Exam 3 (Multiple Choice Questions) COPY Flashcards
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A commensal bacterium
A) Does not receive any benefit from its host.
B) Is beneficial to its host.
C) May be an opportunistic pathogen.
D) Does not infect its host.
E) B and D only.
C) May be an opportunistic pathogen.
Innate immunity is
A) The body’s ability to ward off diseases.
B) The body’s defenses against any kind of pathogen.
C) The body’s defense against a particular pathogen.
D) The lack of resistance.
E) None of the above.
B)The body’s defenses against any kind of pathogen
Which of the following is not a physical factor to protect the skin and mucous membranes from infection? A) Layers of cells
B) Tears
C) Saliva
D) Lysozyme
E) None of the above
D) Lysozyme
The function of the “ciliary escalator” is to
A) Kill microorganisms.
B) Remove microorganisms from body cavities.
C) Remove microorganisms from the lower respiratory tract.
D) Remove microorganisms from the upper respiratory tract.
E) All of the above.
C) Remove microorganisms from the lower respiratory tract.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of inflammation?
A) Redness
B) Pain
C) Local heat
D) Fever
E) Swelling
D)Fever
The complement protein cascade is the same for the classical pathway, alternative pathway, and lectin pathway beginning with the activation of
A) C1
B) C2
C) C3
D) C5
E) C6
C)C3
Which of the following does not cause vasodilation?
A) Kinins
B) Prostaglandins
C) Lysozymes
D) Histamine
E) None of the above
C)Lysozymes
“Margination” refers to
A) The adherence of phagocytes to microorganisms.
B) The chemotactic response of phagocytes.
C) Adherence of phagocytes to the lining of blood vessels.
D) Dilation of blood vessels.
E) The movement of phagocytes through walls of blood vessels.
C) Adherence of phagocytes to the lining of blood vessels.
Which of the following is not an effect of complement activation?
A) Interference with viral replication
B) Bacterial cell lysis
C) Opsonization
D) Increased phagocytic activity
E) Increased blood vessel permeability
A) Interference with viral replication
Normal microbiota provide protection from infection by all of the following except
A) They provide antibacterial chemicals.
B) They out-compete newcomers.
C) They make the chemical environment unsuitable for nonresident bacteria.
D) They produce lysozyme.
E) None of the above.
D) They produce lysozyme.
Which of the following does not provide protection from phagocytic digestion?
A) Preventing formation of phagolysosomes
B) Killing white blood cells
C) Lysing phagolysosomes
D) Ability to grow at a low pH
E) None of the above
E) None of the above
Defensive cells such as T cells identify pathogens by binding:
A) Toll-like receptors.
B) Lysozyme.
C) Complement.
D) Lectins.
E) Cytokines.
A) Toll-like receptors.
Which of the following is not a chemical factor to protect the skin and mucous membranes from infection? A) Mucus
B) Sebum
C) Gastric juices
D) pH
E) Lysozyme
A) Mucus
Adherence of phagocytes may be accomplished by all of the following except
A) Trapping a bacterium against a rough surface.
B) Opsonization.
C) Chemotaxis.
D) Lysozyme.
E) Complement.
D) Lysozyme.
Which of the following is not an effect of histamine?
A) Vasodilation
B) Fever
C) Swelling
D) Redness
E) Pain
B) Fever
Which of the following is not a function of inflammation?
A) To destroy an injurious agent
B) To remove an injurious agent
C) To wall off an injurious agent
D) To repair damaged tissue
E) None of the above
E) None of the above
Chill is a sign that
A) Body temperature is falling.
B) Body temperature is rising.
C) Body temperature will remain the same.
D) Sweating will follow.
E) None of the above.
B) Body temperature is rising.
Activation of C3a results in all of the following except
A) Acute inflammation.
B) Increased blood vessel permeability.
C) Fever.
D) Attraction of phagocytes.
E) None of the above.
C) Fever.
Vasodilation is caused by all of the following except
A) Histamine.
B) Complement.
C) Prostaglandins.
D) Leukotrienes.
E) None of the above.
B) Complement.
Which of the following is involved in adaptive immunity?
A) Basophil
B) Eosinophil
C) Lymphocyte
D) Monocyte
E) Neutrophil
C) Lymphocyte
Which one of the following is not an effect of fever?
A) Increases production of T cells.
B) Increases interferon activity.
C) Increases transferrin production.
D) Kills pathogens.
E) All are effects of fever.
D) Kills pathogens.
Which of the following statements is true?
A) Symbiosis refers to different organisms living together.
B) Members of a symbiotic relationship cannot live without each other.
C) A parasite is not in symbiosis with its host.
D) Symbiosis refers to different organisms living together and benefiting from each other. E) At least one member must benefit in a symbiotic relationship.
A) Symbiosis refers to different organisms living together.
A nosocomial infection is
A) Always present but in apparent at the time of hospitalization.
B) Acquired during the course of hospitalization.
C) Always caused by medical personnel.
D) Only a result of surgery.
E) Always caused by pathogenic bacteria.
B) Acquired during the course of hospitalization.
The major significance of Koch's work was that
A) Microorganisms are present in a diseased animal.
B) Diseases can be transmitted from one animal to another.
C) Microorganisms can be cultured.
D) Microorganisms cause disease.
E) Microorganisms are the result of disease.
D) Microorganisms cause disease.




