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Lymphatic Pre-Test
7) Which one of the following is NOT true of
WBCs:
A) they use diapedesis to move in and out of
blood vessels
B) they move by ameboid motion
C) they account for less than 1 percent of
total blood volume
D) they locate areas of tissue damage
through chemotaxis
E) they initiate the clotting process
1) The fluid that is forced out of the capillary
beds by hydrostatic and osmotic pressures and
into the tissue spaces is called:
A) venous blood
B) interstitial fluid
C) lymph
D) plasma
E) arterial blood
2) Which lymphoid tissues trap and remove
bacteria entering the throat:
A) axillary lymph nodes
B) cervical lymph nodes
C) thymus gland
D) tonsils
E) Peyer's patches
8) Which of the following substances is NOT
typically perceived as an antigen:
A) self-antigens
B) fungi
C) pollen grains
D) bacteria
E) virus particles
3) Which one of the following is NOT a type of
lymphoid organ:
A) spleen
B) tonsils
C) appendix
D) thymus gland
E) Peyer's patches
9) The inflammatory process begins with release
of chemicals, which do all of the following
EXCEPT:
A) attract phagocytes to the area
B) cause capillaries to become leaky
C) activate pain receptors
D) dilate blood vessels
E) stimulate release of lysozyme
4) A substance that stimulates the immune
system to release antibodies:
A) interleukin
B) prothrombin activator
C) antibody
D) antigen
E) fibrinogen
10) The study of immunity is called:
A) immunology
B) microbiology
C) anatomy
D) pathology
E) histology
5) The body's first line of defense against the
invasion of disease-causing microorganisms is:
A) phagocytes
B) inflammatory response
C) skin and mucous membranes
D) natural killer cells
E) fever
11) The body's temperature-regulating
"thermostat" that can be reset upward in
response to pyrogens is located in the:
A) hypothalamus
B) cerebellum
C) medulla oblongata
D) pineal gland
E) thalamus
6) The type of leukocytes that become
macrophages in the tissues are:
A) neutrophils
B) lymphocytes
C) monocytes
D) eosinophils
E) basophils
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16) Which one of the following is NOT one of the
antibody classes:
A) IgA
B) IgD
C) IgG
D) IgB
E) IgE
12) The specific foreign substances that an
individual's immune system has the ability to
recognize and resist is determined by:
A) the total number of self-antigens at a
given time
B) individual exposure to the specific
foreign substance
C) individual genetic makeup
D) the total number of macrophages at a
given time
E) the total number of lymphocytes present
at a given time
17) The relatively common autoimmune disease in
which the thyroid gland produces excessive
amounts of thyroxine is called:
A) multiple sclerosis
B) systemic lupus erythematosis
C) myasthenia gravis
D) glomerulonephritis
E) Graves' disease
13) Which one of the following CANNOT be said
about the history of immunity:
A) scientists of the 1800s discovered
"factors" now called antibodies
B) scientists of the mid-1900s discovered
the viral origin of AIDS
C) scientists of the mid-1900s discovered
that injection of serum containing
antibodies did NOT always protect a
recipient from disease
D) scientists of the 1800s demonstrated that
immune serum could protect another
animal from disease
E) the ancient Greeks knew something
existed within the body to protect it from
infectious disease
18) An autograft is a tissue graft donated by:
A) a parent
B) a different animal species
C) an identical twin
D) the same person
E) an unrelated person
19) Describe several of the protective chemicals
produced by the skin and mucous membranes.
20) Identify the four most common indicators and
major symptoms of an acute inflammatory
response and explain their origins.
14) B cells develop immunocompetence in the:
A) bone marrow
B) lymph nodes
C) thymus gland
D) thyroid gland
E) spleen
15) The specific type of acquired immunity that a
fetus obtains from maternal antibodies that
cross the placenta is called:
A) artificially acquired active immunity
B) naturally acquired active immunity
C) artificially acquired natural immunity
D) artificially acquired passive immunity
E) naturally acquired passive immunity
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