Specific Immune System Table

Question 1

_______ perform a number of specific cellular immune responses such as assisting B cells and killing foreign cells (cell-mediated immunity).

A.) Macrophages B.) Dendritic cells

C.) T cells D.) B cells

E.) Natural Killer (NK) cells F.) Mast cells

Answer 1

C.) T cells

Question 2

________ are essential blood phagocytes; active engulfers and killers of bacteria.

A.) Basophils

B.) Eosinophils

C.) Neutrophils

Answer 2

C.) Neutrophils

Question 3

_______ are specialized tissue cells similar to basophils in that they trigger local inflammatory reactions and are responsible for many allergic symptoms.

A.) Macrophages B.) Dendritic cells

C.) T cells D.) B cells

E.) Natural Killer (NK) cells F.) Mast cells

Answer 3

F.) Mast cells

Question 4

________ function in inflammatory events and allergies.

A.) Basophils

B.) Eosinophils

C.) Neutrophils

Answer 4

A.) Basophils

Question 5

_______ display no antigen specificity, these cells are active against cancerous and virally infected cells.

A.) Macrophages B.) Dendritic cells

C.) T cells D.) B cells

E.) Natural Killer (NK) cells F.) Mast cells

Answer 5

E.) Natural Killer (NK) cells

related to T cells but displaying no antigen specificity

Question 6

_______ reside throughout the tissues and reticuloendothelial system; responsible for processing foreign matter and presenting it to lymphocytes.

A.) Macrophages B.) Dendritic cells

C.) T cells D.) B cells

E.) Natural Killer (NK) cells F.) Mast cells

Answer 6

B.) Dendritic cells

(relatives to macrophages)

Question 7

_______ differentiate into plasma cells and form antibodies (humoral/antibody-mediated immunity).

A.) Macrophages B.) Dendritic cells

C.) T cells D.) B cells

E.) Natural Killer (NK) cells F.) Mast cells

Answer 7

D.) B cells

Question 8

________ are active in worm and fungal infections, allergy, and inflammatory reactions.

A.) Basophils

B.) Eosinophils

C.) Neutrophils

Answer 8

B.) Eosinophils

Question 9

_______ are the largest phagocytes that ingest and kill foreign cells; strategic participants in certain specific immune reactions.

A.) Macrophages B.) Dendritic cells

C.) T cells D.) B cells

E.) Natural Killer (NK) cells F.) Mast cells

Answer 9

A.) Macrophages