Chapter 39:
Immunity from Disease
Practice Test
1.
Who developed a procedure to demonstrate that a particular organism causes a particular disease?
a.
Koch
b.
Pasteur
c.
Mendel
d.
Jenner
Hint
2.
What role does lysozyme play in immunity?
a.
production of the inflammatory response
b.
breaking down of the cell walls of some bacteria
c.
activation of B-cells
d.
stimulation of the formation of memory T-cells
Hint
3.
Which of the following is NOT a function of the immune system?
a.
immune memory
b.
elimination of pathogens
c.
production of red blood cells
d.
inflammatory response
Hint
4.
What is the major role of the thymus in the immune system?
a.
It is the place where B cells are produced.
b.
It is a place where immature lymphocytes are stored.
c.
It is the source of interferon production.
d.
It triggers allergies.
Hint
5.
Which cells stimulate B cells to divide and become plasma cells?
a.
helper T cells
b.
killer cells
c.
pathogen cells
d.
other plasma cells
Hint
6.
A plasma cell is a(n) __________.
a.
pathogen-engulfing cell
b.
nonspecific antiviral agent
c.
antibody-secreting cell
d.
cell important in T cell development
Hint
7.
Vaccination programs include more than one shot of vaccine. What is the purpose of the second and subsequent shots?
a.
Subsequent shots are necessary to get an immune response.
b.
They increase the immune response.
c.
T cells will not form without subsequent shots
d.
They make sure that a person gets exposed to an antigen.
Hint
8.
You are walking down the stairs and you slip and fall. Shortly afterward, your knee begins to swell and turn red. These changes are a result of __________ being released by your cells.
a.
interferon
b.
histamine
c.
complement
d.
mucus
Hint
9.
Where are B cells formed?
a.
in the thymus
b.
in the tonsils
c.
in the lymph nodes
d.
in the bone marrow
Hint
10.
An antigen is __________.
a.
any foreign substance that does not normally occur in the body
b.
a protein made by the body to counteract foreign substances
c.
a blood protein that attaches to the surface of pathogens
d.
a chemical that punches holes in foreign cells
Hint
11.
Once you have had chicken pox, it is unlikely that you will have this disease again because of __________.
a.
killer cells
b.
helper T cells
c.
memory B cells
d.
antigens
Hint
12.
Which of the following is the correct pathway of tissue fluid?
a.
It leaks from the blood capillaries and enters lymphatic capillaries.
b.
It follows the same pathway as blood.
c.
It leaks from lymphatic capillaries into the tissues.
d.
It circulates around the spinal cord and brain.
Hint
13.
Which of the following statements about immunity is correct?
a.
Passive immunity results from acquiring antibodies from someone else.
b.
Passive immunity results from a vaccination.
c.
Active immunity occurs when a mother`s antibodies cross the placenta.
d.
Active immunity comes from injecting antibodies developed in a horse.
Hint
14.
Which of the following diseases results from a toxin produced by a bacterium found commonly in soil?
a.
chicken pox
b.
the common cold
c.
tetanus
d.
polio
Hint
15.
Many diseases, such as the common cold, are constantly present in the population. These diseases are classified as ___________.
a.
infectious
b.
periodic
c.
endemic
d.
epidemic
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