Pathophysiology Exam 2 Questions and Answers Latest
2024 - Rasmussen
What autoimmune disease more common in men leads to loss of mobility, fusion of
the vertebrae, eye pain and can be treated using TNF blockers?
a. Fibromyalgia
b. Rheumatoid Arthritis
c. Ankylosing Spondyilitis
d. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - ANSWER c. Ankylosing Spondyilitis
Which of the following BEST describes innate immunity?
a. Antibodies in breast milk protect a newborn baby from pathogens.
b. Reactivation of lymphocytes upon re-exposure to antigen
c. Non-specific immunity to foreign pathogens to prevent their spread.
d. Physical and chemical barriers preventing the entry of pathogens - ANSWER c.
Non-specific immunity to foreign pathogens to prevent their spread.
What is the main purpose of the acquired immune response?
a. prevent immediate spread of foreign pathogens throughout the body
b. create clones from original T or B lymphocytes with antigen receptors
c. launch a non-specific immune response
d. provide physical defenses against pathogens - ANSWER b. create clones from
original T or B lymphocytes with antigen receptors
What autoimmune disease has no identifiable genetic markers, is more common in
women and symptoms include cognitive fog, widespread body pain and fatigue?
a. Fibromyalgia
b. Rheumatoid Arthritis
c. Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
d. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - ANSWER a. Fibromyalgia
Which line of defense consists of the innate immune response?
a. First Line of Defense
b. Second Line of Defense
c. Third Line of Defense
d. Fourth Line of Defense - ANSWER b. Second Line of Defense
Which line of defense consists of the adaptive immune response?
a. First Line of Defense
b. Second Line of Defense
c. Third Line of Defense
d. Fourth Line of Defense - ANSWER c. Third Line of Defense
Which of the following hypersensitivity reactions is cell-mediated?
a. Type I
, b. Type II
c. Type III
d. Type IV - ANSWER d. Type IV
What is the role of opsonins?
a. create pores in cell membrane of pathogens to cause lysis
b. interfere with viral replication
c. stimulate pain receptors
d. coat pathogens so that phagocytes can recognize and ingest them - ANSWER
d. coat pathogens so that phagocytes can recognize and ingest them
What is the role of the Complement System?
a. create pores in cell membrane of pathogens to cause lysis
b. interfere with viral replication
c. stimulate pain receptors
d. coat pathogens so that phagocytes can recognize and ingest them - ANSWER
a. create pores in cell membrane of pathogens to cause lysis
What is the role of bradykinins?
a. create pores in cell membrane of pathogens to cause lysis
b. interfere with viral replication
c. stimulate pain receptors
d. coat pathogens so that phagocytes can recognize and ingest them - ANSWER
c. stimulate pain receptors
What is the role of interferons?
a. create pores in cell membrane of pathogens to cause lysis
b. interfere with viral replication
c. stimulate pain receptors
d. coat pathogens so that phagocytes can recognize and ingest them - ANSWER
b. interfere with viral replication
What is the role of plasma cells?
a. produce antibodies
b. generate a rapid second response
c. kill cells displaying MHC-antigen complexes
d. activate other lymphocytes - ANSWER a. produce antibodies
Which of the following forms of local communications require interaction between
membrane molecules on two adjacent cells?
a. Gap Junction
b. Contact-dependent signal
c. Autocrine signal
d. Paracrine signal - ANSWER b. Contact-dependent signal
cytokines are produced:
a. by specialized epithelial cells only for local signaling
b. only for signaling during an immune response
c. by any nucleated cell for local and long-distance signaling
2024 - Rasmussen
What autoimmune disease more common in men leads to loss of mobility, fusion of
the vertebrae, eye pain and can be treated using TNF blockers?
a. Fibromyalgia
b. Rheumatoid Arthritis
c. Ankylosing Spondyilitis
d. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - ANSWER c. Ankylosing Spondyilitis
Which of the following BEST describes innate immunity?
a. Antibodies in breast milk protect a newborn baby from pathogens.
b. Reactivation of lymphocytes upon re-exposure to antigen
c. Non-specific immunity to foreign pathogens to prevent their spread.
d. Physical and chemical barriers preventing the entry of pathogens - ANSWER c.
Non-specific immunity to foreign pathogens to prevent their spread.
What is the main purpose of the acquired immune response?
a. prevent immediate spread of foreign pathogens throughout the body
b. create clones from original T or B lymphocytes with antigen receptors
c. launch a non-specific immune response
d. provide physical defenses against pathogens - ANSWER b. create clones from
original T or B lymphocytes with antigen receptors
What autoimmune disease has no identifiable genetic markers, is more common in
women and symptoms include cognitive fog, widespread body pain and fatigue?
a. Fibromyalgia
b. Rheumatoid Arthritis
c. Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
d. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - ANSWER a. Fibromyalgia
Which line of defense consists of the innate immune response?
a. First Line of Defense
b. Second Line of Defense
c. Third Line of Defense
d. Fourth Line of Defense - ANSWER b. Second Line of Defense
Which line of defense consists of the adaptive immune response?
a. First Line of Defense
b. Second Line of Defense
c. Third Line of Defense
d. Fourth Line of Defense - ANSWER c. Third Line of Defense
Which of the following hypersensitivity reactions is cell-mediated?
a. Type I
, b. Type II
c. Type III
d. Type IV - ANSWER d. Type IV
What is the role of opsonins?
a. create pores in cell membrane of pathogens to cause lysis
b. interfere with viral replication
c. stimulate pain receptors
d. coat pathogens so that phagocytes can recognize and ingest them - ANSWER
d. coat pathogens so that phagocytes can recognize and ingest them
What is the role of the Complement System?
a. create pores in cell membrane of pathogens to cause lysis
b. interfere with viral replication
c. stimulate pain receptors
d. coat pathogens so that phagocytes can recognize and ingest them - ANSWER
a. create pores in cell membrane of pathogens to cause lysis
What is the role of bradykinins?
a. create pores in cell membrane of pathogens to cause lysis
b. interfere with viral replication
c. stimulate pain receptors
d. coat pathogens so that phagocytes can recognize and ingest them - ANSWER
c. stimulate pain receptors
What is the role of interferons?
a. create pores in cell membrane of pathogens to cause lysis
b. interfere with viral replication
c. stimulate pain receptors
d. coat pathogens so that phagocytes can recognize and ingest them - ANSWER
b. interfere with viral replication
What is the role of plasma cells?
a. produce antibodies
b. generate a rapid second response
c. kill cells displaying MHC-antigen complexes
d. activate other lymphocytes - ANSWER a. produce antibodies
Which of the following forms of local communications require interaction between
membrane molecules on two adjacent cells?
a. Gap Junction
b. Contact-dependent signal
c. Autocrine signal
d. Paracrine signal - ANSWER b. Contact-dependent signal
cytokines are produced:
a. by specialized epithelial cells only for local signaling
b. only for signaling during an immune response
c. by any nucleated cell for local and long-distance signaling
