Histology 3rd Lecture Exam (Batch 2025) Flashcards
How does the lymph enters the lymph node?
A. Bloodstream
B. Efferent lymphatic vessels
C. Afferent lymphatic vessels
D. Medullary cords
Afferent lymphatic vessels
What cells are highly populated in the germinal center of the spleen?
A. T lymphocytes
B. Macrophage
C. B lymphocytes
D. Plasma cells
B lymphocytes
What stimulates B cells to secrete antibodies?
A. Macrophage
B. Cytokines
C. Langerhans cells
D. T lymphocytes
Cytokines
- Which are dendritic cells of the lymph nodes?
A. Nurse cells
B. Lymphocytes
C. Antigen presenting cells
D. Reticular cells
Antigen presenting cells
- What is secreted by plasma cells that originate from the proliferation of B lymphocytes?
A. Helper cells
B. Cytokine
C. Antigen
D. Antibody
Antibody
- Which immunoglobulin crosses the placental barrier and is highly secreted in an immune response?
A. IgA
B. IgG
C. IgD
D. IgE
IgG
- Which organ is NOT a mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT)?
A. Payers patch
B. Tonsils
C. Appendix
D. Spleen
Spleen
- Which cells carry out an immune response?
A. Red blood cells
B. Lymphocytes
C. Macrophages
D. Plasma cells
Lymphocytes
Sources of Antibodies (IgGAMDE)
Immunoglobulins: Humoral Immune Response
Source of Cytokines (IL-1, IFN, TNF)
Interleukins, Interferons, TNF: Cellular Immune Response
- Which cells are part of the mononuclear phagocytic system and function to phagocytose and process antigens?
A. Suppressor T cells
B. Antigen-presenting cells
C. Plasma cells
D. Natural killer cells
Antigen-presenting cells
Mononuclear Phagocyte System (MPS):
Reticulo-Endothelial System
- Accessory/ Antigen-Presenting Cells (Major histocompatibility complex/T cells/B cells/Dendritic Cells)
- Kupffer cells (Liver/Hepatic Macrophage),
- Microglia (CNS/Brain Macrophage),
- Alveolar/Dust cells (Lung Macrophage),
- Splenic: White and Red Pulp(Spleen Macrophage),
- Langerhans cells (Skin Macrophage),
- Osteoclasts (Bone Macrophage).
- Monocytes (Blood)
- Mesanglial Phagocytes (Kidney)
- Resident & Circulating Macrophage (Lymph Nodes)
- *Histiocytes (Connective Tissue).
- GALT (Gut-Associated Lymphoid Tissue): (Intestinal Macrophage)
- The function of this cell is to recognize and destroy antigenically virus-infected and malignant cells?
A. Suppressor T cell
B. Cytotoxic T cell
C. Memory T cell
D. Helper T cell
Cytotoxic T cell
B Lymphocytes (15%) - Humoral Immunity
Generated in the BM; Transformed into plasma cells to Produce Antibodies
T Lymphocytes (70%) - Cell-Mediated Immunity
Differentiate in the Thymus; Releases Cytokines & Lysozyme
Natural Killer (NK) Cells –
Also known as Large Granular Lymphocytes (LGL ) because of their distinctive large size, pale cytoplasm, and prominent granulation. 15% of Circulating Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes.
- The physical blood-thymus barrier is NOT formed by which of the following?
A. Macrophages
B. Epithelial reticular cells
C. Endothelial cells
D. Plasma cells
Plasma cells
- What organ is the site of immune responses to blood borne antigens that filters blood?
A. Spleen
B. Tonsil
C. Thymus
D. Lymph node
Spleen
- Which cells do not reside in the splenic white pulp?
A. Antigen-presenting cells
B. T cells
C. Erythrocytes
D. Macrophages
Erythrocytes
- What cells populate in the periarterial sheath of the central arteries in the white pulp?
A. Macrophages
B. Lymphocytes
C. T lymphocytes
D. Plasma cells
T lymphocytes
- Which structure is NOT found in the splenic red pulp?
A. Venous sinusoids
B. Reticular fiber networks
C. Cords of Billroth
D. Germinal center
Germinal center
- What surrounds and promotes proliferation, and maturation of lymphocytes in the thymus?
A. Macrophage
B. Epithelial reticular cell
C. Stellate reticular cell
D. Dendritic cell
Epithelial reticular cell
- What is the protective epithelial lining that covers the palatine tonsil?
A. Simple cuboidal epithelium
B. Stratified columnar epithelium
C. Stratified squamous non-keratinized epithelium
D. Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium
Stratified squamous non-keratinized epithelium
- Which statement is NOT a feature of a lymph node?
A. Presence of high endothelial venules in its paracortical zone
B. Contains dendritic cells, which are antigen-presenting cells
C. The outer cortex populated by the T lymphocytes
D. Associated with afferent and efferent lymphatic vessels
The outer cortex populated by the T lymphocytes
- Which statement regarding the
cell-mediated immune response is not correct?
A. Activated lymphocytes destroy microorganisms and tumor cells
B. Antigen induces transformation of the B cells into plasma cells
C. Stimulation of T cell is due to the surface of antigen-presenting cells
D. Cytotoxic T cells destroy foreign cells and induce apoptosis
Activated lymphocytes destroy microorganisms and tumor cells
- Which statement is true regarding the lymphatic system?
A. Lymphatic nodules surround a vessel called central artery.
B. Epithelial reticular cells form whorls called Hassall’s corpuscles.
C. Splenic cords are interconnected blood channels that drain blood.
D. The bone marrow is not a part of the lymphoid system
Epithelial reticular cells form whorls called Hassall’s corpuscles.
What type of T cells act directly against foreign cells or virus-infected cells?
A. Cytotoxic cells
B. Memory cell
C. Helper cells
D. Regulatory cells
Cytotoxic cells
- Which cell is killed by the infecting retrovirus in a patient with AIDS?
A. Macrophage
B. Antigen-presenting cell
C. Helper T cell
D. β lymphocyte
Helper T cell
- Where is the origin of precursors of all types of lymphocyte?
A. Bone marrow
B. Spleen
C. Liver
D. Blood
Bone marrow
Which cell is found in the medulla of thymus?
A. Reticular
B. Hassall’s
C. Thymic nurse cell
D. Lymphoblast
Hassall’s
What cells are found in the germinal centres of lymphatic tissues?
A. Plasma
B. Suppressor T
C. Helper
D. Lymphocyte
Helper
Which function is carried out by all lymphoid tissues and organs?
A. Filtration of lymph
B. Filtration of blood
C. Extramedullary hemopoiesis
D. Production of lymphocytes
E. Destruction of old erythrocytes
Production of lymphocytes
Which structure is partly encapsulated and covered by nonkera- tinized stratified squamous epithelium?
A. Appendix
B. Lymph node
C. Palatine tonsil
D. Peyer’s patch
E. Thymic (Hassal’s) corpuscle
Palatine tonsil
Which cell type gives rise to both memory and effector cells and is primarily associated with humoral immunity?
A. B lymphocyte
B. NK cell
C. Macrophage
D. T lymphocyte
E. Reticular cell
B lymphocyte
Recycling of iron and heme, the major complex containing iron, occurs most actively in which lymphoid organ(s)/tissue(s)?
A. Lymph nodes
B. Peyer’s patches
C. Tonsils
D. Spleen
E. Lymphatic vessels
Spleen
Which description is true of all secondary (peripheral) lymphoid organs?
A. Capable of antigen-independent lymphopoiesis
B. Contain crypts
C. Contain epithelial-reticular cells
D. Lack connective tissue capsules
E. Contain lymphoid nodules
Contain lymphoid nodules
Which structure would be most heavily labeled by an immunohitochemical method targeting the CD8 surface antigen?
A. Germinal centers
B. Paracortex
C. Peyer’s patch
D. Sheathed arterioles
E. Splenic cords
Paracortex
A baby is born with a cleft palate and a condition called DiGeorge syn- drome, which involves failure of third and fourth pharyngeal pouch derivatives to develop properly. The palate defect is corrected surgically, but regarding the pharyngeal pouch defect the parents are advised that the growing child may expect which of the following health problems?
A. Insufficient B-cell production by lymph nodes in the head and neck
B. Inability to secrete IgA
C. Excessive numbers of circulating but defective erythrocytes
D. Increased oral infections due lack of palatine and pharyngeal tonsils
E. Conditions related to autoimmunity
Conditions related to autoimmunity
Many immune-related cellular activities are often impaired in aged patients. Which lymphoid organ(s) normally develop less function- ality and increasing amounts of adipose tissue with age?
A. Axillary lymph nodes
B. Lingual tonsils
C. Thymus
D. Splenic white pulp
E. Splenic red pulp
Thymus
A 12-year-old girl of African descent presents with anemia and a large percentage of her peripheral erythrocytes appear sickle-shaped. Genetic testing reveals homozygosity for sickle cell disease. In which of the fol- lowing sites will the abnormal RBCs be removed from the circulation?
A. Thymic cortex
B. Periarteriolar lymphoid sheathes of splenic white pulp
C. Medullary sinuses of lymph nodes
D. Thymic medulla
E. Splenic cords (of Billroth)
Splenic cords (of Billroth)
A 6-year-old boy is brought to the clinic where his mother reports that he was bitten by a neighbor’s dog two days earlier. The child’s right hand is lacerated between the thumb and index finger and this area is inflamed but healing. The doctor’s examination reveals small but pain- less swellings beneath the skin inside the right elbow and arm pit and he explains to the mother that these are active lymph nodes enlarged in response to the infection in the hand. What has produced the swelling?
A. Increased flow of lymph through the nodes’ afferent lymphatics
B. Formation of germinal centers for B-cell proliferation in each node’s cortex
C. Arrival of antigen-presenting cells in each node’s medulla
D. Enlargement and increased activity of the nodes’ high endothelial venules
E. Increased thickness of each node’s paracortex
Formation of germinal centers for B-cell proliferation in each node’s cortex
- Which epithelial cell surface specialization is used to move mucous and particles along the surface?
A. stereocilia
B. villi
C. desmosomes
D. microvilli
E. Cilia
E. Cilia
- Pseudostratified columnar, ciliated epithelium is found lining the:
A. nasal cavities
B. crypts of pharyngeal tonsils
C. bronchi
D. trachea
E. all of the above
E. all of the above
- The cell type in the olfactory epithelium whose nuclei are positioned most apically is the:
A. olfactory receptor cell
B. sustentacular cell
C. basal cell
D. clara cell
E. goblet cell
B. sustentacular cell
- The most numerous cell type in the olfactory epithelium, whose nuclei are positioned at several levels in the lower portion of the epithelium, is the:
A. sustentacular cell
B. basal cell
C. olfactory receptor cell
D. clara cell
E. goblet cell
C. olfactory receptor cell
- Olfactory receptor cells:
A. have several extremely long cilia for extensive exposure of receptor surface membrane
B. can be replaced by cell division when worn out or damaged
C. are supported by sustentacular cells
D. are nerve cells with axons extending through the cribriform plate into the olfactory bulb of the brain
E. all of the above
E. all of the above
- In which of the following are goblet cells most frequent?
A. bronchus
B. alveolus
C. bronchiole
D. trachea
D. trachea
- As respiratory passages branch from trachea to bronchioles, the epithelium gradually changes from:
A. simple cuboidal to simple columnar
B. ciliated pseudostratified columnar to simple cuboidal
C. simple squamous to ciliated pseudostratified columnar
D. simple columnar to simple squamous
E. stratified squamous to simple squamous
B. ciliated pseudostratified columnar to simple cuboidal
- Simple squamous epithelium lines the:
A. Alveoli
B. Trachea
C. nasal cavities
D. bronchi
A. Alveoli
Alveolar type 1 cells are:
A. cuboidal cells that secrete surfactant
B. squamous cells involved in gas exchange
C. ciliated cells that move mucous
D. columnar cells that secrete mucous
B. squamous cells involved in gas exchange
- The entire alveolar wall or septum (separating adjacent alveoli) consists of:
A. surface epithelium
B. blood vessels
C. connective tissue
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
- Non-ciliated cuboidal cells in bronchiole epithelium that are thought to be involved in absorption or secretion are called:
A. chief cells
B. basal cells
C. goblet cells
D. club cells
D. club cells
- The thickness of interalveolar septa separating adjacent alveoli is typically:
A. 1 micron or less
B. 50 to 100 microns
C. 500 to 1000 microns
D. 5 to 10 microns
D. 5 to 10 microns
- The lining of the pleural cavity is:
A. mesothelium
B. pseudostratified columnar epithelium
C. endolthelium
D. type 1 pneumocytes
A. mesothelium
- C-shaped rings that form the framework of the trachea and help keep it open are composed of:
A. trachealis muscle
B. fibroelastic tissue
C. hyaline cartilage
D. skeletal muscle
C. hyaline cartilage
What type of tissue makes up the epiglottis?
A. Spongy bone
B. Fibrocartilage
C. Elastic cartilage
D. Hyaline cartilage
C. Elastic cartilage
- Which of the following is part of the conducting airway?
A. Respiratory Bronchioles
B. Alveoli
C. Bronchi
D. Alveolar ducts
C. Bronchi
- What type of epithelium lines the vestibule?
A. Transitional epithelium
B. Simple squamous epithelium
C. Stratified squamous epithelium
D. Ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium with goblet cells
C. Stratified squamous epithelium
- Which cartilage of the larynx is made of hyaline cartilage
A. Thyroid cartilage
B. Cricoid cartilage
C. Arytenoid cartilage
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
- Which cell is also called a septal cell?
A. Type 2 pneumocyte
B. Type 1 pneumocyte
C. Dust cell
D. Clara cell
A. Type 2 pneumocyte
- Which cell is a respiratory macrophage?
A. Microglia
B. Dust cell
C. Kupffer cell
D. Histiocyte
B. Dust cell
- Which of the following is devoid of hyaline cartilage?
A. trachea
B. bronchus
C. bronchiole
D. larynx
D. larynx
- Small sero-mucous glands may be found in the mucosa of the:
A. nasal cavity
B. nasal sinuses
C. trachea
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
- Intrapulmonary bronchi and bronchioles same which of the following properties?
A. Association with pulmonary arteries
B. Association with glands
C. Amount of cartilage
D. Type of epithelium
A. Association with pulmonary arteries
- The following statements are correct except?
A. The larynx contains hyaline cartilage and smooth muscle
B. Clara cells are found only in the bronchioles
C. None of the above
D. Surfactant is produced by Type II pneumocytes
A. The larynx contains hyaline cartilage and smooth muscle
- All of the following statements about the respiratory epithelium is correct except?
A. Most of the inside of the alveoli is lined with type I pneumocytes
B. Trachealis muscle contracts during inhalation
C. Vocal folds contain elastic fibers, skeletal muscle, and stratified epithelium
D. Mucociliary clearance involves goblet cells, ciliated cells and submucosal glands
B. Trachealis muscle contracts during inhalation
- The large number of alveolar macrophages which migrate into the lumen of the alveoli are derived from
A. Smooth muscles of the pulmonary arteries
B. Fibroblasts in the fibroalveolar septa
C. Dendritic cells of the lymphoid tissue
D. Monocytes circulating in the blood
D. Monocytes circulating in the blood