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Weeks 1-4 quiz questions Flashcards

1
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Pain in the left shoulder of a 55 year old man is a:

  1. sign
  2. symptom
  3. both
  4. only a physician is able to determine it
A
  1. a symptom
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NK cells

  1. kill only B cells in the peripheral blood
  2. kill cells of the body expressing class 1 MHC
  3. kill cells of the body not expressing class 1 MHC
  4. kills only virus infected cells
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  1. kill cells of the body not expressing class 1 MHC
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Etiology:

  1. studies the causes of a given disease
  2. studies the epidemiology of a given disease
  3. studies the therapy of a given disease
  4. studies the evolution of a given disease
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  1. studies the causes of a given disease
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TH2 cells

  1. are the main player of cytotoxic T cell response
  2. are the main player in asthma pathogenesis
  3. are the main player of macrophage activation
  4. are the main player in antigen presentation
A
  1. are the main player in asthma pathogenesis
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Non-IgE driven asthma is due essentially to

  1. TH1 cells and eosinophils
  2. TH2 cells and eosinophils
  3. Treg cells and eosinophils
  4. ILC2 cells and eosinophils
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  1. ILC2 cells and eosinophils
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6
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During an infection

  1. IgM are the memory antibodies
  2. IgM are the antibodies present in the late phases
  3. IgG are present in early phase
  4. IgG are the memory antibodies
A
  1. IgG are the memory antibodies
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The targets of the autoimmune response in MS

  1. are melatonin, oligodendrocytes and astrocytes
  2. are melatonin, oligodendrocytes and schwann cells
  3. are myelin, oligodendrocytes and schwann cells
  4. are myelin, oligodendrocytes and astrocytes
A
  1. are myelin, oligodendrocytes and schwann cells
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NK cells

  1. kill only B cells in the peripheral blood
  2. kill cells of the body expressing class I MHC
  3. kill cells of the body not expressing class I MHC
  4. kill only virus-infected cells
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  1. kill cells of the body not expressing class I MHC
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Mitochondria

  1. are the organelles where regular proteins synthesis occur
  2. are the organelles where proteins are glycosylated
  3. are the organelles where protein traffficking is regulated
  4. are the organelles where ATP is obtained
A

ARE THE POWERHOUSE OF THE CELL

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10
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Cardinal signs of acute inflammation

  1. heat, redness and swelling
  2. heat redness and lost function
  3. heat, redness and pain
  4. heat, redness, swelling and pain
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  1. heat, redness, swelling and pain
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Swelling in acute inflammation is caused mainly by

  1. a lymphocytic cell infiltrate
  2. a neutrophil cell infiltrate
  3. an increased vascular permeability
  4. an increased blood flow
A
  1. an increased vascular permeability
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12
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Chemical mediators of inflammatory vascular response

  1. serotonin, melatonin, histamin, prostaglandins
  2. serotonin, histamin, prostaglandins, leukotrienes
  3. serotonin, histamin, melanin, prostaglandins
  4. serotonin, histamin, prostaglandins, albumin
A
  1. serotonin, histamin, prostaglandins, leukotrienes
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13
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Fever

  1. is a systemic effect on inflammation
  2. is a local effect of inflammation
  3. is sometimes a local effect of inflammation
  4. is a negative symptom in all cases
A
  1. is a systemic effect on inflammation
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14
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Three growth factors controlling tissue repair after inflammation are

  1. TGFbeta, VEGF, PDGF
  2. TGFbeta, GH, VEGF
  3. TGFbeta, VEGF, PlGF
  4. TGFbeta, PDGF, PlGF
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  1. TGFbeta, VEGF, PDGF
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Th17 cells

  1. are pro-inflammatory
  2. inhibit inflammation
  3. inhibit B cell expansion
  4. kill viruses directly
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  1. are pro-inflammatory
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16
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Thymus

  1. is where B cells develops
  2. is where antibodies are formed
  3. is where immature T cells are educated
  4. is where mature T cells die normally
A
  1. is where immature T cells are educated
17
Q

Among leukocytes in the whole blood

  1. Lymphocytes are the most abundant
  2. Monocytes are the most abundant
  3. Neutrophils are the most abundant
  4. Eosinophils are the most abundant
A
  1. Neutrophils are the most abundant
18
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When a bacterium is engulfed by a neutrophil

  1. is killed in a peroxisome
  2. is killed in a phagolysosome
  3. is killed in centrosomes
  4. usually is not killed
A
  1. is killed in a phagolysosome
19
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B cells

  1. are able to kill target cells
  2. produce antibodies
  3. mature in the lymph nodes
  4. kill bacteria directly
A
  1. produce antibodies
20
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Nucleolus is

  1. where DNA is packed
  2. where DNA is transcribed
  3. where ribosomes are assembled
  4. where RNA is translated
A
  1. where ribosomes are assembled
21
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Antibodies that protect for long time after vaccination are

  1. of the IgM class
  2. of the IgE class
  3. of the IgA class
  4. of the IgG class
A
  1. of the IgG class
22
Q

NK cells target

  1. cells expressing HLA class I molecules
  2. cells expressing HLA class II molecules
  3. cells not expressing HLA class I molecules
  4. cells expressing bacterial antigens
A
  1. cells not expressing HLA class I molecules
23
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Pathophysiology

  1. studies treatment for a given disease
  2. studies diagnosis for a given disease
  3. studies mechanisms of disease
  4. studies the normal function of an organ or apparatus
A
  1. studies mechanisms of disease
24
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Epidemiology

  1. studies diseases at the population level
  2. studies diseases specifically at the individual level
  3. studies diseases at the population and at the individual level
  4. is not based on surveillance of large numbers of subjects
A
  1. studies diseases at the population level
25
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Acute inflammation is characterized by

  1. a slow, indolent onset
  2. a rapid onset with an initial exudation process and a late cell involvement
  3. a rapid onset with an initial cell involvement and a late exudation process
  4. an initial monocyte infiltrate
A
  1. a rapid onset with an initial exudation process and a late cell involvement
26
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Growth factors involved in tissue repairs are

  1. Produced by lymphocytes and plasma cells
  2. Produced by local tissue fibroblasts
  3. Produced by macrophages distally to the site of injury
  4. Produced by macrophages and platelets at the site of injury
A
  1. Produced by macrophages and platelets at the site of injury
27
Q

Swelling during acute inflammation is mainly caused by

  1. a lymphocyte cell infiltrate
  2. a neutrophil cell infiltrate
  3. an increase in vascular permeability
  4. an increase in blood flow
A
  1. an increase in vascular permeability
28
Q

Three cancers linked to chronic inflammation

  1. liver, brain and lung
  2. liver, lung and colon
  3. kidney, brain and colon
  4. liver, colon and muscle
A
  1. liver, lung and colon
29
Q

Major cause of colon cancer among the following is

  1. Crohn disease
  2. ulcerative colitis
  3. Whipple disease
  4. irritable bowel syndrome
A
  1. ulcerative colitis
30
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Apoptosis

  1. is synonym of necrosis
  2. needs protein synthesis
  3. triggers an inflammatory response
  4. induces cellular swelling
A
  1. needs protein synthesis
31
Q

Risk Factors for development of liver cancer are?

  1. Hepatitis A and Alcohol
  2. Hepatitis B infection
  3. Hepatitis C infection
  4. Hepatitis C infection & Alcohol
A

Hepatitis C infection & Alcohol

32
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Necrosis …

  1. needs active protein transcription
  2. is characterised by cellular condensation
  3. triggered inflammation in surrounding tissue
  4. requires ATP
A

triggered inflammation in surrounding tissue

33
Q

Acute Inflammation is triggered

  1. mainly by cells
  2. mainly by vascular permeability
  3. mainly by viruses
  4. mainly by bacteria
A
  1. mainly by vascular permeability
34
Q

Which organelle completes phagocytosis?

  1. Lysosome
  2. Mitochondria
  3. Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
  4. Golgi Apperatus

Pathophysiology 2.0 (19 decks)

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