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The ___________ immune response occurs faster,is stronger,and lasts longer than the __________ immune response.


A) secondary,primary
B) secondary,tertiary
C) tertiary,primary
D) primary,secondary

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Sertoli cells in the testicular tubes produce _____ that protects the sperm from immune system destruction.


A) FAS
B) MHCs
C) antibodies
D) FAS ligands

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Inhibition of the actions of cytotoxic T lymphocytes causes


A) decreased antibody secretion.
B) decreased stimulation of B lymphocytes.
C) increased secretion of perforin.
D) None of the choices are correct.

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Which cell combats vitally infected cells,transplants,and cancer cells?


A) B lymphocyte
B) T lymphocyte

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Both innate and adaptive immunity processes are necessary for local inflammation to function properly.

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Which of the following is involved in specific immunity?


A) mucus
B) macrophages
C) neutrophils
D) lymphocytes

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Increasing interleuken-3 levels would limit the development of mast cells.

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Lymphocytes are involved in specific immune reactions.

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Antibodies against _________ are found in people with systemic lupus erythematosus.


A) DNA
B) lipids
C) red blood cells
D) chromatin IgM

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During the local inflammatory response,a lack of mast cells would result in


A) decreased antibody secretion.
B) interaction of antibodies with the pathogen.
C) activation of complement.
D) decreased capillary permeability.

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Immediate hypersensitivity is mediated by ________,while delayed hypersensitivity is mediated by ___________.


A) T lymphocytes,antibodies
B) histamine,leukotrienes
C) antibodies,T lymphocytes
D) histamine,haptens

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Antigens are used to induce a passive immune response.

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Benign tumors grow rapidly and can be dispersed throughout the body.

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________ tolerance involves complex processes involving lymphocytes outside the thymus and bone marrow.


A) Central
B) Deletion
C) Peripheral
D) Antigen

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Presentation of a foreign antigen to a killer T lymphocytes requires a


A) Class-1 MHC molecule and coreceptor CD8.
B) Class-1 MHC molecule and coreceptor CD4.
C) Class-2 MHC molecule and coreceptor CD8.
D) Class-2 MHC molecule and coreceptor CD4.

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Which of the following is NOT a procedure for producing vaccines?


A) use live,attenuated viruses
B) use killed,virulent viruses
C) use cloned antibodies
D) use recombinant viral proteins

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Antibodies facilitate the _______ of complement to the membrane of a pathogenic organism.


A) activation
B) fixation
C) cloning
D) None of the choices are correct.

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Which chromosome contains the genes for the major histocompatibility complex?


A) chromosome 3
B) chromosome 6
C) chromosome 14
D) chromosome 19

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Immunoglobulins are synthesized and secreted by B lymphocytes.

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What substance released by NK cells and cytotoxic T cells destroys the DNA of an infected cell?


A) perforin
B) interleukin-1
C) interferon
D) granzyme

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