Weeks 1-4 quiz questions Flashcards
1
Q
Pain in the left shoulder of a 55 year old man is a:
- sign
- symptom
- both
- only a physician is able to determine it
A
- a symptom
2
Q
NK cells
- kill only B cells in the peripheral blood
- kill cells of the body expressing class 1 MHC
- kill cells of the body not expressing class 1 MHC
- kills only virus infected cells
A
- kill cells of the body not expressing class 1 MHC
3
Q
Etiology:
- studies the causes of a given disease
- studies the epidemiology of a given disease
- studies the therapy of a given disease
- studies the evolution of a given disease
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- studies the causes of a given disease
4
Q
TH2 cells
- are the main player of cytotoxic T cell response
- are the main player in asthma pathogenesis
- are the main player of macrophage activation
- are the main player in antigen presentation
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- are the main player in asthma pathogenesis
5
Q
Non-IgE driven asthma is due essentially to
- TH1 cells and eosinophils
- TH2 cells and eosinophils
- Treg cells and eosinophils
- ILC2 cells and eosinophils
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- ILC2 cells and eosinophils
6
Q
During an infection
- IgM are the memory antibodies
- IgM are the antibodies present in the late phases
- IgG are present in early phase
- IgG are the memory antibodies
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- IgG are the memory antibodies
7
Q
The targets of the autoimmune response in MS
- are melatonin, oligodendrocytes and astrocytes
- are melatonin, oligodendrocytes and schwann cells
- are myelin, oligodendrocytes and schwann cells
- are myelin, oligodendrocytes and astrocytes
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- are myelin, oligodendrocytes and schwann cells
8
Q
NK cells
- kill only B cells in the peripheral blood
- kill cells of the body expressing class I MHC
- kill cells of the body not expressing class I MHC
- kill only virus-infected cells
A
- kill cells of the body not expressing class I MHC
9
Q
Mitochondria
- are the organelles where regular proteins synthesis occur
- are the organelles where proteins are glycosylated
- are the organelles where protein traffficking is regulated
- are the organelles where ATP is obtained
A
ARE THE POWERHOUSE OF THE CELL
10
Q
Cardinal signs of acute inflammation
- heat, redness and swelling
- heat redness and lost function
- heat, redness and pain
- heat, redness, swelling and pain
A
- heat, redness, swelling and pain
11
Q
Swelling in acute inflammation is caused mainly by
- a lymphocytic cell infiltrate
- a neutrophil cell infiltrate
- an increased vascular permeability
- an increased blood flow
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- an increased vascular permeability
12
Q
Chemical mediators of inflammatory vascular response
- serotonin, melatonin, histamin, prostaglandins
- serotonin, histamin, prostaglandins, leukotrienes
- serotonin, histamin, melanin, prostaglandins
- serotonin, histamin, prostaglandins, albumin
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- serotonin, histamin, prostaglandins, leukotrienes
13
Q
Fever
- is a systemic effect on inflammation
- is a local effect of inflammation
- is sometimes a local effect of inflammation
- is a negative symptom in all cases
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- is a systemic effect on inflammation
14
Q
Three growth factors controlling tissue repair after inflammation are
- TGFbeta, VEGF, PDGF
- TGFbeta, GH, VEGF
- TGFbeta, VEGF, PlGF
- TGFbeta, PDGF, PlGF
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- TGFbeta, VEGF, PDGF
15
Q
Th17 cells
- are pro-inflammatory
- inhibit inflammation
- inhibit B cell expansion
- kill viruses directly
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- are pro-inflammatory