Question 1

Which of the following is not a symptom of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)?

Accepted Answer

A)  low-grade fever 
B)  forgetfulness,irritability,and confusion 
C)  unexplainable muscle weakness or pain 
D)  pain in joints with swelling 
A)  low-grade fever 
B)  forgetfulness,irritability,and confusion 
C)  unexplainable muscle weakness or pain 
D)  pain in joints with swelling

Question 2

The AIDS epidemic is greatest in which part of the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  northern Europe 
B)  Central America 
C)  sub-Saharan Africa 
D)  Indian subcontinent 
A)  northern Europe 
B)  Central America 
C)  sub-Saharan Africa 
D)  Indian subcontinent

Question 3

Match each term with its definition.
-Substances that announce their foreignness by carrying different kinds of characteristic shapes called epitopes,which stick out from the surface

Accepted Answer

A) monocytes 
B) phagocytosis 
C) antigens 
D) major histocompatibility complex (MH
C)  
E) serum protein electrophoresis
F)interferons
G)antibody-mediated immune response
H)cell-mediated immune response
I)Kaposi's sarcoma
J)candidiasis
K)nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs)
L)non-nucleoside reverse transcription inhibitors (NNRTIs)
M)fusion inhibitors
N)cancer
O)cortisol 
A) monocytes 
B) phagocytosis 
C) antigens 
D) major histocompatibility complex (MH
C)  
E) serum protein electrophoresis
F)interferons
G)antibody-mediated immune response
H)cell-mediated immune response
I)Kaposi's sarcoma
J)candidiasis
K)nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs)
L)non-nucleoside reverse transcription inhibitors (NNRTIs)
M)fusion inhibitors
N)cancer
O)cortisol

Question 4

​Match the disease to the system(s)involved and the pathology present.Note: Answers may be used more than once.
-​Nervous

Accepted Answer

A) lupus 
B) ​AIDS 
C) rheumatoid arthritis 
D) lupus and rheumatoid arthritis 
E) lupus,AIDS,and rheumatoid arthritis
F)lupus and AIDS 
A) lupus 
B) ​AIDS 
C) rheumatoid arthritis 
D) lupus and rheumatoid arthritis 
E) lupus,AIDS,and rheumatoid arthritis
F)lupus and AIDS

Question 5

Which type of cancer treatment involves the use of medications to alter cell growth and division?

Accepted Answer

A)  radiation therapy 
B)  biologic response modifiers (BRM) 
C)  chemotherapy 
D)  brachytherapy 
A)  radiation therapy 
B)  biologic response modifiers (BRM) 
C)  chemotherapy 
D)  brachytherapy

Question 6

Match each term with its definition.
-Yeast infection that is sometimes present in the mouth,esophagus,and vagina

Accepted Answer

A) monocytes 
B) phagocytosis 
C) antigens 
D) major histocompatibility complex (MH
C)  
E) serum protein electrophoresis
F)interferons
G)antibody-mediated immune response
H)cell-mediated immune response
I)Kaposi's sarcoma
J)candidiasis
K)nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs)
L)non-nucleoside reverse transcription inhibitors (NNRTIs)
M)fusion inhibitors
N)cancer
O)cortisol 
A) monocytes 
B) phagocytosis 
C) antigens 
D) major histocompatibility complex (MH
C)  
E) serum protein electrophoresis
F)interferons
G)antibody-mediated immune response
H)cell-mediated immune response
I)Kaposi's sarcoma
J)candidiasis
K)nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs)
L)non-nucleoside reverse transcription inhibitors (NNRTIs)
M)fusion inhibitors
N)cancer
O)cortisol

Question 7

Match each term with its definition.
-Means "messengers between leukocytes"

Accepted Answer

A) carcinoma 
B) sarcoma 
C) leukemia 
D) lymphoma 
E) P53
F)tumor marker
G)endoscopy
H)positron emission tomography (PET)scan
I)adjunct therapy
J)colony-stimulating factor (CSF)
K)interleukin
L)leukapheresis
M)lupus
N)steroid
O)rheumatoid factor 
A) carcinoma 
B) sarcoma 
C) leukemia 
D) lymphoma 
E) P53
F)tumor marker
G)endoscopy
H)positron emission tomography (PET)scan
I)adjunct therapy
J)colony-stimulating factor (CSF)
K)interleukin
L)leukapheresis
M)lupus
N)steroid
O)rheumatoid factor

Question 8

Match each term with its definition.
-Drugs that prevent HIV replication by inhibiting a viral protein

Accepted Answer

A) monocytes 
B) phagocytosis 
C) antigens 
D) major histocompatibility complex (MH
C)  
E) serum protein electrophoresis
F)interferons
G)antibody-mediated immune response
H)cell-mediated immune response
I)Kaposi's sarcoma
J)candidiasis
K)nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs)
L)non-nucleoside reverse transcription inhibitors (NNRTIs)
M)fusion inhibitors
N)cancer
O)cortisol 
A) monocytes 
B) phagocytosis 
C) antigens 
D) major histocompatibility complex (MH
C)  
E) serum protein electrophoresis
F)interferons
G)antibody-mediated immune response
H)cell-mediated immune response
I)Kaposi's sarcoma
J)candidiasis
K)nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs)
L)non-nucleoside reverse transcription inhibitors (NNRTIs)
M)fusion inhibitors
N)cancer
O)cortisol

Question 9

Match each term with its definition.
-Used to visualize the interior of hollow organs

Accepted Answer

A) carcinoma 
B) sarcoma 
C) leukemia 
D) lymphoma 
E) P53
F)tumor marker
G)endoscopy
H)positron emission tomography (PET)scan
I)adjunct therapy
J)colony-stimulating factor (CSF)
K)interleukin
L)leukapheresis
M)lupus
N)steroid
O)rheumatoid factor 
A) carcinoma 
B) sarcoma 
C) leukemia 
D) lymphoma 
E) P53
F)tumor marker
G)endoscopy
H)positron emission tomography (PET)scan
I)adjunct therapy
J)colony-stimulating factor (CSF)
K)interleukin
L)leukapheresis
M)lupus
N)steroid
O)rheumatoid factor

Question 10

The chemical carcinogen benzene has been linked to which type of cancer?

Accepted Answer

A)  leukemia 
B)  liver cancer 
C)  melanoma 
D)  bladder cancer 
A)  leukemia 
B)  liver cancer 
C)  melanoma 
D)  bladder cancer

Question 11

Match each term with its definition.
-Treatment that follows surgical removal of a cancer to reduce the recurrence rate

Accepted Answer

A) carcinoma 
B) sarcoma 
C) leukemia 
D) lymphoma 
E) P53
F)tumor marker
G)endoscopy
H)positron emission tomography (PET)scan
I)adjunct therapy
J)colony-stimulating factor (CSF)
K)interleukin
L)leukapheresis
M)lupus
N)steroid
O)rheumatoid factor 
A) carcinoma 
B) sarcoma 
C) leukemia 
D) lymphoma 
E) P53
F)tumor marker
G)endoscopy
H)positron emission tomography (PET)scan
I)adjunct therapy
J)colony-stimulating factor (CSF)
K)interleukin
L)leukapheresis
M)lupus
N)steroid
O)rheumatoid factor

Question 12

What is the most common cancer treatment?

Accepted Answer

A)  radiation therapy 
B)  surgery 
C)  chemotherapy 
D)  gene therapy 
A)  radiation therapy 
B)  surgery 
C)  chemotherapy 
D)  gene therapy

Question 13

Match each term with its definition.
-Family of proteins that can fight viruses

Accepted Answer

A) monocytes 
B) phagocytosis 
C) antigens 
D) major histocompatibility complex (MH
C)  
E) serum protein electrophoresis
F)interferons
G)antibody-mediated immune response
H)cell-mediated immune response
I)Kaposi's sarcoma
J)candidiasis
K)nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs)
L)non-nucleoside reverse transcription inhibitors (NNRTIs)
M)fusion inhibitors
N)cancer
O)cortisol 
A) monocytes 
B) phagocytosis 
C) antigens 
D) major histocompatibility complex (MH
C)  
E) serum protein electrophoresis
F)interferons
G)antibody-mediated immune response
H)cell-mediated immune response
I)Kaposi's sarcoma
J)candidiasis
K)nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs)
L)non-nucleoside reverse transcription inhibitors (NNRTIs)
M)fusion inhibitors
N)cancer
O)cortisol

Question 14

​Match the type of carcinogen to the description.Note: Answers may be used more than once.
-​Merkel cell polyomavirus

Accepted Answer

A) chemical carcinogen 
B) viral carcinogen 
C) physical carcinogen 
D) familial carcinogenesis 
A) chemical carcinogen 
B) viral carcinogen 
C) physical carcinogen 
D) familial carcinogenesis

Question 15

​Match the antibody class with its function.
-​Located on B cell membranes.Believed to regulate B cell activity

Accepted Answer

A) ​IgA 
B) ​IgD 
C) ​IgE 
D) ​IgG 
E) ​IgM 
A) ​IgA 
B) ​IgD 
C) ​IgE 
D) ​IgG 
E) ​IgM

Question 16

Match each term with its definition.
-Cancer arising from epithelial tissue

Accepted Answer

A) carcinoma 
B) sarcoma 
C) leukemia 
D) lymphoma 
E) P53
F)tumor marker
G)endoscopy
H)positron emission tomography (PET)scan
I)adjunct therapy
J)colony-stimulating factor (CSF)
K)interleukin
L)leukapheresis
M)lupus
N)steroid
O)rheumatoid factor 
A) carcinoma 
B) sarcoma 
C) leukemia 
D) lymphoma 
E) P53
F)tumor marker
G)endoscopy
H)positron emission tomography (PET)scan
I)adjunct therapy
J)colony-stimulating factor (CSF)
K)interleukin
L)leukapheresis
M)lupus
N)steroid
O)rheumatoid factor

Question 17

Match each term with its definition.
-Newer type of drug used to prevent HIV from entering healthy T cells

Accepted Answer

A) monocytes 
B) phagocytosis 
C) antigens 
D) major histocompatibility complex (MH
C)  
E) serum protein electrophoresis
F)interferons
G)antibody-mediated immune response
H)cell-mediated immune response
I)Kaposi's sarcoma
J)candidiasis
K)nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs)
L)non-nucleoside reverse transcription inhibitors (NNRTIs)
M)fusion inhibitors
N)cancer
O)cortisol 
A) monocytes 
B) phagocytosis 
C) antigens 
D) major histocompatibility complex (MH
C)  
E) serum protein electrophoresis
F)interferons
G)antibody-mediated immune response
H)cell-mediated immune response
I)Kaposi's sarcoma
J)candidiasis
K)nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs)
L)non-nucleoside reverse transcription inhibitors (NNRTIs)
M)fusion inhibitors
N)cancer
O)cortisol

Question 18

Match each term with its definition.
-Cytokine that regulates hematopoiesis,the growth and maturation of blood cells

Accepted Answer

A) carcinoma 
B) sarcoma 
C) leukemia 
D) lymphoma 
E) P53
F)tumor marker
G)endoscopy
H)positron emission tomography (PET)scan
I)adjunct therapy
J)colony-stimulating factor (CSF)
K)interleukin
L)leukapheresis
M)lupus
N)steroid
O)rheumatoid factor 
A) carcinoma 
B) sarcoma 
C) leukemia 
D) lymphoma 
E) P53
F)tumor marker
G)endoscopy
H)positron emission tomography (PET)scan
I)adjunct therapy
J)colony-stimulating factor (CSF)
K)interleukin
L)leukapheresis
M)lupus
N)steroid
O)rheumatoid factor

Question 19

Which of the following is not used to diagnose HIV infection?

Accepted Answer

A)  enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELIS
A)  
B)  Western blot 
C)  biopsy 
D)  a fourth-generation algorithm 
A)  enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELIS
A)  
B)  Western blot 
C)  biopsy 
D)  a fourth-generation algorithm

Question 20

Match each term with its definition.
-Collection process in which white blood cells are withdrawn from a patient's blood

Accepted Answer

A) carcinoma 
B) sarcoma 
C) leukemia 
D) lymphoma 
E) P53
F)tumor marker
G)endoscopy
H)positron emission tomography (PET)scan
I)adjunct therapy
J)colony-stimulating factor (CSF)
K)interleukin
L)leukapheresis
M)lupus
N)steroid
O)rheumatoid factor 
A) carcinoma 
B) sarcoma 
C) leukemia 
D) lymphoma 
E) P53
F)tumor marker
G)endoscopy
H)positron emission tomography (PET)scan
I)adjunct therapy
J)colony-stimulating factor (CSF)
K)interleukin
L)leukapheresis
M)lupus
N)steroid
O)rheumatoid factor

Exam 17: The Immune System

Which of the following is not a symptom of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)?

The AIDS epidemic is greatest in which part of the world?

Match each term with its definition. -Substances that announce their foreignness by carrying different kinds of characteristic shapes called epitopes,which stick out from the surface

​Match the disease to the system(s)involved and the pathology present.Note: Answers may be used more than once. -​Nervous

Which type of cancer treatment involves the use of medications to alter cell growth and division?

Match each term with its definition. -Yeast infection that is sometimes present in the mouth,esophagus,and vagina

Match each term with its definition. -Means "messengers between leukocytes"

Match each term with its definition. -Drugs that prevent HIV replication by inhibiting a viral protein

Match each term with its definition. -Used to visualize the interior of hollow organs

The chemical carcinogen benzene has been linked to which type of cancer?

Match each term with its definition. -Treatment that follows surgical removal of a cancer to reduce the recurrence rate

What is the most common cancer treatment?

Match each term with its definition. -Family of proteins that can fight viruses

​Match the type of carcinogen to the description.Note: Answers may be used more than once. -​Merkel cell polyomavirus

​Match the antibody class with its function. -​Located on B cell membranes.Believed to regulate B cell activity

Match each term with its definition. -Cancer arising from epithelial tissue

Match each term with its definition. -Newer type of drug used to prevent HIV from entering healthy T cells

Match each term with its definition. -Cytokine that regulates hematopoiesis,the growth and maturation of blood cells

Which of the following is not used to diagnose HIV infection?

Match each term with its definition. -Collection process in which white blood cells are withdrawn from a patient's blood

The Medical Assistant

The Health Care Team and the Medical Environment,past and Present

Legal Issues

Ethical Issues

Verbal and Nonverbal Communications

Applying Communication Skills

Introduction to Medical Terminology

Understanding and Building Medical Terms of Body Systems

Anatomic Descriptors and Fundamental Body Structure

The Nervous System

The Senses

The Integumentary System

The Skeletal System

The Muscular System

The Respiratory System

The Circulatory System

The Digestive System

The Urinary System

The Endocrine System

The Reproductive System

Telephone Communications

Written Communications

The Office Environment, computers, and Equipment

Scheduling Appointments and Receiving Patients

The Medical Record,documentation,and Filing

Health Insurance

A Icd-10 Update: Procedural and Diagnostic Coding

Procedural and Diagnostic Coding

Patient Accounts

Preparing Insurance Claims and Posting Insurance Payments

Patient Billing,posting Patient Payments,and Collecting Fees

Banking Procedures

Accounts Payable and Accounting Procedures

Infection Control and Medical Asepsis

The Medical History and Patient Screening

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Preparing for Examinations

The Physical Exam

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Pharmacology Fundamentals

Measurement Systems,basic Mathematics,and Dosage Calculations

Administering Oral and Non-Injectable Medications

Administering Injections and Immunizations

Emergencies in the Medical Office and the Community

First Aid for Accidents and Injuries

Rehabilitation

Nutrition,exercise,and Healthy Living

Practicum and the Job Search

Managing the Office

Match the disease to the system(s)involved and the pathology present.Note: Answers may be used more than once. -Nervous

Match the type of carcinogen to the description.Note: Answers may be used more than once. -Merkel cell polyomavirus

Match the antibody class with its function. -Located on B cell membranes.Believed to regulate B cell activity