Chapter 11 DSM

Which of the following are primary goals of inflammation?

- to limit the spread of infectious agents

- to deliver oxygen, nutrients, and chemical factors essential for tissue recovery

- to recruit immune defenses to the injured tissue

Which of the following is a feature true for the adaptive immune response only?

the response is tailored to a specific antigen

While all effects of fever are not entirely understood, some studies have suggested various reasons as to why especially low-grade fevers may be beneficial. Which of the following would not be a function of fever?

fever works by limiting the production of prostaglandins in the hypothalamus

Mast cells are the key players in which phase of inflammation

vascular changes phase

Elevated body temperature that fluctuates, but doesn't reach normal in the course of the fluctuations is classified as a ___________.

remittent fever

Kupffer cells are examples of ________ that reside in the _________.

fixed macrophages; liver

which of the following leukocytes are the most numerous in human blood?

neutrophils

Inflammation occurs in three general phases. Which phase is the first to occur after tissue injury?

vascular changes phase

The liquid contained within the lymphatic vessels is called _____________.

lymph

The picture shows _______________, a type of leukocyte whose numbers are commonly elevated during _____________.

neutrophils; acute bacterial infections

The thymus and bone marrow are examples of __________ lymphoid tissues and play a role in _________.

primary; maturation of leukocytes

which of the following are potential outcomes following complement activation?

- opsonization of pathogens for phagocytosis

- cytolysis of pathogens through formation of the membrane attack complex (MAC)

- induction of an inflammatory response

which of the following is one of the categories of second-line defenses?

leukocytes

which of the following is the most important physical barrier of the first line of defense?

skin

T-cell precursors are made in the __________ and mature in the __________.

bone marrow; thymus

Which of the following is an incorrect statement about iron-binding proteins?

they are referred to as "siderophores"

which of the following is not an example of first-line defenses?

fever

which of the following is not a secondary lymphoid tissue?

thymus

Your patient is suffering from a parasitic infection. Which of the following cells would msot likely be elevated?

eosinophils

_______________ play a role in hematopoiesis and in activating adaptive and innate immune responses.

interleukins

The complement system consists of over 30 different proteins that work together in a cascade fashion to protect us against infectious agents. One way this system is activated is via the __________, when complement proteins are activated by directly interacting with a pathogen.

alternative pathway

Which of the following is not one of the four cardinal signs of inflammation?

bleeding

There are three common features shared by the innate and adaptive immune responses.

Which of the following is not one of the three?

both are only found in vertebrate animals