Question 1

The characteristic signs of inflammation are the results of increased blood flow and increased vascular permeability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which type of cells is not involved in nonspecific immunity?

Accepted Answer

A) Monocytes 
B) Lymphocytes 
C) Neutrophils 
D) Macrophages 
A) Monocytes 
B) Lymphocytes 
C) Neutrophils 
D) Macrophages

Question 3

Phagocytosis is a nonspecific defense mechanism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following is not a characteristic of inflammation?

Accepted Answer

A) Heat 
B) Redness 
C) Swelling 
D) All of the above are characteristics of inflammation. 
A) Heat 
B) Redness 
C) Swelling 
D) All of the above are characteristics of inflammation.

Question 5

Which is the best explanation of how a white blood cell ingests and destroys a microorganism?

Accepted Answer

A) The white blood cell engulfs the microorganism and then lysosomal enzymes destroy it. 
B) The white blood cell allows the microorganism to be absorbed by osmosis and then lysosomal enzymes destroy it. 
C) The white blood cell engulfs the microorganisms and chemotaxis destroys it. 
D) The white blood cell allows the microorganism to be absorbed by osmosis and then diapedesis destroys it. 
A) The white blood cell engulfs the microorganism and then lysosomal enzymes destroy it. 
B) The white blood cell allows the microorganism to be absorbed by osmosis and then lysosomal enzymes destroy it. 
C) The white blood cell engulfs the microorganisms and chemotaxis destroys it. 
D) The white blood cell allows the microorganism to be absorbed by osmosis and then diapedesis destroys it.

Question 6

Which substance produced by the skin contains pathogen-inhibiting agents?

Accepted Answer

A) Hydrochloric acid 
B) Mucus 
C) Enzymes 
D) Sebum 
A) Hydrochloric acid 
B) Mucus 
C) Enzymes 
D) Sebum

Question 7

Natural killer cells are a group of neutrophils that kill many types of tumor cells and cells infected by different kinds of viruses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Match each term with its corresponding definition.
-Ingestion and destruction of microorganisms or other small particles

Accepted Answer

A) Phagocytosis 
B) Macrophage 
C) Nonspecific immunity 
D) Interferon 
A) Phagocytosis 
B) Macrophage 
C) Nonspecific immunity 
D) Interferon

Exam 32: Innate Immunity

The characteristic signs of inflammation are the results of increased blood flow and increased vascular permeability.

Which type of cells is not involved in nonspecific immunity?

Phagocytosis is a nonspecific defense mechanism.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of inflammation?

Which is the best explanation of how a white blood cell ingests and destroys a microorganism?

Which substance produced by the skin contains pathogen-inhibiting agents?

Natural killer cells are a group of neutrophils that kill many types of tumor cells and cells infected by different kinds of viruses.

Match each term with its corresponding definition. -Ingestion and destruction of microorganisms or other small particles

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