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Chapter 16
Dr. Herber Exam 2
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Microbiology
Undergraduate 2
06/04/2011

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THE FASTEST PHAGOCYTES TO REACH AN INFECTION SITE.
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Macrophages include all of the following except that they are
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CHEMICAL BARRIERS INCLUDE ACUTE PHASE PROTEINS AND INTERFERONS.
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Which statement about chemical barriers is false?
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THE SPLEEN.
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The largest lymphatic organ that engulfs worn-out blood cells and microorganisms is
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INFLAMMATION.
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Heat, pain, redness and swelling are symptoms of
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ANTIBODIES.
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All of the following are components of the nonspecific host defenses except
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BACTERIA ARE REMOVED BY PHAGOCYTES AND THE ADAPTIVE IMMUNE RESPONSE IS INITIATED.
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What occurs in a lymph node?
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INCLUDE C-REACTIVE PROTEINS (CRP) and MANNOSE BINDING PROTEIN (MBP).
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Acute phase response proteins
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PUS.
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Tissue debris, remains of digested microorganisms, injured cells and dead phagocytes is the content of
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LYMPHOCYTES.
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Granulocytes include all of the following except:
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RESPOND TO A PARTICULAR INFECTIOUS AGENTS.
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Specific defenses
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FEVER.
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The condition that is caused by exogenous and endogenous pyrogens is
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GRANULOMA.
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A pocket of tissue that surrounds and walls off the inflammatory agent is called a
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FEVER.
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Complement activation results all of the following physiological processes except
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TWO OF THE ABOVE.
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Toll-like receptors can distinguish between
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GRANULATION TISSUE.
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What is the fragile, reddish, grainy tissue that is typically observed in cut tissue and consists of capillaries and fibroblasts?
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ALL OF THE ABOVE.
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Cytokines
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ALONG WITH THE THYMUS GLAND AND THE SKIN ARE ALL LYMPHOID ORGANS.
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The spleen
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ARE LOCATED WITHIN THE LYSOSOMAL VESICLES OF PHAGOCYTES.
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Defensins
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CAN BE PRODUCED CHEAPLY AND ABUNDANTLY.
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Recombinant interferon
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