Defence against Infectious Diseases Quiz
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a small fragment of red blood cells found in the blood plasma that functions to promote blood clotting.
A. Platelet
B. Thrombin
C. Thrombus
any of the antibiotic drugs obtained from penicillium moulds or produced synthetically, most active against gram-positive bacteria and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases.
A. Penicillin
B. Phagocytic
C. Plasma cell
membrane lining all body passages and having cells and associated glands that secrete mucus. Also called mucosa.
A. Mucous membranes
B. Pathogen
C. Penicillin
a protein in the blood plasma that is essential for the coagulation of blood and is converted to fibrin by the action of thrombin.
A. Fibrinogen
B. Gene
C. Lymphocyte
the totality of all the chemical processes in an organism, consisting of anabolic and catabolic mechanisms.
A. Metabolism
B. Mucous membranes
C. Pathogen
the activated form of the blood-clotting protein fibrinogen.
A. Fibrin
B. Fibrinogen
C. Gene
a section of DNA on a chromosome that controls a specific trait.
A. Gene
B. Lymphocyte
C. Memory cell
proteins in the plasma that serve to activate various parts of the blood clotting process by being transformed from inactive to active forms. Also known as coagulation factors.
A. Clotting factors
B. Fibrin
C. Fibrinogen
a white blood cell that could be a B-cell or a T-cell.
A. Lymphocyte
B. Memory cell
C. Metabolism
a clot formed in the coronary arteries.
A. Thrombus
B. AIDS
C. Antibiotic
the process by which blood becomes thick and stops flowing, forming a solid cover over any place where your skin has been cut or broken.
A. Blood clotting
B. Clotting factors
C. Fibrin
a long-lived cell of the immune system that has previously encountered a specific antigen and that upon re-exposure produces large amounts of antibody.
A. Memory cell
B. Metabolism
C. Mucous membranes
any organism that causes disease, such as a bacterium or fungus.
A. Pathogen
B. Penicillin
C. Phagocytic
(Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is the name of the active HIV infection characterized by the reduction of T-cells and the appearance of characteristic secondary infections.
A. AIDS
B. Antibiotic
C. Antibody
a chemical that kills or inhibits growth of bacteria by deregulation of metabolic pathways.
A. Antibiotic
B. Antibody
C. Blood clotting
