WorksheetsRespiratory System - Lecture 16
Total questions: 6
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which of the following signals acts as a danger-associated molecular pattern (DAMP)?
Flagellin
Peptidoglycan
Apoptotic cells
Double-stranded RNA
A patient with a rare genetic disorder lacks lipopolysaccharide-binding pathogen recognition receptors (PRRs). To what types of infection will this patient be at increased risk?
Viral infections
Fungal infections
Gram-positive bacterial infections
Gram-negative bacterial infections
How does lysozyme protect against bacterial infection?
It opsonizes bacteria
It agglutinates bacteria
It hydrolyses peptidoglycan
It damages bacterial membranes
Which of the following respiratory defences are considered long-lived tissue-resident cells?
Mast cells
Neutrophils
Eosinophils
Exudate macrophages
Which immunoglobulin class plays an important role in the pathophyiology of allergic asthma and allergic rhinitis?
IgA
IgG
IgM
IgE
Which T cells play an important role in suppressing excessive immune responses?
Tfh cells
Th1 cells
Th2 cells
Treg cells
