Chapter 36 Immune Function

Chapter 36  Immune Function

Complete Chapter Questions And Answers
 

Sample Questions

1.
A woman has been diagnosed with breast cancer and is being treated aggressively with a chemotherapeutic regimen. As a result of this regimen, she has an inability to fight infection due to the fact her bone marrow is unable to produce a sufficient amount of what?
A)
Lymphocytes
B)
Cytoblasts
C)
Antibodies
D)
Capillaries

2.
During a mumps outbreak at a local school, a patient, who is a school teacher, is exposed. She has previously been immunized for mumps. What type of immunity does she possess?
A)
Acquired immunity
B)
Natural immunity
C)
Phagocytic immunity
D)
Humoral immunity

3.
A gardener sustained a deep laceration while working and requires sutures. The patient is asked about the date of his last tetanus shot, which he tells the nurse was more than 10 years ago. Based on this information, the patient will receive a tetanus immunization. The tetanus injection will allow for the release of what?
A)
An antibody
B)
An antigen
C)
A bacteria
D)
A virus

4.
A 48-year-old patient has had multiple sclerosis for 15 years, and she is receiving interferon injections. What is the purpose of interferon injections?
A)
To modify the immune response by suppressing antibody production and cellular immunity
B)
To give rise to numerous cell types able to form tissues in three germ layers
C)
To complement receptors and, as a result, play an important role in the clearance of antigens
D)
To complement components, prostaglandins, leukotrienes, and other inflammatory mediators

5.
A 16-year-old has been brought to the emergency department by his parents after falling through the glass of a storm door. The fall resulted in a 6 cm laceration of the right antecubital. The nurse caring for this patient knows that the site of the injury will have an invasion of what?
A)
Interferon
B)
Phagocytic cells
C)
Apoptosis
D)
Cytokines

Answer Key

1.
A
2.
A
3.
A
4.
A
5.
B