Deck 61: Overview of the Immunologic System

Question 1

The major immunoglobulin in the blood is which of the following?

A) A
B) D
C) G
D) E

Answer 1

G

Question 2

Cell-mediated immunity is the result of contact between T cells and which of the following substances?

A) Antigens
B) Cytokines
C) B cells
D) Mast cells

Answer 2

Antigens

Question 3

The majority of T cells in the body are of which of the following types?

A) Cytotoxic T cells
B) Helper T cells
C) Suppressor T cells
D) Lysosomal T cells

Answer 3

Helper T cells

Question 4

Vaccinations that use several doses given weeks or months apart are effective because they trigger development of which of the following cells in the immune system?

A) Cytotoxic T cells
B) Helper T cells
C) Plasmablasts
D) Memory cells

Question 5

The spleen is responsible for which of the following functions?

A) Interception of foreign bodies in the respiratory tract
B) Acting as a storage site for blood
C) Screening out the lymph flow
D) Rapidly producing lymphocytes

Question 6

Which cell is capable of recognizing specific antigens and initiating the immune response?

A) Polymorphonuclear leukocytes
B) B cells
C) M cells
D) A cells

Question 7

Which of the following organs is not considered one of the lymphoid organs?

A) Spleen
B) Appendix
C) Tonsils
D) Thymus

Question 8

Which of the following is responsible for the redness,heat,and edema that can be seen with inflammation?

A) T cells
B) Plasmablasts
C) Complement system
D) Lymph nodes

Question 9

The immunity to disease that a newborn infant has is termed which of the following?

A) Naturally acquired active immunity
B) Naturally acquired passive immunity
C) Artificially acquired active immunity
D) Artificially acquired passive immunity

Question 10

Which cells are destroyed by the human immunodeficiency virus?

A) B cells
B) Natural killer cells
C) Macrophages
D) Helper T cells

Question 11

Which of the following types of cells secretes cytokines that attract macrophages to a site of inflammation or infection in the body?

A) Helper T cells
B) Suppressor T cells
C) Cytotoxic T cells
D) B cells

Question 12

Injection of killed organisms in the form of a vaccine leads to which of the following types of immunity?

A) Naturally acquired active immunity
B) Naturally acquired passive immunity
C) Artificially acquired active immunity
D) Artificially acquired passive immunity

Question 13

Which lymphoid organ atrophies during the aging process?

A) The spleen
B) The tonsils
C) The thymus
D) The lymph nodes

Question 14

Cell-mediated immunity includes which of the following processes?

A) Complement system
B) Immunoglobulin G antibody formation system
C) Lymphokine killer system
D) Mast cell release system

Question 15

Which of the following immunoglobulins is generally the first to react to an invasion of the bloodstream by bacteria?

A) A
B) D
C) G
D) M