Module 12 – Flashcard
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_______ is an example of a respiratory Type I Anaphylaxis A. Tuberculosis B. Influenza C. HIV D. Contact dermatitis E. Hay Fever
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Correct E. Hay Fever
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Which of the following statements about type I reactions is false? A. They involve helper T cells. B. They involve IgE antibodies. C. The symptoms are due to histamine. D. Antibodies bind to mast cells and basophils. E. The symptoms occur soon after exposure to an antigen.
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A. They involve helper T cells.
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Haemophilus capsule polysaccharide plus diphtheria toxoid is a(n) ____. A. Inactivated whole-agent vaccine B. Attenuated whole-agent vaccine C. Conjugated vaccine D. Subunit vaccine E. Nucleic acid vaccine
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C. Conjugated vaccine
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A patient shows the presence of antibodies against diphtheria toxin. Which of the following statements is FALSE? A. The patient may have the disease. B. The patient may have had the disease and has recovered. C. The patient may have been vaccinated. D. A recent transfusion may have passively introduced the antibodies. E. The patient was near someone who had the disease.
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E. The patient was near someone who had the disease.
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An Rh- mother can never have an Rh+ child. A. True. B. False. C. She can have one Rh+ child. D. Only if the father is Rh-.
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C. She can have one Rh+ child.
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Allergic contact dermatitis is due to ______. A. sensitized T cells B. IgG antibodies C. IgE antibodies D. IgM antibodies E. activated macrophages
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A. sensitized T cells
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What is the primary benefit of vaccination? A. Unvaccinated persons can never mount an immune response to a pathogen. B. Vaccinated persons get used to the symptoms of a disease. C. Vaccines provide antibodies against the pathogen that persist forever in the body. D. An immune response will occur quicker upon future exposure to the pathogen.
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D. An immune response will occur quicker upon future exposure to the pathogen.
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Which of the following is an advantage of a live attenuated vaccine? A. They are safer than other vaccines. B. They are less expensive than other vaccines. C. They can never cause disease. D. The immune response is strong enough to provide life-long protection.
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D. The immune response is strong enough to provide life-long protection.
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Immunodeficiencies are a result of all of the following except. A. HIV infection B. cyclosporine C. DiGeorge syndrome D. autoimmune diseases
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D. autoimmune diseases
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When a person has previously been vaccinated against a viral pathogen, which cells are activated if that same pathogen re-enters the host's cells months or years later? A. Cytotoxic T cells B. Helper T cells C. Memory cells D. Bacterial pathogens E. Monocytes
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C. Memory cells
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Which of the following is not an advantage of live attenuated vaccine? A. They elicit lifelong immunity. B. They stimulate by cell-mediated and humoral immune responses. C. They occasionally revert to virulent forms. D. They require few or no booster immunizations. E. The immune response generated by the vaccine closely mimics a real infection.
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C. They occasionally revert to virulent forms.
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A positive tuberculin skin test is an example of _____. A. delayed cell-mediated immunity B. autoimmunity C. acute contact dermatitis D. psoriasis E. innate immunity
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A. delayed cell-mediated immunity
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Which of the following could result in a Type II Hypersensitivity? A. A patient with A blood given B blood during a transfusion. B. An Rh negative mother carrying an Rh positive fetus. C. An Rh negative mother carrying an Rh negative fetus. D. Both A and B E. Both A and C F. None of the above.
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D. Both A and B
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All of the following are true of hypersensitivity except ______. A. it occurs in the presence of an antigen B. it is synonymous with allergy C. it occurs when an individual is exposed to an allergen for the first time D. it is due to an altered immune response E. it requires previous exposure to an antigen
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C. it occurs when an individual is exposed to an allergen for the first time
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Immunotoxins can be used to treat cancer because they ____. A. fix complement B. kill tumor cells C. phagocytize foreign cells D. agglutinate cells
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B. kill tumor cells
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Dead Bordetella pertussis used as a vaccine is an example of a(n) ____. A. Inactivated whole-agent vaccine B. Attenuated whole-agent vaccine C. Conjugated vaccine D. Subunit vaccine E. Toxoid vaccine
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A. Inactivated whole-agent vaccine
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Which type of vaccine could possibly cause a person to develop the disease? A. Toxoid vaccine and inactivated killed vaccine B. Toxoid vaccine C. Inactivated killed vaccine D. Attenuated whole-agent vaccine
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D. Attenuated whole-agent vaccine
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Inactivated tetanus toxin is a(n) ____. A. Conjugated vaccine B. Subunit vaccine C. Nucleic acid vaccine D. Inactivated whole-agent vaccine E. Toxoid vaccine
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E. Toxoid vaccine
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What type of vaccine is the live influenza virus? A. Conjugated vaccine B. Subunit vaccine C. Nucleic acid vaccine D. Attenuated whole-agent vaccine E. Toxoid vaccine
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D. Attenuated whole-agent vaccine
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What type of vaccine involves host synthesis of viral antigens? A. Conjugated vaccine B. Subunit vaccine C. Nucleic acid vaccine D. Attenuated whole-agent vaccine E. Toxoid vaccine
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C. Nucleic acid vaccine
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Hypersensitivity is due to _______. A. the presence of an antigen B. immunity C. the presence of antibodies D. an altered immune response E. allergies
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D. an altered immune response
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Immunodeficiencies are a result of all of the following except ____. A. HIV infection B. cyclosporine C. DiGeorge syndrome D. autoimmune diseases
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D. autoimmune diseases
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An antigenic protein from B. pertussis, the causative agent for whooping cough, is an example of a(n) ____ vaccine. A. attenuated whole-agent B. inactivated whole-agent C. subunit D. toxoid E. conjugated F. nucleic acid
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C. subunit
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Which antibodies will be in the serum of a person with blood type A? A. Anti A B. Anti B C. Both D. Neither
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B. Anti B
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All of the following lead to drug-induced thrombocytopenic purpura. Which occurs first? A. Antibodies and complement react with platelets. B. Antibodies against haptens are formed. C. Drug binds to platelets. D. Platelets are destroyed. E. Purpura occurs on the skin.
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C. Drug binds to platelets.
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Toxoid vaccines such as the vaccines against diphtheria and tetanus elicit a(n) ______. A. Dendritic cell proliferation B. Antibody response against gram-positive bacteria C. Antibody response against these bacterial toxins D. Immune complex
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C. Antibody response against these bacterial toxins
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Which of the following may result from systemic anaphylaxis? A. Hives B. Hay fever C. Shock D. Asthma
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C. Shock
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The process of desensitization to prevent allergies involves the injection of increasing amounts of _____. A. IgE B. IgG C. antihistamine. D. antigen E. RhoGAM
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Correct D. antigen
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Transplant rejection is an example of _____. A. Type I hypersensitivity B. Type II hypersensitivity C. Type III hypersensitivity D. Type IV hypersensitivity
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D. Type IV hypersensitivity
