Clinical Immunology and Serology: A Laboratory Perspective Fourth Edition
by Christine Dorresteyn Stevens, Linda E. Miller
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, Table of Content
I. Nature of the Immune System
1. Introduction to Immunity and the Immune System
2. Innate Immunity
3. Nature of Antigens and the Major Histocompatibility Complex
4. Adaptive Immunity
5. Antibody Structure and Function
6. Cytokines
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7. The Complement System
II. Basic Immunological Procedures
8. Safety and Quality Management
9. Principles of Serological Testing
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10. Precipitation and Agglutination Reactions
11. Labeled Immunoassays
12. Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
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13. Flow Cytometry and Laboratory Automation
III. Immune Disorders
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14. Hypersensitivity
15. Autoimmunity
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16. Transplantation Immunology
17. Tumor Immunology
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18. Immunoproliferative Diseases
19. Immunodeficiency Diseases
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IV. Serological and Molecular Diagnosis of Infectious Disease
20. Serological and Molecular Detection of Bacterial Infections
21. Spirochete Diseases
22. Serological and Molecular Diagnosis of Parasitic and Fungal Infections
23. Serology and Molecular Detection of Viral Infections
24. Laboratory Diagnosis of HIV Infection
25. Immunization and Vaccines
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Chapter 1. Introduction to Immunity and the Immune System
Multiple Choice
1. Eosinophils are involved in the immune response against:
A. viruses.
B. intracellular bacteria.
C. parasites that cannot be phagocytized.
D. extracellular bacteria.
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ANS: C
2. Which of the following are components of both innate and adaptive immune responses?
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A. Immunoglobulins
B. T helper cells
C. Macrophages
D. B cells
ANS: C
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3. The process by which leukocytes are attracted to a specific area by chemical messengers is called:
A. diapedesis.
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B. degranulation.
C. chemotaxis.
D. opsonization.
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ANS: C
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4. Which of the following is a characteristic of natural killer cells?
A. They mature in the thymus.
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B. They are smaller than B and T cells.
C. They are a type of lymphocyte.
D. They are part of the adaptive immune system.
ANS: C
, 5. Which of the following best describes diapedesis?
A. Movement toward increasing concentrations of a cytokine
B. Attachment of immunoglobulin to target cells
C. Movement through blood vessel walls as cells exit the circulation
D. Engulfment of target cells
ANS: C
6. The most effective phagocytic and antigen-presenting cell is the:
A. neutrophil.
B. monocyte.
C. dendritic cell.
D. macrophage.
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ANS: C
7. Which of the following is characteristic of natural immunity?
A. It involves memory.
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B. T lymphocytes play a major role.
C. It involves specificity.
D. Mechanisms are always present and fully functional.
ANS: D
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8. All of the following cells are considered part of natural immunity EXCEPT:
A. eosinophils.
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B. B lymphocytes.
C. monocytes.
D. neutrophils.
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ANS: B
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9. Where does the specific immune response to a foreign antigen mainly occur?
A. Lymph nodes
B. Blood
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C. Bone marrow
D. Skin
ANS: A