Question 1

Match the cell type to the correct description.
-granules contain enzymes effective against multicellular parasites

Accepted Answer

A) eosinophil 
B) mast cell 
C) neutrophil 
D) basophil 
E) dendritic cell 
A) eosinophil 
B) mast cell 
C) neutrophil 
D) basophil 
E) dendritic cell

Question 2

What are the most abundant phagocytic cells in humans?

Accepted Answer

A) basophils 
B) dendritic cells 
C) eosinophils 
D) lymphocytes 
E) neutrophils 
A) basophils 
B) dendritic cells 
C) eosinophils 
D) lymphocytes 
E) neutrophils

Question 3

Four of the five answers listed below are barriers to pathogen invasion. Select the exception.

Accepted Answer

A) intact skin 
B) mucous membrane 
C) gastric juices 
D) blood plasma 
E) lysozyme 
A) intact skin 
B) mucous membrane 
C) gastric juices 
D) blood plasma 
E) lysozyme

Question 4

Which cells produce antibodies?

Accepted Answer

A) helper T cells 
B) dendritic cells 
C) cytotoxic T cells 
D) NK cells 
E) B cells 
A) helper T cells 
B) dendritic cells 
C) cytotoxic T cells 
D) NK cells 
E) B cells

Question 5

A person with which blood type can receive a transfusion from anyone else regardless of their blood type?

Accepted Answer

A) type A 
B) type B 
C) type O 
D) type AB 
E) type C 
A) type A 
B) type B 
C) type O 
D) type AB 
E) type C

Question 6

Match the descriptions with the mechanism of innate immunity.
-main hallmark is increased blood flow

Accepted Answer

A) complement 
B) inflammation 
C) fever 
A) complement 
B) inflammation 
C) fever

Question 7

Whenever the body is re-exposed to an allergen, the binding of IgE antibodies causes ____.

Accepted Answer

A) degranulation and inflammation 
B) the release of antihistamines 
C) the suppression of the inflammatory response 
D) the production of clonal cells 
E) fever 
A) degranulation and inflammation 
B) the release of antihistamines 
C) the suppression of the inflammatory response 
D) the production of clonal cells 
E) fever

Question 8

Active immunity is generated by ____.

Accepted Answer

A) avoiding the disease 
B) receiving a vaccination against the disease 
C) receiving antibodies by injection 
D) receiving memory B cells from a donor 
E) receiving a booster vaccination 
A) avoiding the disease 
B) receiving a vaccination against the disease 
C) receiving antibodies by injection 
D) receiving memory B cells from a donor 
E) receiving a booster vaccination

Question 9

Match the cell type to the correct description.
-most abundant white blood cell

Accepted Answer

A) eosinophil 
B) mast cell 
C) neutrophil 
D) basophil 
E) dendritic cell 
A) eosinophil 
B) mast cell 
C) neutrophil 
D) basophil 
E) dendritic cell

Question 10

In a cell-mediated immune response, how does a helper T cell activate cytotoxic T cells?

Accepted Answer

A) antibodies 
B) cytokine signaling 
C) receptor signaling 
D) via cross-talk with macrophages 
E) neural signaling 
A) antibodies 
B) cytokine signaling 
C) receptor signaling 
D) via cross-talk with macrophages 
E) neural signaling

Question 11

Where does a dendritic cell present antigen to naive T cells?

Accepted Answer

A) thymus 
B) blood 
C) bone marrow 
D) lymph node or spleen 
E) interstitial fluid 
A) thymus 
B) blood 
C) bone marrow 
D) lymph node or spleen 
E) interstitial fluid

Question 12

Four of the five answers listed below are events of the inflammatory response. Select the exception.

Accepted Answer

A) Capillary permeability increases. 
B) Histamines are released. 
C) Blood vessels dilate. 
D) Temperature of the affected area drops. 
E) Phagocytes migrate toward the affected area. 
A) Capillary permeability increases. 
B) Histamines are released. 
C) Blood vessels dilate. 
D) Temperature of the affected area drops. 
E) Phagocytes migrate toward the affected area.

Question 13

Of the following, AIDS is most often transferred by ____.

Accepted Answer

A) casual contact 
B) food 
C) water 
D) sexual intercourse 
E) insect bites 
A) casual contact 
B) food 
C) water 
D) sexual intercourse 
E) insect bites

Question 14

Measles has a _____ percent chance of infecting an unvaccinated person.

Accepted Answer

A) 100 
B) 90 
C) 80 
D) 70 
E) 60 
A) 100 
B) 90 
C) 80 
D) 70 
E) 60

Question 15

Clones of B or T cells are ____.

Accepted Answer

A) being produced continually 
B) interchangeable 
C) produced only when their surface receptors recognize a specific antigen 
D) involved in innate immunity 
E) produced and mature in the bone marrow 
A) being produced continually 
B) interchangeable 
C) produced only when their surface receptors recognize a specific antigen 
D) involved in innate immunity 
E) produced and mature in the bone marrow

Question 16

The purpose of a vaccine is to ____.

Accepted Answer

A) cure the disease 
B) cause the onset of a fever 
C) develop innate immunity 
D) elicit an active immune response 
E) kill any infected cells present in the body 
A) cure the disease 
B) cause the onset of a fever 
C) develop innate immunity 
D) elicit an active immune response 
E) kill any infected cells present in the body

Question 17

Four of the five terms describe the adaptive immune response. Select the exception.

Accepted Answer

A) specific 
B) self/nonself recognition 
C) memory 
D) immediate response 
E) diversity 
A) specific 
B) self/nonself recognition 
C) memory 
D) immediate response 
E) diversity

Exam 34: Immunity

Match the cell type to the correct description. -granules contain enzymes effective against multicellular parasites

What are the most abundant phagocytic cells in humans?

Four of the five answers listed below are barriers to pathogen invasion. Select the exception.

Which cells produce antibodies?

A person with which blood type can receive a transfusion from anyone else regardless of their blood type?

Match the descriptions with the mechanism of innate immunity. -main hallmark is increased blood flow

Whenever the body is re-exposed to an allergen, the binding of IgE antibodies causes ____.

Active immunity is generated by ____.

Match the cell type to the correct description. -most abundant white blood cell

In a cell-mediated immune response, how does a helper T cell activate cytotoxic T cells?

Where does a dendritic cell present antigen to naive T cells?

Four of the five answers listed below are events of the inflammatory response. Select the exception.

Of the following, AIDS is most often transferred by ____.

Measles has a _____ percent chance of infecting an unvaccinated person.

Clones of B or T cells are ____.

The purpose of a vaccine is to ____.

Four of the five terms describe the adaptive immune response. Select the exception.

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