Mcgraw Hill Bio CH. 6-8
A pregnant woman needs to be concerned about her fetus developing hemolytic disease of the newborn only if the woman is Rh - and the father is Rh
+
Select the four main functions of the lymphatic system.
- absorbs excess interstitial fluid and returns it to the blood - absorbs fat from the small intestine- produce and distributes lymphocytes -defend the body against pathogens
Place these steps in the formation of a blood clot in the correct chronological order, beginning with the first step at the top.
1. Aa blood vessel is damaged 2. A platelet plug forms 3. Prothrombin is formed nd converted to thrombin 4. Fibrinogen is formed and converted to fibrin
Arrange these events of the reproductive cycle of HIV life cycle in chronological order, with the earliest event at the top.
1. Attachment 2. Fusion/entry 3. Reverse transcription 4. Integration 5. Biosynthesis/assembly 6. Budding
As of 2019, about how many people were estimated to be living with HIV infection worldwide?
38 million
It is generally accepted that HIV originated in the continent of
Africa
Select all functions of bacterial capsules.
Aid in sticking to surfaces Help to avoid phagocytosis
Select all descriptions that apply to basophils, eosinophils, and neutrophils.
All 3 have a nucleus. All 3 are white blood cells. All 3 have noticeable cytoplasmic granules.
What is lysozyme?
An antibacterial enzyme
Which of the following involves defense of the body by B cells and plasma cells?
Antibody-mediated immunity
Which type of cells display fragments of antigens to T cells?
Antigen-presenting cells
Lymphocytes
B and T cells that carry out specific (adaptive) immunity
The cell type that is most directly responsible for antibody-mediated immunity against pathogens is the
B cell
Select all characteristics of viruses.
Bacterium
Monocytes
Become macrophages in tissues
Which of the following is formed after carbonic acid dissociates and loses a hydrogen ion?
Bicarbonate ion
Protease
Breaks down viral polypeptides into functional proteins
Endocrine system
Can increase blood pressure, regulate blood volume and aid with blood cell formation
Biosynthesis
Cell produces viral RNA, and viral proteins.
Select all components of innate immune defenses.
Chemical barriers Protective proteins (e.g., complement) Inflammatory response
Which of the following are characteristics of red blood cells?
Contain hemoglobin Carry oxygen Biconcave shape
Which of these features is unique to the retroviruses?
Convert viral RNA into DNA
Reverse transcriptase
Converts viral RNA into viral DNA
Select the three ways carbon dioxide is carried in the blood.
Dissolved in the plasma As bicarbonate ion Combined with hemoglobin
How do T and B lymphocytes recognize different antigens?
Each lymphocyte has antigen receptors in its plasma membrane, which can bind to only one specific antigen.
Which type of white blood cell is most directly involved in the protection of the body against parasitic infections?
Eosinophil
Problems associated with Rh incompatibility are most likely to arise under what conditions?
Father is Rh-positive During pregnancy after a first pregnancy Pregnant mother is Rh-negative
Eosinophils
Fight large parasites, such as worms
Attachment
HIV gp120 binds to CD4 receptor.
Lymphatic system
Helps maintain blood volume by collecting excess fluid
Respiratory system
Helps regulate acid/base balance and aids venous return
Urinary system
Helps regulate blood-salt balance and blood volume
Blood is red because of the presence of which molecule?
Hemoglobin
Select the scenarios that can result in active immunity.
Immunization with a vaccine Infection with a pathogen
Integrase
Inserts viral DNA into host cell DNA
Select all of the examples of cytokines, the signaling molecules produced by T lymphocytes, macrophages, and other cells.
Interferons Interleukins
Select all of the following that are true about a retrovirus.
It has RNA. A retrovirus uses reverse transcription.
Which human organ system returns excess interstitial fluid to the blood?
Lymphatic system
To minimize organ transplant rejection, which type of molecules must be cross-matched between the donor and the recipient?
MHC molecules
Select the two main phagocytic cells that are involved in the inflammatory response.
Macrophages Neutrophils
Select the two most common strategies that are currently used to control rejection of organ transplants.
Matching MHC types between organ and recipient Administration of immunosuppressive drugs
Platelets are produced by fragmentation of which type of cells in red bone marrow?
Megakaryocytes
Select all descriptions that apply to neutrophils.
Multi-lobed nucleus First responders to bacterial infection Most abundant of the white blood cells
Assembly
New viral particles are made.
Neutrophils
Phagocytize pathogens and cellular debris
The liquid portion of the blood, which functions to transport substances in the blood, is called
Plasma
Which of the formed elements are actually fragments of larger cells called megakaryocytes?
Platelets
Select all major characteristics of B cells.
Produces memory cells with clonal expansion Carry out antibody-mediated immunity
All bacteria are ______ that ______ a nucleus.
Prokaryotes; lack
Basophils
Promote inflammation, blood flow to injured tissues
Digestive system
Provides necessary molecules for blood protein formation and blood cell formation
Which of these are considered emerging or new diseases?
Swine flu (H1N1) Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) Avian influenza (H5N1)
Cell-mediated immunity most directly involves the destruction of diseased and/or cancerous cells by
T Cells
Which statement is correct regarding the activation of T cells?
T cells are unable to recognize an antigen unless it is presented by an APC such as a macrophage.
Why is passive immunity always temporary?
The antibodies are not produced by the body.
Which two of the following descriptions apply to eosinophils?
They are involved in the phagocytosis of allergens associated with the inflammatory response. They have a bilobed nucleus.
During blood clotting, which enzyme converts fibrinogen to fibrin?
Thrombin
Currently the number one cause of death in AIDS patients worldwide is
Tuberculosis (TB)
Integration
Viral DNA inserts into host cell genome.
Reverse transcription
Viral RNA genome is converted into DNA.
Fusion/entry
Viral envelope fuses with host cell, HIV RNA is released.
Which type of microbe is a parasite of cells, is acellular, and bridges the gap between what is considered to be living and nonliving?
Virus
Budding
Virus exits host cell.
An antigen is a(n)
a foreign substance that stimulates immunity
The vector of malaria is
a mosquito
The complement system is actually composed of
a number of blood plasma proteins
Select the three types of molecules that are common antigens recognized by the adaptive immune system.
abnormal proteins on cancer cells fragments of microbes foreign protein structures
The human immunodeficiency virus causes AIDS, which stands for
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
The type of immunity that results from the the production of antibodies by an individual following an infection or vaccination is
active immunity
Based on their structure, the two major types of white blood cells are granular leukocytes and
agranular leukocytes
Because substances like pollen, food, and animal hair can provoke hypersensitivity reactions, they are called
allergens
Regardless of the cause, a person with an abnormally low number of red blood cells or hemoglobin has the general condition known as
anemia
During pregnancy, if a woman is Rh- and the father is Rh+ the child can be Rh+. In this case, the presence of of Rh+ antigens causes the mother to produce
anti-Rh antibodies
ABO blood types are determined by the presence or absence of
antigens on the surface of the red blood cells
Most of the carbon dioxide is transported in the blood
as bicarbonate ion
The cell wall of some bacteria is surrounded by a structure with a thick, gelatinous consistency, called a ______, that may help the bacteria to stick to surfaces.
capsule
Hemoglobin that is carrying carbon dioxide is called
carbaminohemoglobin
When carbon dioxide moves into red blood cells it combines with water to form
carbonic acid
The enzyme in red blood cells that converts carbon dioxide into carbonic acid is
carbonic anhydrase
Lymphatic vessels move lymph to the ______________ system
cardiovascular
The type of adaptive immunity in which T cells destroy virus-infected or cancer cells is
cell-mediated immunity.
A group of protective plasma proteins designated by the letter C and a number are all part of the
complement system
The signaling molecule that regulates white blood cell formation and activation is called
cytokine
XDR TB stands for extensively
drug-resistant tuberculosis.
The five major types of white blood cells are monocytes, lymphocytes, neutrophils,
eosinophils, and basophils.
The major sign that would be expected in a person with hemophilia is
excessive bleeding
The most common symptom of anemia is
fatigue
Lymphatic vessels
form a one-way system of vessels which transport lymph to the cardiovascular veins
Neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils are the three types of
granular leukocytes
The pigment molecule that transports oxygen in the red blood cells of humans is called
hemoglobin
The best definition of passive immunity is
immunity that is gained without exposure to an antigen
The type of immunity that is fully functional without previous exposure to various foreign invaders is
innate immunity
A pathogen is a microbe that
is a disease causing agent
A cancer of white blood cells that involved uncontrolled growth of lymphocytes would be specifically called
leukemia
Select all of the secondary lymphatic organs.
lymph nodes and spleen (also tonsils)
Tears, saliva and perspiration contain an enzyme called ________ that helps kill or inhibit bacteria.
lysozyme
The two main cells used in the inflammatory response to engulf and kill pathogens are neutrophils and
macrophages
Antibodies that are produced by a plasma cell derived from a single B cell, and which therefore bind to exactly the same antigen, are called
monoclonal antibodies
Because the affected gene coding for the factor VIII clotting protein is located on the X chromosome, hemophilia A is
more common in males
MDR TB is ______ common than XDR TB. Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia have the highest rates of ______ TB.
more; MDR
The function of bacterial flagella relates to
motility
In a normal, healthy individual, the most abundant type of white blood cell present in the blood is the
neutrophil
The type of immunity that results from the administration of prepared antibodies by injection is
passive immunity
The liquid portion of blood is called
plasma
The portion of the blood responsible for carrying dissolved salts, proteins, and buffers is the
plasma
Two major components of blood
plasma and formed elements
Infectious particles made of only proteins are called
prions
The most unique and significant feature of monoclonal antibodies is that they are
produced by plasma cells derived from the same B cell
B cells and T cells are capable of recognizing foreign antigens because they have specific antigen _________ in their plasma membrane.
receptors
Small, biconcave blood cells that lack a nucleus are ___ blood cells, or erythrocytes.
red
Select all of the primary lymphatic organs.
red bone marrow and thymus
A bacterium that is unaffected by an antibiotic drug is said to be a
resistant bacterium
How is HIV classified?
retrovirus
The enzyme inside the HIV matrix that catalyzes the conversion of viral RNA into viral DNA is
reverse transcriptase
It is estimated that a person's immune system can produce antibodies that can bind to up to two million different antigens. The immune system accomplishes this feat by
shuffling and combining DNA segments to produce the genes that code for unique B cell receptors
Antibiotics in the penicillin class kill bacteria by inhibiting production of
the cell wall
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is caused by
the human immunodeficiency virus
Which disease was once called "consumption"?
tuberculosis
A living organism, such as a mosquito, that transfers a pathogen from one host to another is a(n)
vector
The causative agent of influenza is a
virus
Antibiotics with the root "cillin" in their names, interfere with bacterial cell
wall