Deck 4: The Immune System

Question 1

What is the most common cancer associated with HIV?

A) Hodgkin's lymphoma
B) non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
C) Kaposi's sarcoma
D) Burkitt's lymphomas

Answer 1

Kaposi's sarcoma

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of an organ specific autoimmune disorder?

A) Crohn's disease
B) multiple sclerosis
C) myasthenia gravis
D) rheumatoid arthritis

Answer 2

Crohn's disease

Question 3

Fever is characteristic of which type of hypersensitivity disorder?

A) type I
B) type II
C) type III
D) type IV

Answer 3

type IV

Question 4

Exposure to which of the following bodily fluids presents the highest risk for HIV transmission?

A) tears
B) sweat
C) saliva
D) semen

Question 5

Which of the following is a true statement regarding systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)?

A) It is primarily a disease of young men.
B) The body produces antibodies against its own cells.
C) Patient's will always have identical symptoms.
D) Arthritis is one of the least common manifestations of lupus.

Question 6

A patient with a diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome begins outpatient physical therapy.Which of the following would be an inappropriate intervention on their first day of treatment?

A) treadmill walking uphill × 20 minutes
B) upper body ergometer × 5 minute
C) low impact aquatic aerobics
D) recumbent stepper × 10 minutes

Question 7

A person is diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome,when unexplained fatigue is present for how many months?

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 6

Question 8

What types of activities should be avoided with a patient who is HIV infected?

A) Exercise is a safe and beneficial activity for the HIV-infected person.
B) Overtraining should be avoided.
C) Athletic competition is not advisable for individuals with mild to moderate symptoms.
D) Symptomatic patients should discontinue aggressive exercise.

Question 9

What leukocytes engulf any bacterium,enabling the body to begin a specific immune response to bacteria?

A) neutrophils
B) basophils
C) eosinophils
D) macrophages

Question 10

Which of the following is not associated with chronic fatigue syndrome?

A) sore throat
B) fever
C) hypertension
D) muscle pain

Question 11

Which stage of HIV infection is characterized by central nervous system (CNS)involvement?

A) asymptomatic stage
B) early symptomatic stage
C) HIV advanced disease
D) end stage HIV

Question 12

Which of the following can contribute to primary immunodeficiency?

A) steroid therapy
B) AIDS
C) radiation
D) inherited immunodeficiency

Question 13

The skin and its mucosal barriers are an example of what type of immunity?

A) innate
B) active acquired
C) passive acquired
D) acquired

Question 14

AIDS is characterized by the ____________.

A) development of tuberculosis
B) development of Hodgkin's disease
C) destruction of T cell immunity
D) destruction of neutrophils

Question 15

Which of the following activities would have a detrimental effect on the immune system?

A) marathon running
B) 5K run
C) exercise bike for 30 minutes
D) playing a baseball game

Question 16

Which of the following conditions is known to affect the number of T cells?

A) human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
B) malignancy
C) diabetes
D) stroke

Question 17

Which of the following happens first once the body is infected with HIV?

A) The virus kills CD4 cells.
B) The viral genome is integrated into the hosts DNA.
C) The HIV virus attaches itself to the CD4 antigen.
D) Genetic information of the virus is copied from viral RNA to viral DNA.

Question 18

What part of the body's immune system does not show a decrease in function with age?

A) skin
B) phagocytes
C) B cells
D) T cells

Question 19

At what stage of HIV is it advisable for an individual to perform moderate or intense exercise?

A) early stage HIV
B) advanced HIV
C) chronic HIV
D) individuals that have progressed to AIDS

Question 20

A patient in the acute stages of fibromyalgia begins physical therapy intervention.Which of the following would be an appropriate exercise prescription for this patient?

A) long low-load exercises of 30 minutes or more
B) short, intense exercise sessions
C) 5 to 10 minutes of low-load exercise
D) 30 minutes of upper body ergometer