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Immune system

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is your favorite color?

a)

black

b)

cooki

c)

hamster

d)

school

2.

epitopes are...

a)

molecules produced by mast cell

b)

produced by clonal selection

c)

antibodies discovered by Jenner

d)

Specific pieces of antigen recognized by immune system

3.

Cellular immune response

a)

Involves cytotoxic T cells

b)

involves antibodies

c)

acts only on extracellular clues

d)

results in production of clones of plasma cells

4.

The ___ region of an antibody binds to the antigen

a)

constant

b)

variable

c)

either constant or variable

d)

neither constant or variable

5.

Which of these release histamines?

a)

macrophages

b)

monocytes

c)

defensins

d)

mast cells

6.

Which of the following is an adaptive immune response?

a)

phagocytosis of pathogen

b)

recognition of infected cell by T cell

c)

inflammation of the site

d)

an increase in lysozyme production

7.

A vaccine containes....

a)

weakenedpathogen

b)

killed pathogen

c)

full-strength pathogen

d)

fragments form pathogen

e)

all except full-strength pathogen

8.

Which activates NaIve B cells to become Plasma or Memory B cells?

a)

clonal energy

b)

binding to antigen presented by TH that matches the B antibody site

c)

the production of IgE

d)

the bindng of MC to T cells

9.

You are taking you SAT exam and the room is full of others sniffling, sneezing and snotting. Your FIRST line of defense is ...

a)

You got a flu shot 2 months ago

b)

you just got over a cold / flu

c)

Your skin mucus @ normal flora

d)

Your B & T cells

10.

Passive Immunity can be obtained by ... (choose 2)

a)

having the disease

b)

receiving a vaccination against the disease

c)

Receiving antibodies by injection

d)

Receiving antibodies from mother at birth

11.

Which of these is not considered a pathogen?

a)

Virus

b)

Bacterium

c)

Protist

d)

Cancer

e)

Fungus

12.

Antibodies are shaped like the letter....

a)

A

b)

C

c)

Y

d)

K

13.

Lysing of invading cells, activation of inflammation response, assistance of phagocytes in recognizing gers is accomplished by .... (notes p.1)

a)

Lymphocytes

b)

Complement proteins

c)

Defensins

d)

Poriferins

14.

Which involves Helper T cells and Memory cells?

a)

Primary immune response

b)

Secondary immune response

c)

Both primary and secondary immune response

15.

Which happens 1st ?

a)

Primary immune response

b)

Secondary immune response

c)

both happen at the same time

16.

Which involves Plasma cells & Helper T cells?

a)

Primary immune repsonse

b)

Secondary immune response

c)

Both

17.

The name for the body's immune system destroys its own cell ....

a)

anaphylactic shock

b)

acquired immune deficiency

c)

passive immunity

d)

autoimmune response

18.

Defensins ar produceds by..

a)

lymph nodes

b)

bone marrow

c)

mast cells

d)

mucus membranes

19.

The secondary immune response will involve

a)

innate immunity

b)

specific (adaptive) immunity

c)

non-specific immunity

d)

skin, mucus & natural flora

20.

Which SHOULD be ignored by WBC's

a)

cells with antigens & self MHC markers

b)

self cells with MHC markers

c)

cells with complement proteins

d)

cells with damaged or mutant MHC markers

21.

Which is TRUE?

a)

plasma cells secrete cytokines

b)

T cells make atibodies

c)

B cells secrete histamine

d)

Memory B cells live a long time

22.

3 of these are related t innate immunity. Which is not?

a)

The skin

b)

Mast cells

c)

Defensins

d)

Antibodies

23.

Which does not occur during inflammation?

a)

some cytokines elevate body temperature

b)

phagocytes engulf bacteria & dead cells

c)

wound healing begins

d)

histamines cause capillaries to constrict

24.

Antibodies are mad by...

a)

T cells

b)

Mast cells

c)

Macrophages

d)

B cells

25.

Which cells release cytokines?

a)

Helper T cells

b)

Plasma cells

c)

Memory B cells

d)

Phagocytes

26.

A benefit of LIVE vaccine is...

a)

No booster shots needed

b)

They are easy to make

c)

The person receiving vaccine will not get sick because of the vaccination

d)

People get rich by making the vaccine

27.

When a T cell is activated by cytokines it will most likely ....

a)

Secrete antibodies

b)

Die

c)

Proliferate

d)

Become a B cell

e)

Become a plasma cell

28.

Which happens fastest?

a)

Primary immunity

b)

Secondary immunity

29.

Which cells make antibodies?

a)

Helper T cells

b)

Plasma cells (effector B cells)

c)

Memory B cells

d)

Cytotoxic T cells

30.

The wide variety of antibodies we can make is because of ...

a)

Protein folding

b)

Different patterns of methylation

c)

DNA changes

d)

post transcription modification

31.

HIV kills ____ cells

a)

helper T cells

b)

red blood cells

c)

white blood cells

d)

B cells

32.

Because HIV destroys TH cells, the ___ is disrupted

a)

humoral immune response

b)

cellular immune response

c)

innate immune response

d)

both humoral and cellular

33.

Each mature B cell can make _____ type(s) of antibody (ies)

a)

1

b)

2-4

c)

Average of 6

d)

None - B cells do not produce antibodies

34.

T cells mature in....

a)

The thymus

b)

the lymph noes

c)

the bone marrow

d)

the spleen

e)

the thyroid

35.

The normal germs that live on our bodies are known as...

a)

microcysts

b)

normal fauna

c)

normal flora

d)

ectocytes

e)

pathogens

36.

The simplest antibodies have ___ polypeptide chains.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

37.

Antibodies belong to a group of compounds known as ....

a)

self-recognizing compounds

b)

immunoglobulins

c)

histamines

d)

steroids

38.

Humoral immune response involves

a)

cytotoxic T cells

b)

B cells

c)

histamines

d)

poriferins

39.

HIV can be transmitted from person to person by

a)

Blood

b)

Semen

c)

Vaginal Fluid

d)

Breast milk

e)

All of these

40.

These are found in all mammalian cells with a nucleus

a)

Class I MHC's

b)

Class II MHC's

41.

These are found in Phagocytes, dendritic cells & B cells

a)

Class I MHC's

b)

Class II MHC's

42.

In regards to vaccines, ATTENUATED means

a)

Weakened

b)

Alive

c)

Dead

d)

Made of DNA

43.

What happens 1st to TC that are activated by TH?

a)

TC kill cells presenting the antigen

b)

TC proliferate

c)

TC release antibodies

d)

Naive B cells mature

44.

These are presented to TH cells....

a)

Class I MHC's

b)

Class II MHC's

45.

These are presented to TC cells....

a)

Class I MHC's

b)

Class II MHC's