Immunity 1, Introduction, Specific and Non-Specific Immunity, Take 1

Natural killer cells (NKs) are a type of;

a. Monocyte

b. Neutrophil

c. Lymphocyte

d. Eosinophil

Which of the following elements is found in seminal fluid and has an antibacterial effect;

a. Iron

b. Iodine

c. Tin

d. Zinc

Which of the following are not mechanisms of innate immunity?

a. Diarrhoea

b. Vomiting

c. Fever

d. Clonal expansion

Tears and saliva contain an antibacterial enzyme called;

a. Pepsin

b. Lysozyme

c. Endopeptidase

d. Lipase

Cilia are found in the lining of the;

a. Lower genitourinary mucous membrane

b. The upper part of the gastrointestinal tract

c. The upper respiratory passages

d. Gall bladder and bile ducts

Which of the following conditions can be caused by reduced mucociliary clearance;

a. Hypostatic pneumonia

b. Gastroenteritis

c. Epididymitis

d. Meningitis

Activation of the complement pathway will lead to the production of;

a. Antibodies

b. Leucocytes

c. Erythrocytes

d. Membrane attack protein

Antibody generating molecules will be recognised by the immune system as;

a. Part of the body’s own tissues

b. Foreign epitopes

c. Immunoglobulins

d. Basophils

Antibodies are;

a. Immunoglobulins

b. Immunosuppressor molecules

c. T helper cells

d. T cytotoxic cells

nterferon mostly protects the body against infection caused by;

a. Bacteria

b. Virions

c. Amoeba

d. Prions

Which of the following leucocytes is not phagocytic;

a. Natural killer lymphocytes

b. Monocytes

c. Macrophages

d. Neutrophils

Which cell type is predominantly affected by the HI virus?

a. T cytotoxic lymphocytes

b. T suppressor lymphocytes

c. T helper lymphocytes

d. B lymphocytes

Plasma cells are mostly;

a. T cytotoxic lymphocytes

b. T suppressor lymphocytes

c. T helper lymphocytes

d. B lymphocytes

Which form of immunity is partly conferred by the presence of hydrochloric acid in the stomach?

a. Innate

b. Active acquired

c. Passive acquired

d. Active on passive

Which form of immunity will be conferred after suffering from an active infection?

a. Innate

b. Active acquired

c. Passive acquired

d. Active on passive

Which form of immunity will be conferred by live vaccination?

a. Innate

b. Active acquired

c. Passive acquired

d. Active on passive

Which form of immunity will be conferred by attenuated vaccination?

a. Innate

b. Active acquired

c. Passive acquired

d. Active on passive

Which form of immunity will be initially conferred by transplacental migration of immunoglobulins?

a. Innate

b. Active acquired

c. Passive acquired

d. Active on passive

Which form of immunity will develop after a period of breast feeding?

a. Innate

b. Active acquired

c. Passive acquired

d. Active on passive

Which form of immunity is facilitated by intact mucous membranes?

a. Innate

b. Active acquired

c. Passive acquired

d. Active on passive