Chapter 21
Anatomy and Physiology of Animals · 43 exercises
Problem 2
Visit this website (http://openstaxcollege.org/1/ immunecells) to learn about the many different cell types in the immune system and their very specialized jobs. What is the role of the dendritic cell in infection by HIV?
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Problem 3
Visit this website (http://openstaxcollege.org/1) chemotaxis) to learn about phagocyte chemotaxis. Phagocyte chemotaxis is the movement of phagocytes according to the secretion of chemical messengers in the form of interleukins and other chemokines. By what means does a phagocyte destroy a bacterium that it has ingested?
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Problem 5
Which of the following cells is phagocytic? a. plasma cell b. macrophage C. \(\mathrm{B}\) cell d. NK cell
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Problem 6
Which structure allows lymph from the lower right limb to enter the bloodstream? a. thoracic duct b. right lymphatic duct C. right lymphatic trunk d. left lymphatic trunk
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Problem 7
Which of the following cells is important in the innate immune response? a. \(\mathrm{B}\) cells b. T cells c. macrophages d. plasma cells
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Problem 8
Which of the following cells would be most active in early, antiviral immune responses the first time one is exposed to pathogen? a. macrophage b. T cell c. neutrophil d. natural killer cell
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Problem 9
Which of the lymphoid nodules is most likely to see food antigens first? a. tonsils b. Peyer's patches c. bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue d. mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue
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Problem 10
Which of the following signs is not characteristic of inflammation? a. redness b. pain c. cold d. swelling
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Problem 11
Which of the following is not important in the antiviral innate immune response? a. interferons b. natural killer cells c. complement d. microphages
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Problem 12
Enhanced phagocytosis of a cell by the binding of a specific protein is called a. endocytosis b. opsonization c. anaphylaxis d. complement activation
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Problem 13
Which of the following leads to the redness of inflammation? a. increased vascular permeability b. anaphylactic shock c. increased blood flow d. complement activation
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Problem 14
T cells that secrete cytokines that help antibody responses are called a. Th1 b. Th2 c. regulatory T cells d. thymocytes
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Problem 15
The taking in of antigen and digesting it for later presentation is called a. antigen presentation b. antigen processing c. endocytosis d. exocytosis
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Problem 16
Why is clonal expansion so important? a. to select for specific cells b. to secrete cytokines C. to kill target cells d. to increase the numbers of specific cells
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Problem 17
The elimination of self-reactive thymocytes is called a. positive selection. b. negative selection. C. tolerance. d. clonal selection.
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Problem 18
Which type of \(\mathrm{T}\) cell is most effective against viruses? a. Th1 b. Th2 c. Cytotoxic T cells d. regulatory T cells
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Problem 19
Removing functionality from a \(\mathrm{B}\) cell without killing it is called a. clonal selection b. clonal expansion c. clonal deletion d. clonal anergy
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Problem 20
Which class of antibody crosses the placenta in pregnant women? a. IgM b. IgA C. IgE d. \(\quad \operatorname{IgG}\)
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Problem 21
Which class of antibody has no known function other than as an antigen receptor? a. IgM b. IgA C. IgE d. \(\operatorname{IgD}\)
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Problem 23
Which class of antibody is found in mucus? a. IgM b. IgA C. IgE d. IgD
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Problem 24
Which enzymes in macrophages are important for clearing intracellular bacteria? a. metabolic b. mitochondrial C. nuclear d. lysosomal
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Problem 25
What type of chronic lung disease is caused by a Mycobacterium? a. asthma b. emphysema c. tuberculosis d. leprosy
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Problem 26
Which type of immune response is most directly effective against bacteria? a. natural killer cells b. complement c. cytotoxic T cells d. helper T cells
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Problem 27
What is the reason that you have to be immunized with a new influenza vaccine each year? a. the vaccine is only protective for a year b. mutation C. macrophage oxidative metabolism d. memory response
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Problem 28
Which type of immune response works in concert with cytotoxic T cells against virally infected cells? a. natural killer cells b. complement c. antibodies d. memory
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Problem 29
Which type of hypersensitivity involves soluble antigen-antibody complexes? a. type I b. type II C. type III d. type IV
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Problem 30
What causes the delay in delayed hypersensitivity? a. inflammation b. cytokine release c. recruitment of immune cells d. histamine release
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Problem 31
Which of the following is a critical feature of immediate hypersensitivity? a. inflammation b. cytotoxic \(\mathrm{T}\) cells c. recruitment of immune cells d. histamine release
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Problem 32
Which of the following is an autoimmune disease of the heart? a. rheumatoid arthritis b. lupus c. rheumatic fever d. Hashimoto's thyroiditis
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Problem 33
What drug is used to counteract the effects of anaphylactic shock? a. epinephrine b. antihistamines C. antibiotics d. aspirin
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Problem 34
Which of the following terms means "many genes"? a. polymorphism b. polygeny c. polypeptide d. multiple alleles
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Problem 36
Which type of cancer is associated with HIV disease? a. Kaposi's sarcoma b. melanoma c. lymphoma d. renal cell carcinoma
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Problem 37
How does cyclosporine A work? a. suppresses antibodies b. suppresses \(\mathrm{T}\) cells C. suppresses macrophages d. suppresses neutrophils
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Problem 38
What disease is associated with bone marrow transplants? a. diabetes mellitus type I b. melanoma c. headache d. graft-versus-host disease
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Problem 39
Describe the flow of lymph from its origins in interstitial fluid to its emptying into the venous bloodstream.
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Problem 40
Describe the process of inflammation in an area that has been traumatized, but not infected.
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Problem 41
Describe two early induced responses and what pathogens they affect.
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Problem 43
Describe clonal selection and expansion.
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Problem 44
Describe how secondary B cell responses are developed.
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Problem 45
Describe the role of IgM in immunity.
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Problem 46
Describe how seroconversion works in HIV disease.
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Problem 49
Describe rheumatic fever and how tolerance is broken.
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Problem 50
Describe how stress affects immune responses.
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