Theme 3 crossword questions

Question 1

Protein that is able to form pores in the membrane of infected cells

Answer 1

Perforin

Question 2

A granuloma is a focus of chronic inflammation that consists of activated epitheloid ______ surrounded by lymphocytes and occasional plasma cells

Answer 2

macrophages

Question 3

Example of a primary granulomatous disease that affects the intestines

Answer 3

chrons

Question 4

A hypersensitivity reaction resulting from the injection of an antigen into a previously sensitised animal is called the ____ reaction

Answer 4

arthus

Question 5

One of the cardinal signs of inflammation

Answer 5

rubor, calor, tumor, dolor

Question 6

Secondary lymphoid organ

Answer 6

spleen and lymph nodes

Question 7

A localised collection of pus surrounded and walled off by a collection of capillaries, neutrophils and fibroblasts

Answer 7

abscess

Question 8

Fluid that filters from the circulatory system and has a high protein concentration and contains cellular debris

Answer 8

exudate

Question 9

Genetic material of retroviruses

Answer 9

RNA

Question 10

The ___ receptor molecule is required to enable HIV to bind to cells

Answer 10

CD4

Question 11

Term used to describe rod shaped bacterium

Answer 11

Bacillus

Question 12

cell type predominately associated with acute inflammation

Answer 12

Neutrophil

Question 13

The most common cause of leg ulcers

Answer 13

Venous

Question 14

Thymic aplasia leading to a lack of T cells is known as ____ syndrome

Answer 14

DiGeorge - characterised by absence or underdevelopment of the thymus

Question 15

Tuberculosis and sarcoidosis are examples of _____ disease

Answer 15

granulomatous

Question 16

Pseudomembranous colitis is caused by ..

Answer 16

clostridium difficile

Question 17

end stage of liver disease

Answer 17

cirrhosis

Question 18

In a healthy individual, an area of the body in where you would likely detect colonisation with staphylococcus aureus?

Answer 18

nose

Question 19

Term used to describe the adhesion of neutrophils to the vascular endothelium at sites of acute inflammation

Answer 19

pavementing

Question 20

An example of type III hypersensitivity disease occurring through an intravenous route

Answer 20

nephritis

Question 21

Autoimmune disease associated with “butterfly rash”

Answer 21

SLE

Question 22

Process by which neutrophil polymorphs are attracted towards certain chemicals in solution

Answer 22

chemotaxis

Question 23

a common complement of the cell wall of most fungi

Answer 23

chitin

Question 24

What is Digeorge Syndrome characterised by?

Answer 24

thymic aplasia leading to a lack of T cells –> characterised by absence or underdevelopment of the thymus