CHAMBERLAIN MICROBIOLOGY FINAL EXAM PREDICTOR TEST
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You note that the body temperature of one of your patients is starting to increase.
As a result, you can infer that all of the following may be occurring in this patient
EXCEPT __________.
a. increased metabolic rate
b. constriction of blood vessels
c. dilation of blood vessels
d. shivering
c. dilation of blood vessels
All of the following increase blood vessel permeability EXCEPT
a. leukotrienes.
b. histamine.
c. lysozymes.
d. prostaglandins.
e. kinins.
c. lysozymes.
All of the following pertain to fever EXCEPT that it
a. intensifies the effect of antiviral interferons.
b. can be initiated by specific types of pathogens
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c. .is caused by interleukin-1 and TNF-alpha coming into contact with the
hypothalamus.
d. stimulates T lymphocyte activity.
e. accelerates microbial growth by increasing iron absorption from the digestive
tract.
e. accelerates microbial growth by increasing iron absorption from the digestive
tract.
Normal microbiota provide resistance to disease in all of the following
ways except __________________.
a. serving as prebiotics
b. microbial antagonism
c. competitive exclusion
d. promoting the development and maturation of the immune system
a. serving as prebiotics
Which of the following statements about beta interferons is true?
a. It is produced only in response to infection with the hepatitis B virus.
b. It acts as a signal that induces uninfected cells to produce antiviral proteins.
c. It is a protein that specifically degrades viral RNA.
d. It induces neutrophils and macrophages to kill bacteria
b. It acts as a signal that induces uninfected cells to produce antiviral proteins.
Which of the following statements concerning phagocytosis is true?
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a. Bacteria are digested when the phagosome fuses with a lysosome.
b. Phagocytes cannot ingest microorganisms unless they are coated with
antibodies.
c. Phagocytes ingest microorganisms by using protein transporters that are
specific to the bacteria.
d. Adherence always requires opsonization.
a. Bacteria are digested when the phagosome fuses with a lysosome.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of B cells?
a. They are responsible for the memory response.
b. They recognize antigens associated with MHC I.
c. They have antibodies on their surfaces.
d. They are responsible for antibody formation.
e. They originate in bone marrow.
b. They recognize antigens associated with MHC I.
Which of the following statements concerning immunological memory is true?
a. Antibodies produced in response to a secondary infection are mostly IgM.
b. The memory response is usually faster but not as strong.
c. The memory response is due to production of long-lived memory cells that can
respond very rapidly upon second exposure.
d. The memory response involves only B cells.
c. The memory response is due to production of long-lived memory cells that can
respond very rapidly upon second exposure.
What type of immunity results from recovery from mumps?
a. innate immunity
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b. naturally acquired active immunity
c. naturally acquired passive immunity
d. artificially acquired active immunity
e. artificially acquired passive immunity
b. naturally acquired active immunity
The antibodies found in mucus, saliva, and tears are
a. IgE.
b. IgM.
c. IgG.
d. IgA.
e. IgD.
d. IgA.
The following events elicit an antibody response. What is the third step?
a. B cell is activated.
b. Antigen-digest goes to surface of APC.
c. TH cell recognizes antigen-digest and MHC II.
d. TH cell produces cytokines.
e. APC phagocytizes antigen.
c. TH cell recognizes antigen-digest and MHC II.
Which of the following terms regarding roles of chemical messengers is
mismatched?
a. chemokines - stimulate chemotaxis
b. hematopoetic cytokine - development of blood cells
c. tumor necrosis factor - stimulate tumor metastasis
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