BIOS 255- Week 5 - The Immune System Practice Questions with Correct Answers Latest Update 2025
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BIOS 255- Week 5 - The Immune System Practice Questions with Correct Answers Latest Update 2025
Which organ systems contain mucous membranes? Select all that apply.
Urinary system
Respiratory system
Digestive system
Endocrine system
Muscular system
Cardiovascular system - Answers Urinary s...
BIOS 255- Week 5 - The Immune System Practice Questions with Correct Answers Latest Update 2025
Which organ systems contain mucous membranes? Select all that apply.
Urinary system
Respiratory system
Digestive system
Endocrine system
Muscular system
Cardiovascular system - Answers Urinary system
Respiratory system
Digestive system
Mucous membranes are found in organ systems that are exposed to the external environment such as
the respiratory, urinary, digestive, and reproductive systems. These have some passageway that opens
to the exterior.
How many specific lines of defense are formed by our immune system?
Three
Four
One
Two - Answers Three
Which leukocytes develop from myeloid hematopoietic tissues? Select all that apply.
,Eosinophils
Basophils
Lymphocytes
Neutrophils
Erythrocytes - Answers Eosinophils
Basophils
Neutrophils
Neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, and monocytes are types of leukocytes that develop from myeloid
hematopoietic tissues.
Lymphocytes develop from lymphoid hematopoietic tissues. Erythrocytes are red blood cells, not a form
of white blood cells.
What is true regarding innate immunity?
It encompasses the first and second lines of defense.
It provides protection against a narrow range of pathogens.
It primarily relies on immunological memory.
It is highly specific and tailored to individual pathogens. - Answers It encompasses the first and second
lines of defense.
Innate immunity includes both the first and second lines of defense, which are nonspecific mechanisms
providing immediate protection against a wide range of pathogens.
Which is not a component of the first line of defense?
Mucous membranes
Leukocytes
, Tears
Saliva
Skin - Answers Leukocytes
Leukocytes are components of the second and third lines of defense, not the first line of defense.
The first line of defense includes skin, mucous membranes, and chemical secretions such as stomach
acid, tears, saliva, and sebum.
A child fell off a scooter and scraped their knee. Which line of defense is immediately compromised and
which will activate to provide protection?
Second line of defense, third line of defense
Third line of defense, second line of defense
Second line of defense, first line of defense
First line of defense, third line of defense
First line of defense, second line of defense - Answers First line of defense, second line of defense
The skin is scraped, which comprises the first line of defense. As a result, the second line of defense will
be activated, which includes different protective cells and protective mechanisms such as fever and
inflammation.
The third line of defense activates once the second line fails to prevent pathogenic invasion.
What is the primary characteristic of adaptive immunity that distinguishes it from innate immunity?
It is non-specific.
It provides rapid but short-lived protection.
It offers specific and long-lasting protection.
It relies on physical barriers like the skin. - Answers It offers specific and long-lasting protection.
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