U4 L2 Cells Of The Immune System

Question 1

Which cell produces the platelets necessary for normal blood clotting?

Answer 1

Megakaryocytes

Question 2

Which type of red blood cell is responsible for carrying oxygen to tissues?

Answer 2

Erythrocytes

Question 3

Which cells participate in the allergic response via histamine release?

Answer 3

Mast cells

Question 4

What cells participate in many inflammatory reactions and secrete the anticoagulant heparin to slow blood clot formation?

Answer 4

Basophils

Question 5

Which cells card in combating parasitic and viral infections via release of major basic proteins and ribonucleases?

Answer 5

Eosinophils

Question 6

What cell is the most abundant granulocyte? (Respond to inflammation and infection and have the ability to phagocytose)

Answer 6

Neutrophils

Question 7

What cells are present in most tissues with the ability to recognise and phagocytose foreign antigens which can lead to antigen presentation and other immune cell activation?

Answer 7

Macrophages

Question 8

What cells are recruited to sites of tissue injury or infection to differentiate into macrophages?

Answer 8

Monocytes

Question 9

Which cells relay information between the innate and adaptive immune systems? (Can perform phagocytosis to present antigens in order to activate T cells)

Answer 9

Dendritic cells