Immune System

Which of the following states that a specific microorganism causes a specific disease?

• cell theory
• germ theory
• miasma theory
• gross theory

Who developed a set of postulates to show a specific microbe caused a specific disease?

• Pasteur
• Snow
• Koch
• Lister

Which of the following is NOT part of the first line of defense?

• skin
• B cells
• sweat
• lysozyme

Which type of immunity is found in plants, invertebrates, and vertebrates?

• innate (nonspecific)
• adaptive (specific)

Which of the following secretes histamine?

• B cells
• macrophages
• neutrophils
• mast cells

Which antibody is produced during the primary immune response?

• IgA
• IgG
• IgM
• IgE

Which antibody is most abundant in the serum? (produced during secondary immune response)

• IgA
• IgG
• IgM
• IgE

Which antibody is associated with allergy and worm infections?

• IgG
• IgA
• IgM
• IgE

What process coats the antigen with antibody to make it more likely to be phagocytosed?

• opsonization
• blanketing
• immunization
• framing

Which of the following is NOT a cardinal sign of inflammation?

• swelling
• atrophy
• heat
• redness