Clinical Lab Testing --- Serology

Question 1

What is natural immunity?

A. Immunity produced in response to a specific antigen.
B. antibodies produced by B lymphocytes.
C. Non-specific immunity that does not require exposure to a specific antigen.
D. T-lymphocytes protect against certain fungi, viruses, and tumor cells.

Answer 1

C. Non-specific immunity that does not require exposure to a specific antigen.

Question 2

Another name for “anamnestic response” is:

Answer 2

Secondary response

Question 3

The term that designated the detection of an antibody in a person who had previously tested negative for that antibody is:

Answer 3

Seroconversion

Question 4

What is immunology?

Answer 4

Describes the functions of the immune

system.

Question 5

The diseases that are categorized as “autoimmune” is?

Answer 5

Myasthenia Gravis
Type 1 diabetes
Rheumatoid arthritis
Lupus

Question 6

What is Specific immunity?

A. Immunity produced in response to a specific antigen.
B. antibodies produced by B lymphocytes.
C. Non-specific immunity that does not require exposure to a specific antigen.
D. T-lymphocytes protect against certain fungi, viruses, and tumor cells.

Answer 6

A. Immunity produced in response to a specific antigen.

Question 7

What is Humoral immunity?

A. Immunity produced in response to a specific antigen.
B. antibodies produced by B lymphocytes.
C. Non-specific immunity that does not require exposure to a specific antigen.
D. T-lymphocytes protect against certain fungi, viruses, and tumor cells.

Answer 7

B. antibodies produced by B lymphocytes.

Question 8

What is cell-mediated immunity?

A. Immunity produced in response to a specific antigen.
B. antibodies produced by B lymphocytes.
C. Non-specific immunity that does not require exposure to a specific antigen.
D. T-lymphocytes protect against certain fungi, viruses, and tumor cells.

Answer 8

D. T-lymphocytes protect against certain fungi, viruses, and tumor cells.