Test Bank for Immunology and Serology in Laboratory Medicine 7th Edition by Turgeon
Chapter 01: Highlights of the Innate and Adaptive Immune Systems
Turgeon: Evolve Resources for Immunology & Serology in Laboratory Medicin
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The “father” of immunology is generally co...
TEST BANK FOR IMMUNOLOGY
AND SEROLOGY IN LABORATORY
MEDICINE 7TH EDITION BY
TURGEON
, Chapter 01: Highlights of the Innate and Adaptive Immune Systems
Turgeon: Evolve Resources for Immunology & Serology in Laboratory Medicin
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The “father” of immunology is generally considered to be
a. Koch.
b. Pasteur.
c. Gram.
d. Salk.
ANS: B
Louis Pasteur is generally considered to be the “father of immunology.”
DIF: Cognitive Level: I
2. An early form of immunization was practiced by the
a. Romans.
b. Greeks.
c. Chinese.
d. Native Americans.
ANS: C
Beginning about 1000 AD, the Chinese practiced a form of immunization by inhaling dried
powders derived from the crusts of smallpox lesions.
DIF: Cognitive Level: I
3. A specific function of the immune system is to
a. recognize self from nonself.
b. defend the body against nonself.
c. amplify specific functions.
d. Both A and B.
ANS: D
The function of the immune system is to recognize self from nonself and defend the body against
nonself. Such a system is necessary for survival. The immune system also has nonspecific
effector mechanisms that usually amplify the specific functions. Nonspecific components of the
immune system include mononuclear phagocytes, polymorphonuclear leukocytes, and soluble
factors (e.g., complement).
DIF: Cognitive Level: I
4. An undesirable consequence of immunity is
a. natural resistance.
b. acquired resistance to infectious diseases.
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