BMS Final (Exam questions) correctly
answered to pass
the purposeful artificial stimulation of active immunity to a particular infectious disease is
known as - correct answer ✔✔immunization
the unique antigen-reactive proteins of T cells are - correct answer ✔✔t-cell receptors
the most heavily colonized human organ by bacteria is the ________________ - correct answer
✔✔large ingesting
T cells interact with the peptide-MHC complex using - correct answer ✔✔Tcell receptors
normal microbiota _________ colonization of pathogenic organisms - correct answer
✔✔prevent
essential protective role for T-cell-meciated immunity is from ___________ - correct answer
✔✔extracellular bacterial pathogens
capsules are particularly important for - correct answer ✔✔protecting bacteria from host
defense mechanisms
the human oral flora consists of - correct answer ✔✔diverse aerobic and anaerobic
microorganisms
process by which antibodies block interactions between pathogens on their products and host
cells is termed - correct answer ✔✔neutralization
,first defense cells that interact with a pathogen in the body are - correct answer
✔✔macrophages
which is an example of artificial passive immunity
a) a fetus protected from disease by mothers antibodies
b) person received yearly flu vaccine
c) acquired the chickenpox while sleeping
d) tetanus antiserum - correct answer ✔✔d) tetanus antiserum
the disease cholera is caused by a toxin released from the bacterium vibrio cholerae, which
term best describes this toxin
a) colotoxins
b) enterotoxins
c) cytotoxins
d) endotoxins - correct answer ✔✔b) enterotoxins
what is another name for lipopolysaccharide, the complex molecule found in the outer
membrane of gram-negative bacteria - correct answer ✔✔endotoxin
step on rusty nail, receive a second tetanus immunization. what kind of immunization was it -
correct answer ✔✔active, artificial
what is the general name for the receptors found in phagocytic cells that recognize
evolutionarily conserved structures on microbial pathogens - correct answer ✔✔pattern
recognition receptors
, general name of the evolutionarily conserved structures found on microbes that are recognized
by these phagocytic receptors - correct answer ✔✔pathogen-associated molecular patterns
the composition of the pneumococcal capsule is what - correct answer ✔✔polysaccharide
overtime the relationship between a pathogen and a naive susceptible population tends
towards - correct answer ✔✔a balance between host and pathogen such that both are
maintained
the most common vectorborne disease in the US is - correct answer ✔✔lyme disease
which of the following shows the correct term order:
a) incidence>prevalence>mortality
b) prevalence>incidence>mortality
c) mortality>incidence>prevalence
d) mortality>morbidity>prevalence - correct answer ✔✔b) prevalence>incidence>mortality
which immune cell is most directly involved in activiating killing of internalized pathogens -
correct answer ✔✔Thelper cells
which bacteria produce acid at the vaginal tract by fermting glycogen released by epithelial cells
in the lining of thistract - correct answer ✔✔lactobacillus
a person is infected with S. pneumoniae and immune response develops. later same person is
exposed to this pathogen and again an overt infection develops. why is there no obvious
protection in this second exposure? - correct answer ✔✔immune system sees 2nd exposure as
a new pathogen
answered to pass
the purposeful artificial stimulation of active immunity to a particular infectious disease is
known as - correct answer ✔✔immunization
the unique antigen-reactive proteins of T cells are - correct answer ✔✔t-cell receptors
the most heavily colonized human organ by bacteria is the ________________ - correct answer
✔✔large ingesting
T cells interact with the peptide-MHC complex using - correct answer ✔✔Tcell receptors
normal microbiota _________ colonization of pathogenic organisms - correct answer
✔✔prevent
essential protective role for T-cell-meciated immunity is from ___________ - correct answer
✔✔extracellular bacterial pathogens
capsules are particularly important for - correct answer ✔✔protecting bacteria from host
defense mechanisms
the human oral flora consists of - correct answer ✔✔diverse aerobic and anaerobic
microorganisms
process by which antibodies block interactions between pathogens on their products and host
cells is termed - correct answer ✔✔neutralization
,first defense cells that interact with a pathogen in the body are - correct answer
✔✔macrophages
which is an example of artificial passive immunity
a) a fetus protected from disease by mothers antibodies
b) person received yearly flu vaccine
c) acquired the chickenpox while sleeping
d) tetanus antiserum - correct answer ✔✔d) tetanus antiserum
the disease cholera is caused by a toxin released from the bacterium vibrio cholerae, which
term best describes this toxin
a) colotoxins
b) enterotoxins
c) cytotoxins
d) endotoxins - correct answer ✔✔b) enterotoxins
what is another name for lipopolysaccharide, the complex molecule found in the outer
membrane of gram-negative bacteria - correct answer ✔✔endotoxin
step on rusty nail, receive a second tetanus immunization. what kind of immunization was it -
correct answer ✔✔active, artificial
what is the general name for the receptors found in phagocytic cells that recognize
evolutionarily conserved structures on microbial pathogens - correct answer ✔✔pattern
recognition receptors
, general name of the evolutionarily conserved structures found on microbes that are recognized
by these phagocytic receptors - correct answer ✔✔pathogen-associated molecular patterns
the composition of the pneumococcal capsule is what - correct answer ✔✔polysaccharide
overtime the relationship between a pathogen and a naive susceptible population tends
towards - correct answer ✔✔a balance between host and pathogen such that both are
maintained
the most common vectorborne disease in the US is - correct answer ✔✔lyme disease
which of the following shows the correct term order:
a) incidence>prevalence>mortality
b) prevalence>incidence>mortality
c) mortality>incidence>prevalence
d) mortality>morbidity>prevalence - correct answer ✔✔b) prevalence>incidence>mortality
which immune cell is most directly involved in activiating killing of internalized pathogens -
correct answer ✔✔Thelper cells
which bacteria produce acid at the vaginal tract by fermting glycogen released by epithelial cells
in the lining of thistract - correct answer ✔✔lactobacillus
a person is infected with S. pneumoniae and immune response develops. later same person is
exposed to this pathogen and again an overt infection develops. why is there no obvious
protection in this second exposure? - correct answer ✔✔immune system sees 2nd exposure as
a new pathogen
