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Immunology Pre-Matriculation Review Answers, Schemes and Mind Maps of Immunology

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Which of the following pairs is mismatched? a) lymphocytes: innate immune response b) natural killer cell: kills virus-infected cells.

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Immunology Pre-Matriculation Review Answers
The answers to the questions are shown in blue text.
1. One reason that pathogenic microorganisms have an advantage in the host they
infect is because they:
a) have previously been encountered through natural exposure
b) have previously been encountered through vaccination
c) strengthen the host’s immune response
d) reproduce and evolve more rapidly than the host can eliminate them
e) reproduce and evolve more slowly than the host can eliminate them.
2. Examples of pathogens that cause human disease include:
a) bacteria
b) viruses
c) fungi
d) parasites (protozoans and worms)
e) All of the above are examples of pathogens that cause human disease.
3. Which of the following is not associated with mucosal surfaces?
a) mucus-secreting goblet cells
b) lysozyme
c) M cells
d) white pulp
e) beating cilia
4. Which of the following is not a characteristic of inflammation?
a) inactivation of macrophages
b) increased vascular permeability and edema
c) vasodilation
d) pain
e) influx of leukocytes
5. Phagocytosis of either microbes or microbial constituents by macrophages is
followed by the activation of macrophages and the secretion of cytokines. What are
the main effects of these molecules?
The cytokines released by activated macrophages have three principal effects.
Some cytokines act as chemoattractants and recruit other leukocytes into the
infected tissue, for example neutrophils, which efficiently phagocytose and kill
bacteria, forming pus. Other cytokines act on the endothelial cells of local blood
vessels to increase vascular permeability and vasodilation, thus initiating
inflammation of the infected tissue.
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Immunology Pre-Matriculation Review Answers The answers to the questions are shown in blue text.

  1. One reason that pathogenic microorganisms have an advantage in the host they infect is because they: a) have previously been encountered through natural exposure b) have previously been encountered through vaccination c) strengthen the host’s immune response d) reproduce and evolve more rapidly than the host can eliminate them e) reproduce and evolve more slowly than the host can eliminate them.
  2. Examples of pathogens that cause human disease include: a) bacteria b) viruses c) fungi d) parasites (protozoans and worms) e) All of the above are examples of pathogens that cause human disease.
  3. Which of the following is not associated with mucosal surfaces? a) mucus-secreting goblet cells b) lysozyme c) M cells d) white pulp e) beating cilia
  4. Which of the following is not a characteristic of inflammation? a) inactivation of macrophages b) increased vascular permeability and edema c) vasodilation d) pain e) influx of leukocytes
  5. Phagocytosis of either microbes or microbial constituents by macrophages is followed by the activation of macrophages and the secretion of cytokines. What are the main effects of these molecules? The cytokines released by activated macrophages have three principal effects. Some cytokines act as chemoattractants and recruit other leukocytes into the infected tissue, for example neutrophils, which efficiently phagocytose and kill bacteria, forming pus. Other cytokines act on the endothelial cells of local blood vessels to increase vascular permeability and vasodilation, thus initiating inflammation of the infected tissue.
  1. Identify the different anatomical locations where hematopoiesis occurs in embryonic, fetal, and adult life. The yolk sac and the liver produce blood cells in the embryo and early fetus through the first three months of gestation. The fetal spleen takes over this function from the third to the seventh months. Once developed, the bone marrow is the site of hematopoiesis from the fourth month of gestation throughout the remainder of fetal development and into adulthood.
  2. Which of the following pairs is mismatched? a) lymphocytes: innate immune response b) natural killer cell: kills virus-infected cells c) macrophage: phagocytosis and killing of microorganisms d) erythrocyte: oxygen transport e) eosinophil: defense against parasites
  3. A term generally used to describe all white blood cells is: a) hematopoietic cells b) myeloid progenitor c) dendritic cells d) monocytes e) leukocytes
  4. Examples of granulocytes include all of the following except: a) neutrophil b) monocyte c) basophil d) eosinophil. e) All of the above are examples of granulocytes.
  5. The most abundant type of leukocyte in human peripheral blood is: a) eosinophil b) basophil c) neutrophil d) monocyte e) lymphocyte
  6. Which of the following statements are correct? a) Macrophages are granulocytes. b) Macrophages derive from monocytes. c) Macrophages are non-phagocytic. d) Macrophages reside in the tissues. e) All of the above statements are false.
  1. Which of the following describes the flow of lymph through a lymph node draining an infected tissue? a) efferent lymphatic vessel lymph node afferent lymphatic vessel b) venule lymph node efferent lymphatic vessel c) afferent lymphatic vessel lymph node efferent lymphatic vessel d) artery lymph node efferent lymphatic vessel e) afferent lymphatic vessel lymph node artery
  2. Immune cells within the lymphatic circulation are directly deposited into which of the following anatomical sites so that the cells may reenter the bloodstream? a) right aorta b) left subclavian vein c) left carotid artery d) high endothelial venule e) hepatic vein
  3. Which of the following best describes the movement of a T cell through a lymph node? a) Enters via efferent lymphatics and exits via bloodstream b) Enters via afferent lymphatics and exits via bloodstream c) Enters via bloodstream and exits via afferent lymphatics d) Enters via bloodstream and exits via bloodstream e) Enters via bloodstream and exits via efferent lymphatics
  4. Which of the following is the predominant route by which pathogens are brought from a site of infection into a lymph node? a) efferent lymphatics b) artery c) vein d) afferent lymphatics e) high endothelial venule
  5. Which of the following pairs is mismatched? a) T-cell activation: cell division and differentiation b) effector B cell: plasma cell c) plasma cell: antibody secretion d) helper T cell: kills pathogen-infected cells e) helper T cell: facilitates differentiation of B cells
  6. Explain how the adaptive and innate immune systems work together to generate an effective immune response. In most cases, a prior innate response to infection is necessary for lymphocytes to be activated to produce an adaptive immune response. In the innate response, macrophages activated by pathogen-associated molecules release cytokines that

promote inflammation, slow the spread of infection, and help activate an adaptive immune response in peripheral lymphoid organs.

  1. Why does it take approximately a week after infection for the benefits of an adaptive immune response to start to be felt? Prior to the establishment of an effector population of lymphocytes, several events must occur: (1) specific recognition of pathogen by lymphocyte receptors (clonal selection); (2) proliferation of pathogen-specific lymphocytes to expand responding populations (clonal expansion); and (3) differentiation into effector lymphocytes with the resulting establishment of an organized adaptive immune response.
  2. What is meant by the term “immunodeficiency disease”? Immunodeficiency diseases are disorders in which some aspect of host immune defense is missing or defective.
  3. Why would an individual’s ability to combat infection be compromised by an immunodeficiency disease? Susceptibility to infection increases when either innate or acquired immune responses are not operating correctly. This may cause susceptibility to particular subsets of pathogens, or to all pathogens depending on the particular deficiency.
  4. What causes an immunodeficiency disease? Immunodeficiency diseases may be caused by autosomal or sex-linked mutations affecting genes involved in innate or acquired immune responses. Alternatively, immunodeficiency diseases may arise through infection with pathogens that suppress or disrupt an otherwise healthy immune system.
  5. Vaccination is best described as prevention of severe disease by: a) deliberate introduction of a virulent strain of an infectious agent b) prior exposure to an infectious agent in an attenuated or weakened form c) prophylactic treatment with antibiotics d) stimulating effective innate immune responses e) using effective public health isolation regimens such as quarantine
  6. Which of the following explains why immunity to influenza may appear to be relatively short-lived? a) Effective immunological memory fails to develop. b) Immune responses to influenza involve innate immune mechanisms only. c) The primary and secondary immune responses are equivalent. d) Influenza virus targets memory cells. e) New influenza variants able to escape prior immunity regularly.