Immunology quiz

Question 1

Which of the following are professional phagocytes

Macrophages

Mast cells

B cells

Dendrocytes

T cells

Natural Killer Cells

Neutrophils

Answer 1

Macrophages,

Neutrophils,

Dendrocytes

Question 2

Which of the following are lymphocytes:

Natural Killer cells

Mast cells

Macrophages

B cells

Basophils

T cells

Answer 2

B cells,

T cells,

Natural Killer cells

Question 3

Key functions of neutrophils include:

Secretion of NETS

Production of antibodies

Phagocytosis

Degranulation

Answer 3

Secretion of NETS,

Phagocytosis,

Degranulation

Question 4

PRRs are

Principle recognition receptors

Stimulate T cells

Are located on bacterial cells

Are important for immune cells to detect non-self cells/particles

Pattern recognition receptors

Answer 4

Pattern recognition receptors,

Are important for immune cells to detect non-self cells/particles

Question 5

PAMPs is an abbreviation of:

a.
Pathogen allocated molecule patterns, molecules that are used by many immune cells (especially the innate immune cells) to differentiate non-self from self

b.
Pathogen associated molecular patterns, molecules that are used by many immune cells (especially the innate immune cells) to differentiate non-self from self

c.
Patterns associated with many pathogens, molecules that are used by many immune cells (especially the innate immune cells) to differentiate non-self from self

Answer 5

Pathogen associated molecular patterns, molecules that are used by many immune cells (especially the innate immune cells) to differentiate non-self from self

Question 6

Key sites within the circulatory systems of vertebrates, containing high concentrations of macrophages, B cells and T cells, which act as check-points or road blocks:

a.
Lymph nodes and kidney

b.
Thymus and spleen

c.
Thymus and lymph vessels

d.
Spleen and lymph nodes

e.
Bone marrow and thymus

Answer 6

Spleen and lymph nodes

Question 7

The adaptive immune system is:

a.
not present in invertebrates

b.
Is mediated mainly through recognition of pathogens via T cell and B cell receptors and MHC interactions

c.
Is faster to respond to pathogenic insults than the innate immune system

d.
Is underpinned by several classes of T lymphocytes and B lymphocytes

e.
Is mediated mainly through recognition of pathogens via PRR and PAMP interactionsnot present in invertebrates,

Is underpinned by several classes of T lymphocytes and B lymphocytes,

Is mediated mainly through recognition of pathogens via T cell and B cell receptors and MHC interactions

Answer 7

not present in invertebrates,

Is underpinned by several classes of T lymphocytes and B lymphocytes,

Is mediated mainly through recognition of pathogens via T cell and B cell receptors and MHC interactions

Question 8

Antibody producing cells are called:

a.
T cells

b.
Plasma cells

c.
Dendrocytes

d.
B cells

e.
Macrophages

Answer 8

Plasma cells

Question 9

Invertebrate immune responses are mediated by:

a.
Hemocytes

b.
Thrombocytes

c.
Macrophages

d.
Lymphocytes

Answer 9

Hemocytes