Question 1

A patient has recently had a kidney transplant but is experiencing rejection of the new kidney.What is most likely the cause of the rejection?

Accepted Answer

A)  The patients T cells are attacking the new kidney because it has a different set of MHC antigens
B)  The patients T cells are attacking the new kidney because it has the same set of MHC antigens
C)  The patients original kidney had started taking over for the missing kidney and now doesn't need the transplant
D)  The patient is experiencing an autoimmune disorder causing their body to reject the transplanted kidney
E)  The kidney came from a female donor while the recipient is a maleF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

Immunization involves inserting foreign antibodies into a person to stimulate a mild immune response.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A biologist is studying a cytokine produced by macrophages that have the ability to promote the inflammatory response and cause the death of cancer cells.Based on this information you would conclude that he or she is studying:

Accepted Answer

A)  Interleukin
B)  Complement
C)  Tumor necrosis factor
D)  Histamine
E)  ImmunoglobulinF) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 4

Long-term immunity is made possible in the human body by the production of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Long-term plasma cells
B)  Memory dendritic cells
C)  Long-term macrophages
D)  Memory B cells
E)  Long-term antigen productionF) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 5

-This figure shows the vessels and organs of the lymphatic system.What does "c" represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  The spleen
B)  The thymus gland
C)  The axillary lymph nodes
D)  The tonsils
E)  The inguinal lymph nodesF) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

-This figure shows the vessels and organs of the lymphatic system.What does "d" represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  The spleen
B)  The thymus gland
C)  The axillary lymph nodes
D)  The tonsils
E)  The inguinal lymph nodesF) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

Which type of lymphocyte is sometimes called a "killer cell" that brings about the destruction of antigen-bearing cells?

Accepted Answer

A)  Helper T cells
B)  Suppressor T cells
C)  Cytotoxic T cells
D)  Memory T cells
E)  Macrophage T cellsF) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 8

If you were a biologist studying the two cells which squeeze through capillary walls and phagocytize pathogens,you would be studying which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neutrophils and monocytes
B)  Macrophages and dendritic cells
C)  Neutrophils and dendritic cells
D)  Macrophages and neutrophils
E)  Macrophages and monocytesF) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

Which of the following is not considered a type of white blood cell?

Accepted Answer

A)  Macrophages
B)  Neutrophils
C)  Dendritic cells
D)  B cells
E)  EosinophilsF) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

-This figure shows the vessels and organs of the lymphatic system.What does "e" represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  The spleen
B)  The thymus gland
C)  The axillary lymph nodes
D)  The tonsils
E)  The inguinal lymph nodesF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

Which of the following lymphatic tissues is located in the intestinal walls?

Accepted Answer

A)  The spleen
B)  The Peyer patches
C)  The thymus glands
D)  The lymph nodes
E)  The tonsilsF) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 12

Which statement about immunity is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A)  B-cells are responsible for antibody-mediated immunity.
B)  T cells do not recognize an antigen until it is presented to them by an antigen-presenting cell.
C)  Some cytotoxic T cells become plasma cells.
D)  T cells are responsible for cell-mediated immunity.
E)  Memory B cells are the means by which long-term immunity is possiblE.F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 13

What is the main reason that organ transplants are rejected?

Accepted Answer

A)  Antibodies and cytotoxic T cells bring about the destruction of foreign tissues in the body
B)  Antibodies and cytotoxic B cells bring about the destruction of foreign tissues in the body
C)  Antibodies and helper T cells bring about the destruction of foreign tissues in the body
D)  Antigens and cytotoxic T cells bring about the destruction of foreign tissues in the body
E)  Antibodies and cytotoxic B cells prevent the binding of the grafted tissue to the old tissueF) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 14

If you were studying the portion of the immune system that forms a membrane attack complex,which produces holes in the surface of some bacteria,you would be studying:

Accepted Answer

A)  Eosinophils
B)  Interferons
C)  Dendritic cells
D)  Cytokines
E)  Complement proteinsF) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 15

A biologist is studying the chemical released by damaged tissue cells.Based on this information you would conclude that he or she is studying which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Antigens
B)  Histamine
C)  Interferons
D)  Lymphatic fluid
E)  AntibodiesF) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 16

What information can a physician obtain from an antibody titer?

Accepted Answer

A)  The amount of antibody present in a sample of plasma
B)  The amount of antibody present in a sample of lymph fluid
C)  The number and type of white blood cells in the plasma
D)  The type of infection the individual is fighting
E)  The individuals compatibility for a tissue transplantF) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

Question 17

The antibody titer in the primary response is much greater than that of the secondary response.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

If you were studying disorders that are classified by the failure of the immune system to distinguish between foreign tissue and the self-antigens which make up the bodies own tissue you would be studying which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Antibody-mediated disorders
B)  Anaphylactic disorders
C)  Autoimmune disorders
D)  Monoclonal disorders
E)  Self-antigen disordersF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 19

During cell-to-cell combat between a cytotoxic T cell and a cancer cell,what substances are used to perforate the cancer cells membrane?

Accepted Answer

A)  Granzymes
B)  Perforins
C)  Histamine
D)  MHC antigens
E)  Tumor necrosis factorF) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 20

When a macrophage engulfs a pathogen,a piece of the pathogen is then displayed on the macrophage's surface in ________________ protein.

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-antigen complex
B)  Immunoglobulin complex
C)  Histamine complex
D)  Cell-mediated complex
E)  Major histocompatibility complexF) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Exam 31: Lymph Transport and Immunity

-This figure shows the vessels and organs of the lymphatic system.What does "e" represent?

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A biologist is studying the chemical released by damaged tissue cells.Based on this information you would conclude that he or she is studying which of the following?

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What is the main reason that organ transplants are rejected?

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Which of the following is not considered a type of white blood cell?

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-This figure shows the vessels and organs of the lymphatic system.What does "d" represent?

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A biologist is studying a cytokine produced by macrophages that have the ability to promote the inflammatory response and cause the death of cancer cells.Based on this information you would conclude that he or she is studying:

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If you were studying disorders that are classified by the failure of the immune system to distinguish between foreign tissue and the self-antigens which make up the bodies own tissue you would be studying which of the following?

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Which of the following lymphatic tissues is located in the intestinal walls?

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Immunization involves inserting foreign antibodies into a person to stimulate a mild immune response.

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The antibody titer in the primary response is much greater than that of the secondary response.

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When a macrophage engulfs a pathogen,a piece of the pathogen is then displayed on the macrophage's surface in ________________ protein.

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During cell-to-cell combat between a cytotoxic T cell and a cancer cell,what substances are used to perforate the cancer cells membrane?

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Which type of lymphocyte is sometimes called a "killer cell" that brings about the destruction of antigen-bearing cells?

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Which statement about immunity is incorrect?

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A patient has recently had a kidney transplant but is experiencing rejection of the new kidney.What is most likely the cause of the rejection?

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Long-term immunity is made possible in the human body by the production of:

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If you were a biologist studying the two cells which squeeze through capillary walls and phagocytize pathogens,you would be studying which of the following?

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-This figure shows the vessels and organs of the lymphatic system.What does "c" represent?

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If you were studying the portion of the immune system that forms a membrane attack complex,which produces holes in the surface of some bacteria,you would be studying:

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What information can a physician obtain from an antibody titer?

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