Question 1

Which of the following is an autoimmune disease that affects women in far greater numbers than men?

Accepted Answer

A) type 1 diabetes 
B) AIDS 
C) allergies 
D) lupus 
A) type 1 diabetes 
B) AIDS 
C) allergies 
D) lupus

Question 2

Smallpox vaccines used today are heat-killed cowpox viruses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Helper T cells are also called CD4 cells due to the receptors found on their surfaces.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Clumping of antibodies and antigens is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) coagulation. 
B) agglutination. 
C) antigen presentation. 
D) neutralization. 
A) coagulation. 
B) agglutination. 
C) antigen presentation. 
D) neutralization.

Question 5

Cytokines are molecules that cut holes in bacterial membranes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

T cells are a type of lymphocyte.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which part of the innate response can sometimes kill bacteria outright but mainly speeds up metabolism,improving the immune response?

Accepted Answer

A) histamine 
B) macrophage attack 
C) protective immunity 
D) fever 
E) fibrin 
A) histamine 
B) macrophage attack 
C) protective immunity 
D) fever 
E) fibrin

Question 8

Macrophages and dendritic cells can both be antigen presenting cells.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A plasma cell is a cell that has differentiated from a:

Accepted Answer

A) B cell. 
B) mast cell. 
C) T cell. 
D) dendritic cell. 
A) B cell. 
B) mast cell. 
C) T cell. 
D) dendritic cell.

Question 10

Which of the following is an autoimmune disease?

Accepted Answer

A) AIDS 
B) type 1 diabetes 
C) allergies 
D) anaphylactic shock 
A) AIDS 
B) type 1 diabetes 
C) allergies 
D) anaphylactic shock

Question 11

Which of the following is not true of antibodies?

Accepted Answer

A) There are many different kinds of antibodies. 
B) Antibodies are secreted by plasma cells. 
C) Vaccines can stimulate production of antibodies. 
D) T cells produce antibodies. 
E) Antibodies bind to antigens. 
A) There are many different kinds of antibodies. 
B) Antibodies are secreted by plasma cells. 
C) Vaccines can stimulate production of antibodies. 
D) T cells produce antibodies. 
E) Antibodies bind to antigens.

Question 12

Helpful bacteria that produce lactic acid would be a defense found in which part of the body?

Accepted Answer

A) female reproductive tract 
B) stomach 
C) skin 
D) urinary tract 
E) respiratory tract 
A) female reproductive tract 
B) stomach 
C) skin 
D) urinary tract 
E) respiratory tract

Question 13

Which of the following best describes the role of regulatory T cells?

Accepted Answer

A) Regulatory T cells are a kind of helper T cell that stimulates B cells. 
B) Regulatory T cells are a kind of helper T cell that stimulates cytotoxic T cells. 
C) Regulatory T cells help limit the immune system response. 
D) Regulatory T cells stabilize and support memory cells. 
E) Regulatory T cells stimulate natural killer cells to attack tumors. 
A) Regulatory T cells are a kind of helper T cell that stimulates B cells. 
B) Regulatory T cells are a kind of helper T cell that stimulates cytotoxic T cells. 
C) Regulatory T cells help limit the immune system response. 
D) Regulatory T cells stabilize and support memory cells. 
E) Regulatory T cells stimulate natural killer cells to attack tumors.

Question 14

Refer to the figure below, and then answer the following question(s).
  
-The figure above shows antibody-mediated immunity.The cells indicated by a "1" are:

Accepted Answer

A) bacterial cells. 
B) cytotoxic T cells. 
C) helper T cells. 
D) memory cells. 
E) plasma cells. 
A) bacterial cells. 
B) cytotoxic T cells. 
C) helper T cells. 
D) memory cells. 
E) plasma cells.

Question 15

What does it mean when we say a vaccine is based on an "attenuated" virus?

Accepted Answer

A) The vaccine is a live virus that has been heat-killed. 
B) The vaccine is a live virus that has been chemically damaged. 
C) The vaccine is a similar species to the virus that isn't harmful (e.g., cowpox for smallpox). 
D) The vaccine isn't the virus at all, just similar-shaped chemicals. 
E) The vaccine is based on a virus that has been rendered harmless by lab-induced mutation. 
A) The vaccine is a live virus that has been heat-killed. 
B) The vaccine is a live virus that has been chemically damaged. 
C) The vaccine is a similar species to the virus that isn't harmful (e.g., cowpox for smallpox). 
D) The vaccine isn't the virus at all, just similar-shaped chemicals. 
E) The vaccine is based on a virus that has been rendered harmless by lab-induced mutation.

Question 16

Match between columns
                        Premises: Dendritic cell
Regulatory T cell
Helper T cell
Plasma cell
Cytotoxic T cell

Accepted Answer

The Answer of directly kills cells and facilitates adaptive response is...

Question 17

Attaching an antibody to an antigen so that the antigen cannot attach to anything else is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) coagulation. 
B) agglutination. 
C) antigen presentation. 
D) neutralization. 
A) coagulation. 
B) agglutination. 
C) antigen presentation. 
D) neutralization.

Question 18

Which statement about the B cells' abilities to produce antibodies is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) B cells wait to encounter an antigen and then copy it. 
B) There are no B cells until an antigen is encountered. 
C) There may be 100 million different B-cells, each producing a different antibody. 
D) Most B cells are capable of producing any kind of antibody. 
E) B cells don't produce antibodies until they develop in the thymus. 
A) B cells wait to encounter an antigen and then copy it. 
B) There are no B cells until an antigen is encountered. 
C) There may be 100 million different B-cells, each producing a different antibody. 
D) Most B cells are capable of producing any kind of antibody. 
E) B cells don't produce antibodies until they develop in the thymus.

Question 19

There are different Toll-Like Receptors for bacteria and viruses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Immune therapy research with potential to work in alleviating both organ rejection and autoimmune disease involves:

Accepted Answer

A) antibodies. 
B) regulatory T cells. 
C) vaccines. 
D) cytotoxic T cell action. 
A) antibodies. 
B) regulatory T cells. 
C) vaccines. 
D) cytotoxic T cell action.

Exam 29: Defending the Body: the Immune System

Which of the following is an autoimmune disease that affects women in far greater numbers than men?

Smallpox vaccines used today are heat-killed cowpox viruses.

Helper T cells are also called CD4 cells due to the receptors found on their surfaces.

Clumping of antibodies and antigens is referred to as:

Cytokines are molecules that cut holes in bacterial membranes.

T cells are a type of lymphocyte.

Which part of the innate response can sometimes kill bacteria outright but mainly speeds up metabolism,improving the immune response?

Macrophages and dendritic cells can both be antigen presenting cells.

A plasma cell is a cell that has differentiated from a:

Which of the following is an autoimmune disease?

Which of the following is not true of antibodies?

Helpful bacteria that produce lactic acid would be a defense found in which part of the body?

Which of the following best describes the role of regulatory T cells?

Refer to the figure below, and then answer the following question(s). -The figure above shows antibody-mediated immunity.The cells indicated by a "1" are:

What does it mean when we say a vaccine is based on an "attenuated" virus?

Attaching an antibody to an antigen so that the antigen cannot attach to anything else is referred to as:

Which statement about the B cells' abilities to produce antibodies is most accurate?

There are different Toll-Like Receptors for bacteria and viruses.

Immune therapy research with potential to work in alleviating both organ rejection and autoimmune disease involves:

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