Deck 6: The Immune System and Infectious Disease

Question 1

What are the two types of the host immune system?

Answer 1

Innate and adaptive

Question 2

The skin is an important part of what host immune system?

Answer 2

Innate

Question 3

Phagocytosis is a process by which phagocytes consume potentially harmful microbes and damaged cells.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

B and T cell are components of which host immune response?

Question 5

Complement is composed of circulating proteins and glycoproteins synthesized by the spleen.

Question 6

Interferons (IFNs) are perhaps most noteworthy for their ability to impede:

A) bacterial infections.
B) viral infections.
C) fungal infections.
C) parasitic infections.
D) All of these are correct.

Question 7

Natural killer cells (NK cells) are one type of innate lymphoid cells (ILCs).

Question 8

Eosinophils are especially good in the case of what type of infection?

A) Viruses
B) Bacteria
C) Protozoa
D) Helminths
E) Fungi

Question 9

Where do lymphocytes mature?

Question 10

Where do B cells develop?

Question 11

Where do T cells mature?

Question 12

CD4 and CD8 T cells produce macrophages such as IFNγ and IL-4.

Question 13

Antibody molecules allow B cells to recognize antigens.

Question 14

A cytokine storm is an overproduction of cytokines.

Question 15

Wagner-Juaregg's malarial fever therapy was intended to treat what disease?

A) Malaria
B) Syphilis
C) Tuberculosis
D) Cholera
E) None of these is correct.

Question 16

ROI stands for reactive oxygen infiltration.

Question 17

ROIs play a key role in killing:

A) bacteria pathogens.
B) viral pathogens.
C) fungal pathogens.
D) protozoal pathogens.
E) helminths.

Question 18

The ability of antibodies to bind to microbial exteriors is seldom sufficient to protect the host.

Question 19

Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) use what to destroy target cells?

A) Formalin
B) Perforin
C) Fibrinogen
D) Collagen
E) None of these is correct.

Question 20

Hemolysins are types of lipids and proteins that can lyse a variety of host cells.