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WorksheetsThe Immune System
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which of the following white blood cells would not have MHC II molecules on their surface?
Dendritic cells
Macrophages
B cells
Neutrophils
Which of the following cells would not have MHC I markers on their surface?
Skin cells
Muscle cells
Red blood cells
Bone cells
What does MHC stand for?
Major histocompatibility complex
Motor histamine complex
Mobile histacompatibility conditioner
Meta hydrocarbon
Which type of antibodies attach to mast cells?
IgA
IgM
IgD
IgE
Which of the following is not a function of histamine?
Increase permeability of blood vessels
Dilation of blood vessels
Increases blood pressure
Induce swelling and inflammation
Which type of cells release histamine?
Cytotoxic T cells
Macrophages
Neutrophils
Mast cells
Which of the following are cellular pathogens?
Viruses
Viroids
Prions
Protists
Prions are misfolded
proteins
carbohydrates
lipids
nucleic acids
Which of the following is not a part of the innate immune system?
Antibodies
Inflammation
Interferon
Complement proteins
Which of the following white blood cells do not phagocytose pathogens?
Neutrophils
Eosinophils
Macrophages
Dendritic cells
Which type of white blood cells are able to recognise and kill stressed cells in the absence of antibodies and MHC?
Cytotoxic T cells
Natural killer cells
Helper T cells
Plasma cells
An overreaction of the immune system to a normally harmless substance is called
an antigen
a pathogen
an allergy
an antibody
Antibodies are
glycoproteins
non specific
involved in the cell-mediated immune response
kill virally infected cells
IgG antibodies are able to be passed from mother to foetus during pregnancy. Which type of immunity does this involve?
Naturally acquired active immunity
Naturally acquired passive immunity
Artificially acquired active immunity
Artificially acquired passive immunity
Which type of white blood cells help with the activation of T cells and B cells?
Memory B cells
Helper T cells
Natural killer cells
Plasma cells
Which of the following is a primary lymphoid organ?
Thymus
Spleen
Appendix
Lymph nodes
Which of the following is not one of end results of the complement system?
Opsonisation
Promotes inflammation
Activation of the attack of the pathogen's cell membarne
Agglutination
Process by which a pathogen is made more susceptible to (flagged for) phagocytosis.
Opsonisation
Agglutination
Neutralisation
Precipitation
Which of the following does not occur during the inflammatory response?
Mast cells and basophils release histamine
Histamine causes vasodilation and increases capillary permeability
Prostaglandins are released and heat shock proteins are activated
Macrophages and neutrophils phagocytose bacteria
Which of these is made up of two heavy polypeptide chains and two light polypeptide chains shaped in a "Y"?
MHC Class I
MHC Class II
Antibody
Antigen
Antibodies consist of two heavy polypeptide chains and two light polypeptide chains arranged in a ‘Y’ shape. What is their highest level of protein structure
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
Number 5 in this diagram of an antibody is the
variable region
heavy chain
light chain
constant region
Number 4 in this diagram of an antibody is the
variable region
heavy chain
light chain
constant region
