Question 1

Eosinophils are involved in the immune response against:

Accepted Answer

A)  viruses 
B)  intracellular bacteria 
C)  multicellular parasites 
D)  extracellular bacteria 
A)  viruses 
B)  intracellular bacteria 
C)  multicellular parasites 
D)  extracellular bacteria

Question 2

The phagosome of a macrophage is a membrane-bound vesicle that contains:

Accepted Answer

A)  enzymes 
B)  reactive oxygen intermediates 
C)  ingested bacteria 
D)  perforin and granzymes 
A)  enzymes 
B)  reactive oxygen intermediates 
C)  ingested bacteria 
D)  perforin and granzymes

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of acquired immunity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Memory is involved. 
B)  Lymphocytes play a major role. 
C)  It is very specific. 
D)  It depends on normally present body functions. 
A)  Memory is involved. 
B)  Lymphocytes play a major role. 
C)  It is very specific. 
D)  It depends on normally present body functions.

Question 4

All of the following are considered part of natural immunity EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  eosinophils 
B)  lymphocytes 
C)  acute phase reactants 
D)  neutrophils 
A)  eosinophils 
B)  lymphocytes 
C)  acute phase reactants 
D)  neutrophils

Question 5

All of the following are part of the process of phagocytosis EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  formation of a phagosome 
B)  creation of hypochlorite radicals 
C)  formation of fibrin clots 
D)  outflowing of cell cytoplasm 
A)  formation of a phagosome 
B)  creation of hypochlorite radicals 
C)  formation of fibrin clots 
D)  outflowing of cell cytoplasm

Question 6

What is the function of the acute phase protein haptoglobin?

Accepted Answer

A)  acts as an opsonin 
B)  forms clots 
C)  binds hemoglobin 
D)  acts as a chemotaxin 
A)  acts as an opsonin 
B)  forms clots 
C)  binds hemoglobin 
D)  acts as a chemotaxin

Question 7

A patient is tested for the presence of C-reactive protein and is found to have an elevated level.What does this indicate is taking place in the patient?

Accepted Answer

A)  inflammation 
B)  nothing,the patient is normal 
C)  impossible to determine anything 
A)  inflammation 
B)  nothing,the patient is normal 
C)  impossible to determine anything

Question 8

Which substance best inactivates bacterial proteins?

Accepted Answer

A)  NADP 
B)  oxygen 
C)  OCl- 
D)  lactic acid 
A)  NADP 
B)  oxygen 
C)  OCl- 
D)  lactic acid

Question 9

Neutrophils and macrophages use all of the following to kill bacteria EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  H2O2 
B)  perforin 
C)  hydroxyl radical 
D)  lysozyme 
E)  superoxide anion 
A)  H2O2 
B)  perforin 
C)  hydroxyl radical 
D)  lysozyme 
E)  superoxide anion

Eosinophils are involved in the immune response against:

The phagosome of a macrophage is a membrane-bound vesicle that contains:

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of acquired immunity?

All of the following are considered part of natural immunity EXCEPT:

All of the following are part of the process of phagocytosis EXCEPT:

What is the function of the acute phase protein haptoglobin?

A patient is tested for the presence of C-reactive protein and is found to have an elevated level.What does this indicate is taking place in the patient?

Which substance best inactivates bacterial proteins?

Neutrophils and macrophages use all of the following to kill bacteria EXCEPT:

Lymphoid System

Nature of Antigens and Major Histocompatibility Complex

Antibody Structure and Function

Cytokines

Complement System

Safety and Specimen Preparation

Precipitation Reactions

Agglutination

Labeled Immunoassays

Molecular Techniques

Flow Cytometry and Laboratory Automation

Hypersensitivity

Autoimmunity

Immunoproliferative Diseases

Immunodeficiency Disease

Transplantation Immunology

Tumor Immunology

Serologic and Molecular Detection of Bacterial Infections

Serologic and Molecular Detection of Bacterial Infections

Serology of Parasitic and Fungal Infections

Spirochete Diseases

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Exam 1: Introduction and Natural Immunity

Eosinophils are involved in the immune response against:

The phagosome of a macrophage is a membrane-bound vesicle that contains:

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of acquired immunity?

All of the following are considered part of natural immunity EXCEPT:

All of the following are part of the process of phagocytosis EXCEPT:

What is the function of the acute phase protein haptoglobin?

A patient is tested for the presence of C-reactive protein and is found to have an elevated level.What does this indicate is taking place in the patient?

Which substance best inactivates bacterial proteins?

Neutrophils and macrophages use all of the following to kill bacteria EXCEPT:

Lymphoid System

Nature of Antigens and Major Histocompatibility Complex

Antibody Structure and Function

Cytokines

Complement System

Safety and Specimen Preparation

Precipitation Reactions

Agglutination

Labeled Immunoassays

Molecular Techniques

Flow Cytometry and Laboratory Automation

Hypersensitivity

Autoimmunity

Immunoproliferative Diseases

Immunodeficiency Disease

Transplantation Immunology

Tumor Immunology

Serologic and Molecular Detection of Bacterial Infections

Serologic and Molecular Detection of Bacterial Infections

Serology of Parasitic and Fungal Infections

Spirochete Diseases

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