Exam 2 Flashcards
1) What is the outcome of NOT producing pulmonary surfactant?
A. Decrease the change in intrapleural pressure required to achieve a given tidal volume
B. It will result in decreased lung compliance
C. It will decrease the work of breathing
D. It will decrease the surface tension in the alveoli
B. It will result in decreased lung Compliance
2) What is an example of Type Ill hypersensitivity reaction?
A. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
B. Tuberculosis
C. Mismatched blood transfusion reaction
Contact dermatitis
A. Systemic lupus erythematosus
3) Functional residual capacity is
A. ERV+TV+IRV
B. TV+IRV
C. ERV+RV
D. TV+IRV+ERV+RV
C. ERV+RV
4) Complement proteins and antibodies coat a microorganism and provide binding sites, enabling macrophages and neutrophils to phagocytize the organism. This phenomenon is termed
A. Chemotaxis
B. Diapedesis
C. Opsonization
D. Agglutination
C. Opsonization
5) The pulmonary function test of a 45 year old healthy man is depicted below. What is his vital capacity?
(Fig. 1)
A. C
B. D
C. E
D. C+D
E. E-D
A. C
6) What happens if a naive T cell binds to an antigen without receiving a Co-stimulatory signals?
A. The T cell is activated
B. The T cell enters a state of energy
C. The T cell becomes a memory cell
D. The T cell releases interferons
B. The T cell enters a state of energy
7) Airflow is________related to the pressure gradient and________related to resistance.
A. Directly; inversely
B. Inversely; inversely
C. Inversely; directly
D. Directly; directly
A. Directly; inversely
8) Fats absorbed from the small intestine are transported to the bloodstream via____
A. Tonsils
B. Lacteals
C. Lymph nodes
D. Peyer’s patches
B. Lacteals
9) A student is in primary care office for regular checkup. The student’s alveolar ventilation rate is 6750 ml/min with a tidal volume of 600 ml. Calculate the breathing rate for this patient?
A.) 15 breaths/min
B. 10 breaths/min
C. 25 breaths/min
D. 5 breaths/min
A. 15 beats/min
VA= R(VT—VD),
Where, VA is Aveolar Ventilation; R is respiratory rate; VT is tidal volume; VD is dead space volume (about 150ml in healthy adult)
10) The pressure that is responsible for reabsorption and for pulling fluids into the venous end of capillaries is called
A. Hydrostatic pressure in interstitial fluid (HPif)
B. Osmotic pressure in interstitial fluid (OPif)
C. Hydrostatic pressure in a capillary (HPc)
D. Osmotic pressure in capillary (OPc)
D. Osmotic pressure in capillary (OPc)
11) Which mechanism(s) of antibody action triggers the response of a plasma protein that will result in a membrane attack complex?
A. Complement activation
B. Neutralization
C. Precipitation
D. Agglutination
A. Complement Activation
12) What is the most common method of carbon dioxide transport?
A. Dissolved in plasma
B. As carbon monoxide in plasma
C. As bicarbonate ion in plasma
D. Chemically bound to hemoglobin
C. As BioCarbonate ion in plasma
13) The lymphocytes that act as the bridge between the cellular and humoral responses are
A. Helper T cells
B. Regulatory T cells
C. B cells
D. Cytotoxic T cells
A. Helper T cells
14) In order to prevent spread of infection, often a virus-infected cell will release
A. Histamine
B. Complement
C. interferon
D. Perforin
E. Serotonin
C. Interferon
15) Regulatory T cells
A. May function in preventing autoimmune reactions
B. Release cytokines that increase the activity of cytotoxic T cells and activated B cells
C. Aid B cells in antibody production
D. Decrease their activity as antigenic stimulus decrease
A. May function in preventing autoimmune reactions
16) What is the function of C3b?
A. Opsoinzation
B. Agglutination
C. Attracting neutorphils
D. Chemotaxis
A. Opsonization
17) Using pulmonary function test, a patient discovers their forced expiratory volume (FEV1) is 40%, What does this suggest?
A. It is suggestive of obstructive lung disease
B. It is suggestive of restrictive lung disease
C. The patient has normal health lungs
D. Need more information to interpret
A. It is suggestive of obstructive lung disease
18) Which of the following antibody fixes and activates the complement?
A. IgM
B. IgE
C. IgG
D. IgD
E. IgA
A. IgM
19) How do vaccines work
A. Vaccines work by priming the adaptive immunity with a relatively harmless primary exposure
B. Vaccines work by suppressing inflation to help speed healing
C. Vaccines work by boosting innate immunity with cytokines
D. Vaccines work by providing the necessary antibodies to fight infections
A. Vaccines work by priming the adaptive immunity with a relatively harmless primary exposure
20) How would you describe the function of Th 17 cells?
A. Th 17 cells activates cellular immunity
B. Th 17 cells plays a role in autoimmune disease
C. Th 17 cells help fight against parasitic infections
D. Th 17 cells release perforins
A. Th 17 cells activates cellular immunity
21) The phenomenon in which a complement protein and antibodies coat a microorganism, enable macrophages and neutrophils to phagocytize the microorganism is called
A. Opsonization
B. Agglutination
C. Diapedesis
D. Chemotaxis
A. Opsonization