EXAM I Review Type of Immunity

Question 1

A newborn carries its mother’s IgG immunoglobins and its thus protected form many common microorganisms. This is an example of:

Answer 1

Passive Immunity

Question 2

An immunized mouse becomes resistant to a pathogen. This is an example of:

Answer 2

Acquired Immunity

Question 3

A person infected with small pox survives and is now resistant to the disease. This is an example of:

Answer 3

Acquired Immunity

Question 4

T cells can confer immunity when transplanted from an immunized mouse to a syngeneic naive mouse. This is an example of:

Answer 4

Adoptive Immunity

Question 5

Some people lack a receptor required for infection by HIV. This is an example of:

Answer 5

Innate Immunity

Question 6

A horse is immunized with rattlesnake venom. The horse’s serum is then used to treat people bitten by rattlesnakes. This is an example of:

Answer 6

Passive Immunity

Question 7

A person with agammaglobulenia is treated by weekly injection of gamma globulin (Chon Fraction II). This is an example of:

Answer 7

Passive Immunity

Question 8

Innate Immunity

Answer 8

The first response of the body’s immune system to a harmful foreign substance

Question 9

Acquired Immunity

Answer 9

Develops when a person’s immune system responds to a foreign substance or microorganism

Question 10

Passive Immunity

Answer 10

That occurs when a person is given antibodies rather than making them through his or her own immune system

Question 11

Adoptive Immunity

Answer 11

a special type of immunization by the injection of immunologically competent lymphocytes