocytic cell destroying an invading microorganism include:

Macrophages include all of the following except:

The lymphatic system does all of the following except:

Toll-like receptors:

A multilobed lymphatic organ that functions to process lymphocytes known as T cells and release them into the blood is the:

The largest lymphatic organ that engulfs worn-out blood cells and microorganisms is:

The condition that is caused by exogenous and endogenous pyrogens is called _____.

Exogenous and endogenous __________ are fever causing substances.

A phagocytic cell:

What area of the body is drained by the right lymphatic duct

Which of the following is not a chemical barrier

A residual body:

The process whereby immune cells leave the blood by passing between the endothelial cells that line blood vessels is known as:

Phagocytic leukocytes that contain oxidative chemicals to kill internalized microorgansisms are called _____.

Blood contains cells including all of the following except:

Leukocyte endogenous mediator:

Defensins:

Leukocytes responsible for killing intracellular viruses are _____.