HHB Immunology Quiz
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examples of autoimmune diseases
A. type 1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis
B. phagocytes
C. autoimmune disease
D. autoimmune disease
defence proteins secreted from phagocytes; involved in signalling to other white blood cells to attract them to the site of infection
A. cytokines
B. apoptosis
C. phagocytosis
D. mast cells
cluster of antigens bound to antibodies, to be destroyed by phagocytosis
A. antigen-antibody complex
B. mast cells
C. histamine
D. antibody
organelles in phagocytes that contain digestive enzymes to destroy engulfed pathogens
A. lysosomes
B. B lymphocytes
C. non-specific defences
D. phagocytosis
features of the secondary immune response
A. faster production and higher concentration of antibodies
B. T lymphocytes
C. allergic reaction
D. secondary immune response
method used by phagocytes to engulf and destroy pathogens
A. phagocytosis
B. autoimmunity
C. pathogen
D. phagocytes
general response to infection including phagocytosis
A. non-specific defences
B. allergic reaction
C. T lymphocytes
D. pathogen
Y-shaped protein, with binding sites specific to one type of antigen
A. antibody
B. lysosomes
C. HIV
D. B lymphocytes
type of white blood cell with specific cell surface receptors, secretes antibodies into blood and lymph
A. B lymphocytes
B. lymphocyte
C. inflammatory response
D. clonal population
specific molecule on the surface of lymphocytes that can bind to antigens
A. membrane receptor
B. HIV
C. lysosomes
D. non-self antigen
when the body is infected with the same pathogen for a second time
A. secondary exposure
B. secondary exposure
C. antigen-antibody complex
D. memory cells
hypersensitive immune response to a normally harmless antigen
A. allergic reaction
B. membrane receptor
C. faster production and higher concentration of antibodies
D. antigen-antibody complex
white blood cells involved in the specific immune response
A. lymphocyte
B. clonal population
C. non-self antigen
D. lysosomes
acquired immune deficiency syndrome which leads to weakened immune system
A. AIDS
B. self antigen
C. Covid
D. HIV
programmed cell death brought about by proteins released by T lymphocytes when they detect an infected cell
A. apoptosis
B. non-self antigen
C. clonal population
D. T lymphocytes
molecule (often a protein) on the cell surface that can trigger an immune response in the body
A. antigen
B. cytokines
C. memory cells
D. lymphocyte
cells that produce histamine in response to tissue damage
A. mast cells
B. antigen-antibody complex
C. secondary exposure
D. histamine
substance released by mast cells that causes the inflammatory response
A. histamine
B. antigen
C. secondary immune response
D. inflammatory response
molecule on the surface of the body’s own cells
A. self antigen
B. faster production and higher concentration of antibodies
C. membrane receptor
D. antigen
lymphocytes remaining in the body for many years after recovery from an infection
A. memory cells
B. phagocytosis
C. apoptosis
D. type 1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis
virus that attacks and destroys T lymphocytes
A. HIV
B. type 1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis
C. AIDS
D. faster production and higher concentration of antibodies
error in immune system when T lymphocytes attack the body’s own cells
A. autoimmunity
B. non-specific defences
C. B lymphocytes
D. apoptosis
any condition where T lymphocytes responds to self-antigens & attacks its own body tissues
A. autoimmune disease
B. pathogen
C. autoimmunity
D. autoimmunity
response to damage or infection involving vasodilation and increased capillary permeability
A. inflammatory response
B. antibody
C. self antigen
D. non-specific defences
type of white blood cell that can destroy infected body cells
A. T lymphocytes
B. memory cells
C. cytokines
D. allergic reaction
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