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Examples of pathogens that cause human disease include:
a. bacteria
b. viruses
c. fungi
d. parasites (protozoans and worms)
e. All of the above are examples of pathogens that cause human disease. |
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| e. All of the above (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites (protozoans and worms) |
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One reason that pathogenic microorganisms have an advantage in the host they infect is
that they:
a. have previously been encountered through natural exposure
b. have previously been encountered through vaccination
c. strengthen the host’s immune response
d. reproduce and evolve more rapidly than the host can eliminate them
e. reproduce and evolve more slowly than the host can eliminate them. |
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| d. reproduce and evolve more rapidly than the host can eliminate them |
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Which of the following is not associated with mucosal surfaces?
a. mucus-secreting goblet cells
b. lysozyme
c. M cells
d. white pulp
e. beating cilia. |
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of inflammation?
a. inactivation of macrophages
b. increased vascular permeability and edema
c. vasodilation
d. pain
e. influx of leukocytes. |
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| a. inactivation of macrophages |
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Which of the following pairs is mismatched?
a. lymphocytes: innate immune response
b. natural killer cell: kills virus-infected cells
c. macrophage: phagocytosis and killing of microorganisms
d. erythrocyte: oxygen transport
e. eosinophil: defense against parasites. |
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| a. lymphocytes: innate immune response |
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A term generally used to describe all white blood cells is:
a. hematopoietic cells
b. myeloid progenitor
c. dendritic cells
d. monocytes
e. leukocytes. |
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Examples of granulocytes include all of the following except:
a. neutrophil
b. monocyte
c. basophil
d. eosinophil.
e. All of the above are examples of granulocytes. |
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The most abundant type of leukocyte in human peripheral blood is:
a. eosinophil
b. basophil
c. neutrophil
d. monocyte
e. lymphocyte. |
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Which of the following statements is correct?
a. Macrophages are granulocytes.
b. Macrophages are non-phagocytic.
c. Macrophages reside in the tissues.
d. All of the above statements are false. |
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| c. Macrophages reside in the tissues. |
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Which of the following pairs is mismatched?
a. monocyte progenitor: macrophage
b. erythroid progenitor: megakaryocyte
c. myeloid progenitor: neutrophil
d. lymphoid progenitor: natural killer cell
e. None of the above is mismatched. |
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| e. None of the above is mismatched. |
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Which of the following pairs of associations is mismatched?
a. large granular lymphocyte: T cell
b. megakaryocyte: platelet
c. B cell: plasma cell
c. monocyte: macrophage
d. myeloid progenitor: neutrophil. |
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| a. large granular lymphocyte: T cell |
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Which of the following statements is false?
a. During human development, hematopoiesis takes place at different anatomical locations.
*b. The hematopoietic stem cell gives rise to white blood cells but a different stem cell is the
progenitor of red blood cells.
c. Hematopoietic stem cells are self-renewing.
d. Platelets participate in clotting reactions to prevent blood loss.
e. Megakaryocytes do not circulate and reside only in the bone marrow. |
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Which of the following describes the flow of lymph through a lymph node draining an
infected tissue?
a. efferent lymphatic vessel lymph node afferent lymphatic vessel
b. venule lymph node efferent lymphatic vessel
*c. afferent lymphatic vessel lymph node efferent lymphatic vessel
d. artery lymph node efferent lymphatic vessel
e. afferent lymphatic vessel lymph node artery. |
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Immune cells within the lymphatic circulation are directly deposited into which of the
following anatomical sites so that the cells may reenter the bloodstream?
a. right aorta
*b. left subclavian vein
c. left carotid artery
d. high endothelial venule
e. hepatic vein. |
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