Theme 3 Quiz

Question 1

Protein that is able to form pores in the membrane of infected cells? (8)

Answer 1

Perforin

Question 2

A granuloma is a focus of chronic inflammation that consists of activated epithelioid _____
surrounded by lymphocytes and occasional plasma cells (11)

Answer 2

Macrophages

Question 3

Example of a primary granulomatous disease that affects the intestines (6)

Answer 3

Crohns

Question 4

A hypersensitivity reaction resulting from the injection of an antigen into a previously sensitised
animal is called the ____ reaction (6)

Answer 4

Arthus

Question 5

One of the cardinal signs of acute inflammation (5)

Answer 5

rubor

Question 6

Normally non-sterile site of the human body (11)

Answer 6

Conjunctiva

Question 7

Secondary lymphoid organ (5)

Answer 7

Spleen

Question 8

A localised collection of pus surrounded and walled off by a collection of capillaries, neutrophils
and fibroblasts (7)

Answer 8

Abscess

Question 9

Fluid that filters from the circulatory system and has a high protein concentration and contains
cellular debris (7)

Answer 9

Exudate

Question 10

Genetic material of retroviruses (3)

Answer 10

RNA

Question 11

The _____ receptor molecule is required to enable HIV to bind to cells (3)

Answer 11

CD4

Question 12

Term used to describe a rod-shaped bacterium (8)

Answer 12

Bacillus

Question 13

Cell type predominantly associated with acute inflammation (10)

Answer 13

neutrophil

Question 14

The most common cause of leg ulcers (6)

Answer 14

Venous

Question 15

Thymic aplasia leading to lack of T-cells is known as ____ syndrome (8)

Answer 15

DiGeorge

Question 16

Tuberculosis and sarcoidosis are examples of _____ disease (13)

Answer 16

granulomatous

Question 17

Pseudomembranous colitis is caused by (11,9)

Answer 17

Clostridium difficile

Question 18

End stage of liver disease (9)

Answer 18

cirrhosis

Question 19

Class of signalling molecule secreted by activated macrophages (9)

Answer 19

cytokines

Question 20

In a healthy individual, an area of the body in where you would likely detect colonisation with
Staphylococcus aureus? (4)

Answer 20

nose

Question 21

Term used to describe the adhesion of neutrophils to the vascular endothelium at sites of acute
inflammation (11)

Answer 21

Pavementing

Question 22

An example of a Type III hypersensitivity disease occurring through an intravenous route (9)

Answer 22

Arthritis

Question 23

Autoimmune disease associated with “butterfly rash” (3)

Answer 23

SLE

Question 24

Process by which neutrophil polymorphs are attracted towards certain chemicals in solution (10)

Answer 24

Chemotaxis

Question 25

A common component of the cell wall of most fungi (6)

Answer 25

Chitin