Immunology - Basic concepts in immunology / inflammation Flashcards
which of these is described as a soluble mediator of inflammation
a. antigen
b. pathogen
c. cytokine
d. pyrogen
c.cytokine
which response to infection occurs 4-96 hrs after infection?
a. innate
b. early induced
c. adaptive
b.early induced
which response to infection occurs 0-4 hrs after infection?
a. innate
b. early induced
c. adaptive
a. innate
which type of immunity results in clonal expasion of antigen specific lymphocytes
a. innate
b. early induced
c. adaptive
c.adaptive
what effect does repeated exposure have on the innate immune reponse?
a. increase
b. decrease
c. no effect
c.no effect
which cell type is found in both the innate and adaptive immune system
a. t helper
b. t killer
c. b cell
d. mast cell
b.t killer
the thymus and bone marrow are examples of primary lymph tissues. what happens at primary lymph tissues
a. cells originate and mature
b. cells reside and traffic
a.cells originate and mature
what is the main role of neutrophils
a. phagocytosis and clearing bacterial infection
b. expulsion of parasites and allergi response
c. allergic inflammation
d. allergic reactions
e. antigen presentation
a.phagocytosis and clearing bacterial infection
what is the main role of mast cells
a. phagocytosis and clearing bacterial infection
b. expulsion of parasites and allergi response
c. allergic inflammation
d. allergic reactions
e. antigen presentation
b.expulsion of parasites and allergi response
what is the main role of eosinophils
a. phagocytosis and clearing bacterial infection
b. expulsion of parasites and allergi response
c. allergic inflammation
d. allergic reactions
e. antigen presentation
c.allergic inflammation
what is the main role of basophils
a. phagocytosis and clearing bacterial infection
b. expulsion of parasites and allergi response
c. allergic inflammation
d. allergic reactions
e. antigen presentation
d.allergic reactions
what is the main role of monocytes/macrophages
a. phagocytosis and clearing bacterial infection
b. expulsion of parasites and allergi response
c. allergic inflammation
d. allergic reactions
e. antigen presentation,phagocytosis and activation of t cells
e.antigen presentation, phagocytosis and activation of t cells
which cell has a double lobed nucleus and orange granules containing toxic compounds kills Ab coated parasites through degranulation
a. neutrophils
b. eosinophils
c. basophils
d. monocytes
b.eosinophils
what cell contains blue granules containing roxic and inflammatory compounds
a. neutrophils
b. eosinophils
c. basophils
d. monocytes
c.basophils
which cell has tissue specific forms an present antigens
a. neutrophils
b. eosinophils
c. basophils
d. monocytes
e. macrophages
e.macrophages
which of these cells is the most potent stimulator of t cell response?
a. neutrophils
b. eosinophils
c. basophils
d. dendritic cells
e. macrophages
d.dendritic cells
APCs found mainly in lymphoid tissue
what is the first stage of phagocytosis?
a. chemotaxis and adherence of microbe to phagocyte
b. ingestion of microbe by phagocyte
c. formation of a phagosome
d. fusion of phagosome with a lysosome forming phagolysosome
e. digestion by enzymes forming a residual body of indigestible material
a.chemotaxis and adherence of microbe to phagocyte
which of these substances is not released by activated macrophages
a. cytokines
b. chemokines
c. pyrogens
c. pyrogens
true or false cell mediated and humoral immunity are both examples of adaptive immunity
a. true
b. false
a.true
which type of immunity can be transferred to a non immune recipient by serum
a. humoral
b. cell mediated
a.humoral
what do natural killer cells do apart from antigen presentation
a. kill bacteria
b. kill tumour cells and virus infected cells
c. phagocytosis
b.kill tumour cells and virus infected cells
which type of antibody contains a light chain, gamma heavy chain,disulphide bonds and carbohydrates
a. IgG
b. igM
c. IgA
d. IgE
e. IgD
a.IgG
which type of antibody contains an epsilon heavy chain
a. IgG
b. igM
c. IgA
d. IgE
e. IgD
d.IgE
which type of antibody contains an delta heavy chain
a. IgG
b. igM
c. IgA
d. IgE
e. IgD
e.IgD
