Chapter 23:
Immune System
Practice Test
1.
Which of these diseases is caused by a virus?
a.
strep throat
b.
tuberculosis
c.
tetanus
d.
influenza
Hint
2.
What is the result of an abnormal response of the immune system to part of a person's own body?
a.
cancer
b.
an autoimmune disease
c.
passive immunity
d.
an allergic response
Hint
3.
What is a protein embedded in the outer membrane of a helper T cell?
a.
receptor
b.
antibody
c.
memory cell
d.
antigen
Hint
4.
Which of these is a nonspecific defense mechanism against pathogens?
a.
B cells
b.
lymph
c.
lymphocytes
d.
skin
Hint
5.
What are solutions prepared from weakened or dead microorganisms, viruses, or toxins that provide some immunity from diseases?
a.
antibiotics
b.
vaccines
c.
histamines
d.
drugs
Hint
6.
What are white blood cells that mature within the bone marrow?
a.
receptors
b.
T cells
c.
B cells
d.
macrophages
Hint
7.
Which of these is a specific defense mechanism against pathogens?
a.
membranes
b.
skin
c.
lymphocytes
d.
inflammatory response
Hint
8.
What is a Y-shaped molecule that is embedded in the outer membrane of a B cell?
a.
macrophage
b.
T cell
c.
antigen
d.
antibody
Hint
9.
What is a solution of antibodies and blood serum?
a.
antibiotic
b.
histamine
c.
antiserum
d.
vaccine
Hint
10.
Which of these diseases is spread by direct contact?
a.
strep throat
b.
syphilis
c.
common cold
d.
cholera
Hint
