Deck 36: White Blood Cells and Inflammation

Question 1

Thrombopoietin secretion

A) Increases with decreased platelet counts
B) De cre ase s with dec reas ed p latelet co unts
C) Incre ase s with incre ase d plate let cou nts
D) De cre ase s with incre ase d plate let cou nts
E) Is constant

Answer 1

E

Question 2

C om ple m en t k ills b ac ter ia b y

A) Insertion of C9 into the bacterial DNA, preventing transcription
B) Insertion of C7 into bacterial ribosomes, preventing translation
C) Formation of a membrane attack complex of multiple subunits of C9
D) Bin din g m an no se in b ac ter ial c ell w alls
E) Interfering with bacterial division

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The redness (rubor) of inflamm ation is caused by

A) Incre ase d ca pillary perm eab ility
B) Vasodilation
C) Increased local metabolism
D) T issue edema
E) Stretching of nerve endings

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Platelets are fragme nts of

A) Monocytes
B) Macrophages
C) Meg akaryocytes
D) Megatherium
E) Pla sm a c ells

Question 5

The com plement cascade can be turned on by

A) IgG or Ig M bo un d to the sur face of b acte ria
B) a TNF-
D) Chem okines
E) Interleukins
F) Throm bin

Question 6

Which of the following is an agranular leukocyte?

A) N eu tro ph il
B) Eo sin op hil
C) Ba so ph il
D) M ono cyte
E) None of the above

Question 7

The white blood cell that secretes histamine and heparin is the

A) N eu tro ph il
B) Eo sin op hil
C) Ba so ph il
D) Lym pho cyte
E) Mo noc yte

Question 8

Transmigration of monocytes and neutrophils through the capillary wall occurs by a process called

A) Dia pe de sis
B) Ps eu do po dia
C) Exudation
D) Agglutination
E) Coagulation

Question 9

In inflamm ation, Increased capillary permeability is caused by

A) H ep ar in
B) Histidine
C) Histamine
D) Interleukin 8
E) Chem okines

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT capable of phagocytosis?

A) N eu tro ph il
B) Eo sin op hil
C) Ba so ph il
D) Lym pho cyte
E) Mo noc yte

Question 11

The white blood cell involved in allergic reactions and reactions to parasites is the

A) N eu tro ph il
B) Eo sino ph il
C) Ba so ph il
D) Lym pho cyte
E) Mo noc yte

Question 12

The loose set o f cells inc luding m ono cytes , m obile macr ophages and fixed macrophages and specialized cells in lung, liver, spleen, lymph nodes and bone marrow is called the

A) Sarcoplasmic reticulum
B) Endoplasmic reticulum
C) Reticuloendothelial system
D) Histiocytes
E) Major histocompatibility system

Question 13

The adaptive imm une response involves

A) Neutrophils and reactive oxygen species
B) Ph ag oc ytos is
C) D iap ed es is
D) Antibodies
E) Scaven ger receptors

Question 14

The m ost comm on white blood cell is the

A) Ne utro ph il
B) Eo sin op hil
C) Ba so ph il
D) Lym pho cyte
E) Mo noc yte

Question 15

Which of the following is not a receptors that is involved in the innate imm une response?

A) LPS receptor
B) þ glucan receptor
C) Mannose receptor
D) Scavenger receptor
E) Complement C8

Question 16

The least comm on white blood cell is the

A) N eu tro ph il
B) Eo sin op hil
C) Ba so ph il
D) Lym pho cyte
E) Mo noc yte

Question 17

Pla tele t pr od uc tion fro m pro ge nito r c ells is c on tro lled by

A) Erythopoietin, made in the kidney
B) Erythopoietin, made in the liver
C) Thrombopoietin, made in the kidney
D) Throm bopoietin, made in the liver
E) Thromboplastin originating from peripheral tissues