Quiz 1

Question 1

Inflammation is characterized by these latin terms calor, dolor, rubor, and tumor

Answer 1

heat, pain, redness, and swelling

Question 2

any protein secreted by cells that affects the behavior of other cells

Answer 2

Cytokines

Question 3

secreted proteins that act as chemoattractants

Answer 3

Chemokines

Question 4

What are Pathogen-recognition mechanisms in Innate Immunity?

Answer 4

Rapid Response within hours, fixed, limited number of specificities, constant during the course of response

Question 5

What is pathogen-recognition mechanism for Adaptive Immunity?

Answer 5

Slow response in days to weeks, Variable, Numerous highly selective specificities, improve during the course of response

Question 6

To protect an individual what four tasks need to be fulfilled?

Answer 6

Immunological recognition, immune effector function, immune regulation, immunological memory

Question 7

term used for all white blood cells, which originate in the bone marrow and are responsible for both innate and adaptive activities

Answer 7

Leukocytes

Question 8

term used to exclusively talk about the T and B cells, which are of the lymphoid cell line and have specific antigen receptors

Answer 8

Lymphocytes

Question 9

What are myeloid precursor cells?

Answer 9

the stem cell in bone marrow that gives a rise to myeloid cell lineage (Granulocytes, monocytes, macrophages, mast cells, dentric)

Question 10

What is a granulocytes?

Answer 10

white blood cell with irregularly shaped nuclei and cytoplasmic granules

Question 11

What are three types of granulocytes?

Answer 11

neutrophil, eosinophil, and basophil

Question 12

phagocytic white blood cell that enters infected tissues in large numbers and engulfs and kills extracellular pathogens

Answer 12

Neutrophils

Question 13

White blood cell that kills antibody-coated parasites through release of toxic granule contents

Answer 13

Eosinophils

Question 14

White cell that control immune responses to parasites

Answer 14

Basophils

Question 15

Activates T cells to initiate the adaptive immune response

Answer 15

Dendritic Cells

Question 16

Expulsion of parasites from the body by release of granules containing histamine or other active agents

Answer 16

Mast Cell

Question 17

Circulating precursor of the macrophage

Answer 17

Monocyte

Question 18

Phagocytosis and killing of mucroorganisms

Answer 18

Macrophage

Question 19

Platelet formation, wound repair

Answer 19

Megakaryocyte

Question 20

Oxygen Transport

Answer 20

Erythrocyte

Question 21

Where do B and T cells mature

Answer 21

B in bone marrow and T in thymus

Question 22

Where do B and T cells get activated?

Answer 22

In secondary lymphoid tissues

Question 23

What are the functions of antibodies?

Answer 23

Neutralize pathogens, opsonize easier for neutrophil to phagocytize pathogen, and active compliment