Exam 13: Host Defenses II: Specific Immunity and Immunization

An example of natural active immunity would be

Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format. Marie is a 57-year-old female who is on your general medical-surgical unit with a bladder infection. Two weeks ago, she was having slight burning upon urination. She self-treated with an increased intake of cranberry juice, but did not see any improvement. In fact, her symptoms got worse. Last week, she developed generalized abdominal pain and a mid-grade fever. She did not come into the hospital until the pain was unbearable and she had a fever of 104F. She was admitted to your unit and started on multiple IV antibiotics. The doctors say that she could be developing a kidney infection. -What previous lines of defense have been breached in Marie's case?

Lymphocytes

All of the following are characteristics of IgM except

Which process involves antibodies coating microorganisms in order to facilitate phagocytosis?

Destruction of lymphocytes with self specificity is called

An activated T_H cell produces ___ which is a growth factor for T helper cells and cytotoxic T cells.

Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format. Marie is a 57-year-old female who is on your general medical-surgical unit with a bladder infection. Two weeks ago, she was having slight burning upon urination. She self-treated with an increased intake of cranberry juice, but did not see any improvement. In fact, her symptoms got worse. Last week, she developed generalized abdominal pain and a mid-grade fever. She did not come into the hospital until the pain was unbearable and she had a fever of 104F. She was admitted to your unit and started on multiple IV antibiotics. The doctors say that she could be developing a kidney infection. -Which part of the IgG molecule will bind with the

Human B lymphocytes mature in an intestinal region called the bursa.

The immunoglobulin/s found on the surface of B cells is/are

After secreting antibodies during an immune response,plasma cells then differentiate into memory cells.

Antitoxins

MHC molecules are found on each of the following cells except

An example of artificial passive immunity would be

The most significant cells in graft rejection are

Live,attenuated vaccines

Which process involves antibodies cross-linking cells or particles into large aggregates?

Helper T cells

Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format. The Smith family has brought their 2-week-old son into your family practice office for his 2-week checkup. He is their first son, and they are very anxious. They have already expressed multiple concerns to you concerning sleep, feeding, and crying, but their concerns have been about things that are typical for a newborn. You try your best to calm their fears, and they are receptive for the most part. However, when it comes time to discuss vaccination with them, they refuse to vaccinate their son because they report they have heard vaccines can cause autism in children. -Which of the following statements is not true concerning vaccines?

The structural and functional differences that distinguish immunoglobulin isotypes are due to variations associated with their Fc fragments.