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The Immune System

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following white blood cells would not have MHC II molecules on their surface?

a)

Dendritic cells

b)

Macrophages

c)

B cells

d)

Neutrophils

2.

Which of the following cells would not have MHC I markers on their surface?

a)

Skin cells

b)

Muscle cells

c)

Red blood cells

d)

Bone cells

3.

What does MHC stand for?

a)

Major histocompatibility complex

b)

Motor histamine complex

c)

Mobile histacompatibility conditioner

d)

Meta hydrocarbon

4.

Which type of antibodies attach to mast cells?

a)

IgA

b)

IgM

c)

IgD

d)

IgE

5.

Which of the following is not a function of histamine?

a)

Increase permeability of blood vessels

b)

Dilation of blood vessels

c)

Increases blood pressure

d)

Induce swelling and inflammation

6.

Which type of cells release histamine?

a)

Cytotoxic T cells

b)

Macrophages

c)

Neutrophils

d)

Mast cells

7.

Which of the following are cellular pathogens?

a)

Viruses

b)

Viroids

c)

Prions

d)

Protists

8.

Prions are misfolded

a)

proteins

b)

carbohydrates

c)

lipids

d)

nucleic acids

9.

Which of the following is not a part of the innate immune system?

a)

Antibodies

b)

Inflammation

c)

Interferon

d)

Complement proteins

10.

Which of the following white blood cells do not phagocytose pathogens?

a)

Neutrophils

b)

Eosinophils

c)

Macrophages

d)

Dendritic cells

11.

Which type of white blood cells are able to recognise and kill stressed cells in the absence of antibodies and MHC?

a)

Cytotoxic T cells

b)

Natural killer cells

c)

Helper T cells

d)

Plasma cells

12.

An overreaction of the immune system to a normally harmless substance is called

a)

an antigen

b)

a pathogen

c)

an allergy

d)

an antibody

13.

Antibodies are

a)

glycoproteins

b)

non specific

c)

involved in the cell-mediated immune response

d)

kill virally infected cells

14.

IgG antibodies are able to be passed from mother to foetus during pregnancy. Which type of immunity does this involve?

a)

Naturally acquired active immunity

b)

Naturally acquired passive immunity

c)

Artificially acquired active immunity

d)

Artificially acquired passive immunity

15.

Which type of white blood cells help with the activation of T cells and B cells?

a)

Memory B cells

b)

Helper T cells

c)

Natural killer cells

d)

Plasma cells

16.

Which of the following is a primary lymphoid organ?

a)

Thymus

b)

Spleen

c)

Appendix

d)

Lymph nodes

17.

Which of the following is not one of end results of the complement system?

a)

Opsonisation

b)

Promotes inflammation

c)

Activation of the attack of the pathogen's cell membarne

d)

Agglutination

18.

Process by which a pathogen is made more susceptible to (flagged for) phagocytosis.

a)

Opsonisation

b)

Agglutination

c)

Neutralisation

d)

Precipitation

19.

Which of the following does not occur during the inflammatory response?

a)

Mast cells and basophils release histamine

b)

Histamine causes vasodilation and increases capillary permeability

c)

Prostaglandins are released and heat shock proteins are activated

d)

Macrophages and neutrophils phagocytose bacteria

20.

Which of these is made up of two heavy polypeptide chains and two light polypeptide chains shaped in a "Y"?

a)

MHC Class I

b)

MHC Class II

c)

Antibody

d)

Antigen

21.

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

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quaternary

22.

Number 5 in this diagram of an antibody is the

a)

variable region

b)

heavy chain

c)

light chain

d)

constant region

23.

Number 4 in this diagram of an antibody is the

a)

variable region

b)

heavy chain

c)

light chain

d)

constant region