A&P2 Exam 1 (Blood, Lymphatic
System, Immune System) Exam
Questions And Answers
Which of the following substances is found in tears? - - correct
answer ✅Lysozyme
Which anti-microbial substance is secreted by eccrine sweat
glands? - - correct answer ✅Dermcidin
Macrophages are derived from - - correct answer ✅Monocytes
Which of the following signs of inflammation is directly due to an
increased capillary permeability? - - correct answer ✅Swelling
The process by which phagocytes exit capillaries and enter injured
tissue is called - - correct answer ✅Diapedesis
The basic mechanism employed by complement to fight bacterial
infections is - - correct answer ✅Bacterial cell membrane lysis
What proteins enable our immune system to differentiate between
normal cells and foreign cells? - - correct answer ✅MHC
,A&P2 Exam 1 (Blood, Lymphatic
System, Immune System) Exam
Questions And Answers
B cells become immunocompetent in the ____, and T cells become
immunocompetent in the _____ - - correct answer ✅Red bone
marrow; thymus
Which of the following is a primary lymphatic tissue? - - correct
answer ✅Thymus
Which of the following is an antigen-presenting cell? - - correct
answer ✅Dendritic cell
Increased likelihood of acquiring a disease is called - - correct
answer ✅Susceptibility
Transfer of a disease from an animal to human through microbes is
called - - correct answer ✅zoonosis
What helps retard colonization of the urethra by infectious agents?
- - correct answer ✅urine
Which process involves triggering foreign cells or microbes to self-
destruct? - - correct answer ✅Apoptosis
, A&P2 Exam 1 (Blood, Lymphatic
System, Immune System) Exam
Questions And Answers
What is the chemical released from neutrophils and macrophages
that destroys microbes, but often causes their own cell death too? -
- correct answer ✅oxidative burst
Which secretion by eccrine sweat glands of the skin inhibits the
growth of microbes? - - correct answer ✅Dermcidin
Which of the following are groups of proteins found in the blood
plasma that work to enhance the body's immune response? - -
correct answer ✅Complement
Interferons are produced in cells in response to the presence of - -
correct answer ✅viruses
What type of nonspecific defense works to prevent the spread of
pathogens that have entered the body? - - correct answer
✅inflammation
Low-grade fever is an effective defense for short periods of time
because it is thought that - - correct answer ✅it decreases iron
System, Immune System) Exam
Questions And Answers
Which of the following substances is found in tears? - - correct
answer ✅Lysozyme
Which anti-microbial substance is secreted by eccrine sweat
glands? - - correct answer ✅Dermcidin
Macrophages are derived from - - correct answer ✅Monocytes
Which of the following signs of inflammation is directly due to an
increased capillary permeability? - - correct answer ✅Swelling
The process by which phagocytes exit capillaries and enter injured
tissue is called - - correct answer ✅Diapedesis
The basic mechanism employed by complement to fight bacterial
infections is - - correct answer ✅Bacterial cell membrane lysis
What proteins enable our immune system to differentiate between
normal cells and foreign cells? - - correct answer ✅MHC
,A&P2 Exam 1 (Blood, Lymphatic
System, Immune System) Exam
Questions And Answers
B cells become immunocompetent in the ____, and T cells become
immunocompetent in the _____ - - correct answer ✅Red bone
marrow; thymus
Which of the following is a primary lymphatic tissue? - - correct
answer ✅Thymus
Which of the following is an antigen-presenting cell? - - correct
answer ✅Dendritic cell
Increased likelihood of acquiring a disease is called - - correct
answer ✅Susceptibility
Transfer of a disease from an animal to human through microbes is
called - - correct answer ✅zoonosis
What helps retard colonization of the urethra by infectious agents?
- - correct answer ✅urine
Which process involves triggering foreign cells or microbes to self-
destruct? - - correct answer ✅Apoptosis
, A&P2 Exam 1 (Blood, Lymphatic
System, Immune System) Exam
Questions And Answers
What is the chemical released from neutrophils and macrophages
that destroys microbes, but often causes their own cell death too? -
- correct answer ✅oxidative burst
Which secretion by eccrine sweat glands of the skin inhibits the
growth of microbes? - - correct answer ✅Dermcidin
Which of the following are groups of proteins found in the blood
plasma that work to enhance the body's immune response? - -
correct answer ✅Complement
Interferons are produced in cells in response to the presence of - -
correct answer ✅viruses
What type of nonspecific defense works to prevent the spread of
pathogens that have entered the body? - - correct answer
✅inflammation
Low-grade fever is an effective defense for short periods of time
because it is thought that - - correct answer ✅it decreases iron
