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1. The lymphatic system differs from the


cardiovascular system in that
A) the lymphatic system only carries
fluid away from tissues.
B) the lymphatic vessels have their own
"pump" to assist flow.
C) lymph capillaries do not contain any
fluid.
D) lymph capillaries allow free
movement of fluid in and out of the
capillaries.
E) lymph circulates fluids and
cardiovascular does not.

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2. Lymph capillaries are found in the


A) epidermis.
B) muscles.
C) bone marrow.
D) central nervous system.
E) dermis.

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3. Structurally, lymph vessels are most


similar to
A) veins.
B) arteries.
C) arterioles.
D) capillaries.
E) venules.

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4. Lymph movement is assisted by


A) contraction of skeletal muscle.
B) contraction of smooth muscle in
lymph vessel.
C) pressure changes in the thorax during
respiration.
D) compression of lymphatic vessels.
E) all of the above

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5. A woman has her right breast and


right axillary lymph nodes removed.
Which of the following might occur?
A) Cisterna chyli flow increases.
B) The thoracic duct would be severed.
C) Right lymphatic duct drainage
decreases causing edema in the right
arm.
D) Lymph drainage would be affected in
her left arm.
E) Lymph drainage would be affected in
both legs.

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6. The right lymphatic duct drains


lymph from the
A) abdomen.
B) thorax.
C) right arm and right side of head.
D) right leg.
E) left arm and left side of head.

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7. The thoracic duct drains lymph into


the
A) left subclavian vein.
B) right subclavian vein.
C) right internal jugular vein.
D) left brachiocephalic vein.
E) left subclavian artery.

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8. The lymphatic system is involved in


A) fat absorption from the digestive
tract.
B) transporting lymph from the
intestines to the liver.
C) maintenance of pH in the tissues.
D) production of erythrocytes.
E) protein metabolism.

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9. The lymphatic system plays a role in


maintaining fluid balance within the
body by
A) adding lymph to GI tract secretions.
B) returning interstitial fluid to the
plasma.
C) transporting lymph from tissues to
the liver.
D) carrying excess fluid to the kidneys to
be excreted.
E) actively absorbing fluid from the
blood.

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10. Lacteals are


A) a type of lymphocyte.
B) a nonspecific defense.
C) lymphatic vessels in the lining of the
small intestine.
D) the sinuses inside a lymph node.
E) germinal centers.

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11. Which of the following organs does


not contain lymphatic tissue?
A) liver
B) spleen
C) lingual tonsils
D) thymus
E) pharyngeal tonsils.

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12. Lymphatic tissue contains an


interlaced network of reticular fibers
that functions to
A) produce lymphocytes.
B) produce capsules around lymph
nodes.
C) attack microorganisms.
D) line the walls of lymphatic vessels.
E) trap microorganisms.

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13. Lymph nodules are


A) small, bean-shaped structures.
B) the site of erythrocyte production.
C) located in the loose connective tissue
of the digestive system.
D) composed of an outer cortex and
inner medulla.
E) connected together in a series.

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14. Adenoids are enlarged


A) lingual tonsils.
B) pharyngeal tonsils.
C) palatine tonsils.
D) cervical lymph nodes.
E) axillary lymph nodes.

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15. Tonsils
A) increase in size in adults.
B) are located in both the oral and
abdominal cavities.
C) provide protection against bacteria.
D) contain red pulp and white pulp.
E) are not functional in children.

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16. The palatine tonsils


A) interfere with breathing when
enlarged.
B) are located at the junction of the oral
cavity and pharynx.
C) are located superior to the palate.
D) are really lymph nodes in disguise.
E) are located in the nasopharynx.

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17. Bean-shaped lymphatic organs found


along lymphatic vessels are called
A) lymph nodes.
B) medullary cords.
C) cisterna chyli.
D) trabeculae.
E) lymph nodules.

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18. Lymph nodes are surrounded by a


dense connective tissue
A) cortex.
B) capsule.
C) reticulum.
D) trabeculum.
E) basement membrane.

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19. Bacteria and debris are actively


removed from the lymph by _____ in
the sinuses of lymph nodes.
A) trabecular cells
B) germinal cells
C) phagocytic cells
D) lymphocytes
E) plasma cells

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20. Germinal centers are the sites of


A) increased blood flow to the lymph
nodes.
B) fluid production.
C) increased flow of lymph from
infected tissues.
D) entrance of lymph into lymph nodes.
E) proliferation of lymphocytes in the
lymph nodes.

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21. Lymph exits a lymph node via the


A) efferent lymphatic vessels.
B) afferent lymphatic vessels.
C) cortical sinuses.
D) trabeculae.
E) lymphatic duct.

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22. The spleen


A) filters damaged red blood cells from
the blood.
B) changes undifferentiated
lymphocytes into competent
lymphocytes.
C) is necessary for life. It can't be
removed without causing death.
D) produces several different hormones
with unknown function.
E) has addition digestive functions.

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23. Which of the following statements


concerning the spleen is true?
A) Splenic arteries enter the organ at the
periarterial sheath.
B) The spleen can act as a blood
reservoir.
C) The white pulp is associated with the
venous supply.
D) The red pulp has trabeculae.
E) Humans can not survive without a
spleen.

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24. Which of the following statements


accurately describes the thymus gland?
A) The thymus gland lacks a capsule.
B) The thymus gland contains many
reticular fibers.
C) The thymus gland is larger in infants
than in adults.
D) Lymphocytes are found only in the
medulla of the thymus gland.
E) The thymus increases in size with
aging.

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25. The structure in the thymus that


prevents foreign substances from
entering the thymus is the
A) thymic corpuscle barrier.
B) blood-thymic barrier.
C) surface membrane barrier.
D) capsular barrier.
E) thymic filter.

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26. In innate immunity


A) each exposure is very specific.
B) previous exposures are remembered.
C) each exposure produces the same
response.
D) each exposure increases the strength
of the immune response.
E) the second exposure does not
produce a response.

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27. Which of the following would be


classified as an innate mechanical
mechanism?
A) activation of complement
B) phagocytosis of invading organisms
C) washing action of tears and saliva
D) inflammation
E) release of histamine

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28. Complement proteins


A) can form holes in the plasma
membrane of target cells.
B) are on the surface of macrophages.
C) are hormones found in the blood
D) may cause the release of interferon.
E) do not attract neutrophils,
monocytes, macrophages, eosinophils

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29. Which of the following most


accurately describes how foreign
substances can activate complement?
A) antibodies can bind to foreign
antigens and activate complement
through the classical pathway
B) foreign substances can bind to
spontaneously activated C3 and stabilize
it
C) foreign proteins bind to C1 and
activate it
D) foreign proteins are phagocytized by
macrophages and directly activate
complement
E) A and B

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30. A surface chemical that prevents


microbial growth is
A) histamine.
B) leukotriene.
C) sebum.
D) kinin.
E) interferon.

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31. A protein that helps to protect the


body against viral infections is
A) complement.
B) interferon.
C) lysozyme.
D) histamine.
E) kinin.

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32. Interferon
A) directly attacks viruses.
B) protects cells that have been invaded
by viruses.
C) increases vascular permeability.
D) is not produced by most cells.
E) is a protein that interferes with virus
production and infection.

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33. Interferon production is stimulated


by
A) a viral infection.
B) the complement cascade.
C) antigen-presenting cells.
D) degranulation of basophils.
E) inflammation.

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34. The movement of leukocytes to the


source of certain chemicals is called
A) chemotaxis.
B) echolocation.
C) chemoreception.
D) phagocytosis.
E) hemolysis.

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35. Which of the following statements


concerning neutrophils and
macrophages is false?
A) They both exhibit chemotaxis.
B) They both move by ameboid motion.
C) Both are capable of phagocytosis.
D) Both release histamine when
activated.
E) Both can squeeze between cells.

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36. Macrophages
A) are derived from basophils.
B) reduce the inflammatory response.
C) are responsible for most phagocytic
activity in the late stages of an infection.
D) produce cytokines that aid in the
destruction of antigens.
E) are the first at the site of infection.

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37. Histamine and leukotrienes are


released from
A) basophils and mast cells.
B) eosinophils and basophils.
C) neutrophils and lymphocytes.
D) macrophages and microphages.
E) phagocytes.

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38. In a patient experiencing an allergic


reaction, which of the following immune
cells will greatly increase in number?
A) mast cells
B) eosinophils
C) monocytes
D) neutrophils
E) basophils.

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39. Which of the following is usually the


first cell type to leave the blood and
enter infected tissues?
A) eosinophil
B) lymphocyte
C) monocyte
D) natural killer cell
E) neutrophil

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40. Natural Killer (NK) cells


A) are part of innate immunity.
B) are a type of plasma cell.
C) secrete enzymes that kill parasites.
D) are derived from B cells.
E) promote inflammation.

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41. The inflammatory response


A) prevents the spread of an infection.
B) stimulates erythrocytes to leave the
blood.
C) delays healing of damaged tissues.
D) depresses immunity.
E) is harmful and should be immediately
reversed.

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42. The redness and heat seen in an


inflamed area are the result of
A) vasoconstriction.
B) increased blood flow to the area.
C) phagocyte mobilization.
D) production of interferon.
E) a reddish substance released by
erythrocytes.

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43. During the inflammatory response,


A) vasoconstriction occurs.
B) chemical mediators are released.
C) vascular permeability is decreased.
D) neutrophil production is depressed.
E) blood flow is reduced.

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44. In systemic inflammation, pyrogens


A) increase phagocytosis.
B) decrease vasodilation.
C) increase neutrophil production.
D) stimulate fever production.
E) are chemotaxic factors.

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45. Circulatory changes that occur in


inflammation include
A) increased viscosity of the blood.
B) decreased vascular permeability.
C) migration of white blood cells to the
site of injury.
D) decreased blood flow to the area.
E) vasoconstriction.

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46. Adaptive immunity is stimulated by


A) antigens.
B) histamines.
C) antibodies.
D) complement.
E) plasma proteins.

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47. Which of the following


characteristics are most consistent with
adaptive immunity?
A) constant response to each exposure
B) specificity
C) memory
D) increased response to second and
subsequent exposures
E) B, C, D

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48. Transplanted tissues and organs that


contain _________ _________ are
rejected by the body.
A) self antigens
B) foreign antigens
C) foreign antibodies
D) auto antigens
E) plasma proteins

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49. ____ are part of cell-mediated


immunity while ____ are part of
antibody-mediated immunity.
A) B cells, NK cells
B) Antibodies, antigens
C) T cells, B cells
D) Macrophages, antibodies
E) Neutrophils, monocytes

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50. ______ determines which B-cell is


cloned in an antibody-mediated
response.
A) The antibody
B) The antigen
C) A macrophage
D) Complement
E) A neutrophil

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51. Which of the following is a


subpopulation of T cells?
A) cytotoxic
B) antigenic
C) cytokinetic
D) basophilic
E) antitoxic

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52. T cells are divided into two primary


groups, effector and regulatory. Which
of the following are regulatory T cells?
A) helper T cells
B) cytotoxic T cells
C) chemotaxic T cells
D) delayed hypersensitivity T cells
E) assistant T cells

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Level: 1

53. The effects of cell-mediated


immunity are the result of activities of
A) B cells.
B) cytotoxic T cells.
C) macrophages.
D) dendritic cells.
E) helper T cells.

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54. The thymus is where ____ mature


and become functional immune cells.
A) pre-T cells
B) pre-B cells
C) macrophages
D) null cells
E) C cells.

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55. The process of eliminating those


lymphocytes that react or respond
against self-antigens is called
A) phagocytosis.
B) inflammation.
C) negative selection.
D) activation of complement.
E) natural selection.

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56. Positive selection of lymphocytes


refers to the
A) processing of an antigen by a
macrophage.
B) proliferation of natural killer cells.
C) production of antigen-specific
antibodies.
D) survival of pre-B and pre-T cells that
are capable of an immune response.
E) replication of memory cells.

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57. The MHC (major histocompatibility


complex) class I molecules
A) are only found on B cells.
B) are found in the nucleus of cells.
C) allow the immune system to respond
to antigens inside cells.
D) are lipoproteins on cell surfaces.
E) do not attach to plasma membranes.

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58. Different T-cell receptors can


respond to different antigens because of
different
A) variable regions in the structure of
the receptors.
B) epitopes in the receptor's structure.
C) selection processes.
D) complement binding sites in the
receptors.
E) antigenic determinants.

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59. Lymphocyte activation can occur in


several ways. However, in all cases
A) lymphocytes must recognize an
antigen.
B) helper T cells are activated first and
they then stimulate other cells.
C) antigen-presenting cells process the
antigen and present it to the
lymphocytes.
D) cytokines released by the antigen
stimulate the lymphocyte response.
E) antigens must be able to recognize
the lymphocytes.

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60. The MHC class I antigen complex


displays a foreign antigen on the cell
surface. This prompts the immune
system to destroy
A) B cell clones.
B) extracellular antigens.
C) the displaying cell.
D) mature red blood cells.
E) the virus inside the cell, but not the
cell.

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61. MHC class II molecules are found on


A) neutrophils, monocytes, and
macrophages.
B) dendritic cells, B cells, and helper T
cells.
C) monocytes, helper T cells, and
neutrophils.
D) B cells, macrophages, and dendritic
cells.
E) B cells, C cells, D cells

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62. Cells that process antigen and


present these antigens to other immune
cells are called
A) plasma cells.
B) antigen-presenting cells.
C) B receptor cells.
D) T suppressor cells.
E) antibodies.

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63. Frequently, several different signals


or molecules are needed in order to
produce an immune response by a B cell
or T cell. The second signal in this
process is called
A) opsonization.
B) copresentation.
C) complement activation.
D) antigen processing.
E) costimulation.

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Level: 1

64. Which of the following cytokines is


mismatched?
A) perforin - makes a hole in target cell
membranes
B) alpha interferon - prevents viral
replication
C) lymphotoxin - costimulator of T cells
D) interleukin 4 - plays a role in allergic
reactions
E) TNF - activates macrophages and
promotes fever

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65. T helper cells possess a glycoprotein


called CD4. This molecule binds to
A) MHC class I molecules.
B) MHC class II molecules.
C) MHC-CD8 antigens.
D) MHC-CD28 antigens.
E) Interleukin-1 receptor.

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66. Which of the following might occur


after a helper T cell is presented with a
processed antigen and costimulated?
A) Helper T cells destroy the presenting
cell.
B) Helper T cells produce antibodies.
C) Helper T cells release interleukins
that stimulate B cells to clone.
D) Helper T cells stop division.
E) Helper T cells lyse.

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67. Lymphocyte proliferation begins by


increasing the number of
A) macrophages.
B) B cells.
C) T suppressor cells.
D) helper T cells.
E) cytotoxic T cells.

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68. Once cytotoxic T cells are produced,


which of the following is (are) consistent
with their ability to attack intracellular
viruses?
A) most nucleated cells process antigens
through the MHC class I mechanisms
B) viral antigens are processed by the
MHC class I mechanism and are
presented to the cell surface
C) cytotoxic T cells bind to MHC class I
processed antigens
D) cytotoxic T cells bound to the MHC
class I processed antigens release
lymphokines
E) all of the above

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Level: 1

69. Tolerance is a state of


A) hypersensitivity.
B) transplant rejection.
C) unresponsiveness to antigens.
D) responding to self-antigens.
E) non recognition of antigens.

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70. Tolerance to antigens is induced by


A) blocking costimulation.
B) stimulating interleukin 2 production.
C) preventing suppressor T cell
proliferation.
D) promoting the release of cytokines.
E) stimulating helper T cell division.

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71. Antibodies are produced by


A) T effector cells stimulated by T helper
cells.
B) T helper cells stimulated by various
cytokines.
C) B cells that differentiate to form
plasma cells.
D) natural killer cells as they lyse cancer
cells.
E) the red bone marrow.

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72. Antibodies
A) play a large role in cell-mediated
immunity.
B) are produced by both T and B cells.
C) are composed of four light and four
heavy polypeptide chains.
D) are not specific, but act generally.
E) have a variable region that binds to a
specific antigenic determinant.

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Level: 1

73. The immunoglobulin that is often the


first antibody produced in response to
an antigen is
A) IgD.
B) IgA.
C) IgM.
D) IgE.
E) IgB.

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Level: 1

74. Antibodies
A) activate antigens.
B) may initiate inflammation and
enhance phagocytosis.
C) are proteins produced by T helper
cells.
D) are needed for costimulation.
E) have memory.

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Level: 1

75. Which of the following is correctly


matched?
A) IgA - found in saliva and tears
B) IgD - can cross the placenta
C) IgG - first to challenge the antigen
D) IgM - smallest of the antibodies
E) IgE - transfusion reactions

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Level: 1

76. Antibodies secreted in breast milk


A) are IgG antibodies.
B) are IgA antibodies.
C) provide natural active adaptive
immunity.
D) include the cytokine interleukin 2.
E) promote inflammation.

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Level: 1

77. As a result of opsonization


A) holes are produced in target cell
membranes.
B) organ transplant rejection occurs.
C) antigens are more susceptible to
phagocytosis.
D) antigens clump together.
E) inflammation, chemotaxis, and lysis
occur.

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Level: 1

78. B-cells
A) are a subset of T cells.
B) when activated become plasma cells
and produce antibodies.
C) are responsible for forming all the
body's memory cells.
D) suppress the activity of T cells.
E) mature in the thymus.

b
Level: 1

79. Several days after an initial contact


with an antigen, antibody titer increases.
This is a
A) primer response.
B) primary response.
C) precipitating response.
D) principle response.
E) cascade response.

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Level: 1

80. The secondary or memory response


A) occurs after the primary response has
activated null cells.
B) provides better protection than the
primary response.
C) is less effective in antibody
production.
D) produces different antibodies than
those produced in the primary immune
response.
E) does not protect the body after the
first exposure.

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Level: 1

81. The type of cell responsible for the


secondary response is a
A) mast cell.
B) macrophage.
C) memory cell.
D) red blood cell.
E) monocyte.

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Level: 1

82. In the cell-mediated immune


response, T cells secrete ____, which
activate additional components of the
immune system.
A) antibodies
B) complement
C) collagen
D) cytokines
E) histamine

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Level: 3

83. Which is the proper order of events


in cell-mediated immunity?
1. cloning of cytotoxic T cells and
memory T cells
2. antigen presented to T lymphocyte
3. activation of T lymphocytes
4. cytotoxic T cells attack target cells
A) 2, 3, 4, 1
B) 1, 4, 2, 3
C) 2, 3, 1, 4
D) 3, 2, 4, 1
E) 1, 2, 3, 4,

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84. Cytotoxic T cells


A) produce antibodies for general
circulation.
B) attach to the surface of cells causing
them to lyse.
C) cause precipitation of antigens.
D) have IgG antibodies on their cell
membranes.
E) are destroyed after contact killing.

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Level: 1

85. Cell-mediated immunity would be


least effective against
A) tumor cells.
B) virally infected cells.
C) intracellular bacteria.
D) extracellular antigens.
E) intracellular parasites.

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Level: 1

86. The intense inflammatory response


seen in poison ivy is due to activity of
the
A) cytotoxic T cells.
B) plasma cells.
C) delayed hypersensitivity cells.
D) macrophages.
E) mast cells.

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Level: 1

87. Stimulating the proliferation of


cytotoxic T cells to destroy cancer cells is
an example of
A) immunotherapy.
B) immunocompetence.
C) tolerance.
D) passive artificial acquired immunity.
E) passive natural acquired immunity.

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Level: 1

88. The HIV virus infects


A) B cells.
B) cytotoxic T cells.
C) suppressor T cells.
D) helper T cells.
E) monocytes.

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Level: 1

89. The HIV virus can be transmitted


A) only from males to other males.
B) during unprotected sexual
intercourse.
C) by coughing or sneezing.
D) by contact with people at work.
E) by hugging an infected child.

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Level: 1

90. The most rapidly increasing group of


AIDS patients is ____ who have had
sexual contact with an infected person.
A) homosexual males
B) hemophiliacs
C) heterosexual males and females
D) homosexual females
E) bisexual males

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Level: 1

91. Which of the following will increase


your risk of contracting the HIV virus?
A) use of a condom during intercourse
B) heat treatment of clotting factors
prior to transfusion
C) use of contaminated needles
D) reduction in the number of sexual
partners
E) abstinence

b
Level: 1

92. Which of the following is false?


A) The HIV virus binds to the CD4
molecule of host cells.
B) There is currently only one cure for
AIDS - AZT.
C) Most manifestations of AIDS are
explained by the loss of helper T cell
functions.
D) Once infected by the virus, a person
will test positive for HIV antibodies.
E) In order for HIV to replicate viral
RNA is used to make viral DNA, which is
inserted into the host cell's DNA.

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b
Level: 3

93. Several research groups are working


on vaccines that will be effective against
the AIDS virus. When a successful
vaccine is produced, it is likely to be
injected to produce
A) active natural immunity
B) active artificial immunity
C) passive natural immunity
D) passive artificial immunity
E) active passive immunity

d
Level: 3

94. A tradition method of providing


temporary immunity for a person who is
suspected of being infected (usually be
an animal bite) with rabies is classified
as
A) active natural immunity
B) active artificial immunity
C) passive natural immunity
D) passive artificial immunity
E) passive active immunity

c
Level: 1

95. Active natural immunity occurs


when
A) antibodies pass from a pregnant
mother to her fetus.
B) antibodies are injected into a host.
C) an individual develops a disease.
D) a person is vaccinated.
E) antibodies are passed in breast milk.

b
Level: 1

96. Transfusing a person with plasma


proteins from a person or an animal that
has been actively immunized against a
specific antigen provides
A) active immunity.
B) passive immunity.
C) no immunity.
D) autoimmunity.
E) natural immunity.

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b
Level: 2

97. If you receive an immunization for


hepatitis B and develop antibodies
against the hepatitis B virus, you have
developed what type of adaptive
immunity?
A) active natural immunity
B) active artificial immunity
C) passive natural immunity
D) passive artificial immunity
E) active passive immunity

d
Level: 1

98. The type of adaptive immunity that


provides immediate protection against
disease when there is no time for the
person to develop their own immunity is
called _____ immunity.
A) active natural
B) active artificial
C) passive innate
D) passive artificial
E) active immediate

b
Level: 2

99. A child is born with a congenital


disease that results in total loss of B
cells. Which of the following would be a
consequence of this immunodeficiency?
A) no lymphokine production
B) lack of antibody formation
C) nonfunctioning complement system
D) inability to form any type of memory
cell
E) no antigens on the cells.

c
Level: 1

100. An abnormal, exaggerated response


of the immune system is called
A) immunization.
B) an innate immune response.
C) hypersensitivity.
D) excess immunity.
E) tolerance.

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Level: 1

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101. In immunodeficiency diseases,


A) the immune system fails to
distinguish between self-antigens and
foreign antigens.
B) inadequate B and/or T cell formation
may occur.
C) IgE mediates a localized reaction.
D) serum sickness results.
E) immune surveillance occurs.

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