Bios 1030 Quiz 5

Which of the following is FALSE about immunity?

a vaccine is an example of passive immunity

Under which condition is oxygen most likely to bind to hemoglobin in the lungs?

cooler temperatures

Which of the following is TRUE of the respiratory system and the diseases of this system?

emphysema is a decrease in alveolar (of the alveoli) wall surface area and thus less oxygen is exchanged between the lungs and the blood

Which of the following is TRUE about immunity and/or the lymphatic system?

interferons work best against a virus

The myelin sheath:

is made up of neuroglia/glial cells that wrap around axons

The brain has:

neuron cell bodies in the gray matter and axons in the white matter

Which of the following is a TRUE statement?

plasma cells are a type of B cell that make antibodies

Erin smells a chocolate cake baking for her birthday. Which type of neuron will carry this information to her central nervous system from the peripheral nervous system (do not consider information going back to her body's peripheral nervous system for salivation etc...)?

sensory

Katelyn had a sore throat with white spots on her tonsils. She went to the doctor and her throat culture came back positive for bacteria suggesting that she has strep throat. Which of the following is TRUE regarding her illness?

this is a primary immune response and thus she is showing symptoms

Infectious agents such as:

viruses always have a protein coat and a nucleic acid (DNA or RNA)