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WorksheetsCytokines
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is a more commonly used name for the specific immune system?
adaptive
innate
This system provides a rapid, early response to invading microorganisms; what is considered the second line of cellular immune defense?
Adaptive
Skin
Innate
Tears
From the cells listed, which is the first cell of the immune system to respond to a pathogenic microorganism?
B cell
Helper T cell
Macrophage
Cytotoxic T cell
What cytokine is produced by a plasmacytoid dendritic cell when it detects a virus infected cell? This in turns "warns" neighboring cells of the virus attack.
Interferon-alpha
Complement C3b
IL-1beta
Interferon-gamma
Which of the following is considered an anti-inflammatory cytokine?
INF-gamma
IL-1b
IL-4
IL-10
What cytokine is produced by macrophages to induce liver production of acute phase proteins?
IFN-b
IL-5
IL-6
IL-7
Which cytokine is made by macrophages and increases IFN-gamma production in NK cells?
IL-1
IL-4
IL-10
IL-12
Which cytokine is made by several cells and is considered an inhibitor of inflammation and also causes differentiation of TH17 cells
TNF-alpha
TGF-beta
IL-7
IL-3
Which cytokine promotes humoral immunity and is produced by Th2 cells?
INF-beta
IL-4
IL-6
IL-17
Which cytokine promotes cell-mediated immunity and is produced by Th1 cells?
INF-gamma
IL-4
IL-6
IL-10
Which chemokine is involved in recruiting neutrophils to the extravascular space during acute inflammation?
CCL2 (MCP-1)
CXCL2 (MIP-2)
CXCL8 (IL-8)
Which cytokine promotes the growth of all hematopoetic multi-lineage precursor cells in bone marrow?
IL-2
IL-3
IL-4
IL-5
What cell type makes type I IFN's?
Mast cell
Plasmacytoid dendritic cell
Monocyte
Neutrophil
Which cytokine, IL-1 or IL-10, is considered to be pro-inflammatory?
IL-1
IL-10
What is a function of C-reactive protein (CRP) as an acute phase reactant?
Removes iron from gut
Modifies cholesterol metabolism
Promotes the activation of Complement
Modulates wound healing response
