BIOS 255 FINAL EXAM
1. Which method of acquiring adaptive immunity results from mother-to-baby
immunoglobulin transfer via breast feeding?
naturally acquired passive immunity
2. Which of the following is NOT a function of the lymphatic and immune system?
Maintaining water and salt homeostasis in the body
3. Exhalation begins when
inspiratory muscles relax
4. Which of the following precursor cells eventually give rise to platelets?
megakaryoblast
5. The membrane that surrounds and protects the heart is called the:
pericardium
6.What area in the figure below is the vital capacity?
Letter F
7.These are cells of the alveoli that produce surfactant.
Type II alveolar cells
8. Blood leaving the right ventricle passes through which of the following structures?
pulmonary semilunar valve
9. Which of the following plasma proteins play a role in blood clotting?
fibrinogen
10.The secondary immune response is stronger due to a peak in
IgG
11. The major function of erythrocytes is:
nutrient transport
cytokine activation
blood cell proliferation
transporting gasses
disease resistance
12. Which cell type kills infected body cells and tumor cells?
cytotoxic T cells
13. The majority of the lymph is returned to the venous circulation by way of the
thoracic duct
1. Which method of acquiring adaptive immunity results from mother-to-baby
immunoglobulin transfer via breast feeding?
naturally acquired passive immunity
2. Which of the following is NOT a function of the lymphatic and immune system?
Maintaining water and salt homeostasis in the body
3. Exhalation begins when
inspiratory muscles relax
4. Which of the following precursor cells eventually give rise to platelets?
megakaryoblast
5. The membrane that surrounds and protects the heart is called the:
pericardium
6.What area in the figure below is the vital capacity?
Letter F
7.These are cells of the alveoli that produce surfactant.
Type II alveolar cells
8. Blood leaving the right ventricle passes through which of the following structures?
pulmonary semilunar valve
9. Which of the following plasma proteins play a role in blood clotting?
fibrinogen
10.The secondary immune response is stronger due to a peak in
IgG
11. The major function of erythrocytes is:
nutrient transport
cytokine activation
blood cell proliferation
transporting gasses
disease resistance
12. Which cell type kills infected body cells and tumor cells?
cytotoxic T cells
13. The majority of the lymph is returned to the venous circulation by way of the
thoracic duct
