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30.32. Type-1 diabetes mellitus occurs when the _____________________are the targets of Cytotoxic T cells.
A) glial cells that produce the myelin sheath
B) amylase producing cells of the salivary gland cells
C) insulin producing cells of the pancreas
D) amylase producing cells of the pancreas
E) pepsinogen producing cells of the stomach |
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30.31. Home pregnancy tests contain ________________ to determine if you are secreting human chorionic gonadotropin.
A) monoclonal antibodies
B) antigens
C) allergens
D) epitopes
E) stem cells |
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30.30. ______________are produced by virus-infected cells and diffuse to neighboring healthy cells to help them fight viral infections.
A) Interphases
B) Interleukins
C) Interferons
D) Extraferons
E) Enkephalins |
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30.29. People undergoing organ transplants require drugs like____________ that suppress the cell-mediated immune system.
A) cyclosporin
B) monoamine oxidase inhibitor
C) nicotine
D) morphine
E) tetrahydrocannabinol |
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30.28. In cell-mediated immunity, ___________cells bind to the infected host cell.
A) helper T cells
B) cytotoxic T cells
C) B cells
D) macrophages
E) complement |
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30.27. Anaphylactic shock can be thwarted by injection of_________________.
A) acetylcholine
B) serotonin
C) dopamine
D) LSD
E) adrenaline (epinephrine) |
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30.26. The sudden and drastic reduction in blood pressure in response to an allergen is known as_________________.
A) prophylactic shock.
B) anaphylactic shock
C) lactose intolerance
D) a stroke
E) Malthusian shock |
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30.25. Antihistamine reduces the _________________.
A) formation of red blood cells
B) leakiness of capillaries
C) the synthesis of interferon
D) the synthesis and secretion of interleukin-1
E) the production of phagocytes |
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30.24. After binding to an allergen, mast cells secrete____________.
A) serotonin
B) acetylcholine
C) histamine
D) histidine
E) epinephrine |
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30.23. ___________are an overreaction to common environmental____________.
A) Epitopes, antigens
B) Epitopes, allergens
C) Antigens, epitopes
D) Antigens, allergens
E) Allergies, allergens |
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| ____ cells live for 4-5 days while _______ cells live for at least decades |
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30.20. ______________ are attacked by the AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) virus, which drastically impairs the body’s ability to fight infections.
A) Helper T cells
B) Cytotoxic T cells
C) Macrophages
D) Neutrophils
E) B cells |
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| Antibodies have ___ identical antigen binding sites |
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30.18. A nonpolar epitope will bind to an antibody with _____________ amino acids in the binding site.
A) hydrophobic
B) hydrophilic
C) positively charged
D) negatively charged
E) no |
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30.17. The part of the antigen that binds to the antibody is known as a(n)______________.
A) epistasis
B) epistle
C) epitope
D) topiary
E) epiphenomenon |
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30.16. Paul Ehrlich suggested that antibodies and antigens interact like____________.
A) Hansel and Gretel
B) Batman and Robin
C) a lock and key
D) a hammer and a nail
E) ebony and ivory |
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30.15. The coat proteins of viruses can act as _____________.
A) second messengers
B) hormones
C) antibodies
D) allergens
E) antigens |
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30.14. Antibodies are secreted from the B cells by_______.
A) endocytosis
B) phagocytosis
C) exocytosis
D) cyclosis
E) somatosis |
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30.13. T cells develop in the _____________ while B cells develop in the ___________.
A) thyroid, bone marrow
B) thalamus, bone marrow
C) thymus, bone marrow
D) thyroid, blood
E) thalamus, blood |
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30.12. A(n) ___________ triggers the immune system to produce ____________.
A) antigen, antibodies
B) antibody, antigens
C) allergen, antigens
D) antibody, allergens
E) none of the above |
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30.11. The ___________ system is active before an organism is exposed to microbes; the ___________response develops after an organism is exposed to microbes.
A) immune, innate
B) innate, immune
C) epidermal, lysozyme
D) epidermal, mucosal
E) mucosal, immune |
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30.10. ___________ causes capillaries to become leaky so that the lymphocytes can enter the interstitial fluid surrounding the wound.
A) histamine
B) hertamine
C) epinephrine
D) norepinephrine
E) dopamine |
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30.9. The mast cells damaged by a puncture wound secrete __________.
A) serotonin
B) glycine
C) histamine
D) aspartate
E) acetylcholine |
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30.8. According to_____________ “…disease would be a fight between the morbid agent, the microbe from outside, and the mobile cells of the organism itself.”
A) Edward Jenner
B) Louis Pasteur
C) Paul Ehrlich
D) Ilya Mechnikov
E) Peter Medawar |
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30.7. Mechnikov used _____________ to relate what happens when a splinter is stuck in larvae and what happens when a splinter enters through the skin of a human.
A) analogy
B) homology
C) synaptomorphy
D) allomorphy
E) automorphy |
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30.6. Ilya Mechnikov first noticed “phagocytes” when he:
A) studied his own lymph
B) studied pond water
C) studied the microorganisms that grew on rotting food
D) inserted a splinter in the larva of a starfish
E) studied the cells of the stomach now known as chief cells |
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| inserted a splinter in the larva of a starfish |
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30.5. ____________is a physical barrier to the penetration of microbes into the body.
A) Lymph
B) Skin
C) Bone marrow
D) The thymus
E) The spleen |
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30.4. Tears, saliva and sweat contain ____________, an antibacterial agent.
A) streptomycin
B) penicillin
C) lysozyme
D) tetracycline
E) water |
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30.3. Pasteur discovered that old weak cultures of a microbe can act as a vaccine____________.
A) by accident
B) through carefully planned experiments
C) through mathematical model building
D) by reasoning involving the stereochemical structure of the small pox vaccine
E) by experimenting on himself |
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30.2. Edward Jenner found a preventative treatment for small pox which entailed:
A) rubbing pus infected with small pox on a healthy person
B) bleeding with leeches
C) rubbing pus infected with cow pox of a healthy person
D) bathing in sulfur water
E) none of the above |
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| rubbing pus infected with cow pox of a healthy person |
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30.1. Lady Montagu brought back a preventative treatment for small pox which entailed:
A) rubbing pus infected with small pox on a healthy person
B) bleeding with leeches
C) rubbing pus infected with cow pox on a healthy person
D) bathing in sulfur water
E) none of the above |
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| rubbing pus infected with small box on a healthy person |
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