Reference no: EM133522187

QUESTION 1. 

Judy, who is 8 months pregnant, has decided to nurse her baby for at least six months once it is born. She has heard several good reasons to do so, but the one that convinced her had to do with immunologic protection for the baby. Specifically, she heard that the baby is protected by:

a. cell-mediated immunity

b. active immunity

c. passive immunity

d. humoral immunity

QUESTION 2

Tony was diagnosed AIDS and has been recently hospitalized due to a fungal infection in his lungs that is causing significant shortness of breath and a cough. Which opportunistic infection did Tony develop?

a. oropharyngeal candidiasis

b. pneumocystis carinii pneumonia

c. cytomegalovirus

d. mycobacterium avium-intracellular complex

QUESTION 3

Derrick had a stomach infection for 5 days, in which he had a fever, malaise, diarrhea, and intermittent vomiting. If the same infection were to invade his body a second time, it is likely that his immune response would be:

a. slower because the antibody-producing B-cells would be depleted from the first infection

b. slower because the antibody-producing T-cells would be depleted from the first infection

c. faster because antibody proliferation is sooner and reaches a higher level due to the increased amount of B-memory cells

d. faster because antibody proliferation sooner and reaches a higher level due to the increased amount of Killer T cells

QUESTION 4

Cell-mediated immunity refers primarily to the immunological protection provided by:

a. lymphocytes

b. the complement system

c. Killer T cells

d. B-cells

QUESTION 5

When evaluating a patient for a possible kidney transplant, the medical team is particularly interested in knowing the patient's:

a. MHC (HLA) profile

b. CD4 profile

c. natural killer cell profile

d. CD8 profile

QUESTION 6

Sally, who is 42 years old, began having symptoms of eyelid drooping and double vision. Then her family noticed that he face showed less expression than it had previously. When she went to her eye doctor, he referred her to a neurologist because he suspected:

a. myasthenia gravis, caused by antibodies that block and destroy the muscle receptor sites for acetylcholine

b. DiGeorge Syndrome, caused by a deficiency in T-cell production

c. myasthenia gravis, caused by a deficiency in T-cell production

d. DiGeorge Syndrome, caused by antibodies that block and destroy the muscle receptor sites for acetylcholine

QUESTION 7

Mrs. Chen received her first session of occupational therapy on Friday. As part of her treatment session, Mrs. Chen received a massage to her hand using a lanolin-based massage cream. She appeared to tolerate the massage well and no adverse effects were noted during or at the end of her session. The next morning, Mrs. Chen noted that the skin on her hand was now red, itchy and extremely blotchy. Based on this finding, Mrs. Chen may be experiencing which type of hypersensitivity reaction?

a. type II

b. type I

c. type III

d. type IV

QUESTION 8

Autoimmune diseases have an unclear etiology. Researchers have identified all of the following as possible risk factors except:

a. estrogen stimulation of immune response

b. bacteria, viruses, or drugs triggering changes

c. decreased humoral immunity activation

d. genetic influence

QUESTION 9

Donna was diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus. She is most likely to develop all of the following symptoms except:

a. dry eyes

b. fingers/toes that turn white or blue when exposed to cold temperatures

c. hyperflexible joints

d. butterfly-shaped rash covering the bridge of her nose

QUESTION 10

This chronic demyelinating disorder is caused by plaques that form in the white matter of the brain. It is commonly diagnosed in individuals between the ages 20-40.

a. Graves disease

b. hemolytic anemia

c. multiple sclerosis

d. scleroderma

QUESTION 11

B lymphocytes contribute to the immune response by dividing into memory cells and plasma cells. Plasma cells produce:

a. histamines

b. cytokines

c. antigens

d. antibodies

QUESTION 12

Bernie is a 58 y/o male who was recently diagnosed with gout and was started on allupurinol. He developed a severe reaction to the medication, developing blisters throughout his body and was admitted to the Burn Unit. Bernie was diagnosed with which of the following conditions?

a. Stevens-Johnson Syndrome

b. Grave's disease

c. Systemic lupus erythematosus

d. Scleroderma

QUESTION 13

This small substance is unable to generate an immune response unless it combines with larger protein molecules.

a. natural killer T cells

b. antigen

c. hapten

d. antibody