Topic 1 - TEST. Immune.

Question 1

An autoimmune disorder is when the immune system:

Answer 1

= attacks own self cells without being triggered by foreign antigens.

Question 2

What is a characteristic of HIV that specifically leads it to causing AIDS?

Answer 2

HIV only infects T-helper cells.

Question 3

Which of the following is a characteristic of human immunodeficiency virus?

Answer 3

The virus is a retrovirus.

Question 4

All antiretroviral medications interfere with some stage of the HIV life cycle. What stage do protease inhibitors prevent?

Answer 4

Cleavage of the polyprotein chain into the individual proteins that will be used to make new virus.

Question 5

What is the result of administering adrenaline when it is used to treat anaphylaxis?

Answer 5

decreased blood pressure.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT and example of an immune complex (Type III) hypersensitivity?

Answer 6

Rh disease.

Question 7

AIDS is an example of?

Answer 7

secondary immunodeficiency.

Question 8

Which hypersensitivity reaction does not involve an antibody response?

Answer 8

Type IV.

Question 9

Hay-fever, asthma, hives, and anaphylaxis are all examples of what kind of hypersensitivity reaction?

Answer 9

Type I.

Question 10

Host versus graft disease is a complication of organ transplantation caused by recipient immune cell…

Answer 10

= attacking the donor cells.