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Questions on the Immune System Questions
Question 1 of 5
B cells that produce and release large amounts of antibody are called:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The definition of plasma cell is 'B Cell that is capable of producing large amount of antibodies', distinguishing them from memory or killer cells.
Question 2 of 5
The secretion of antibodies by lymphocyte B cells provides
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Antibodies from B cells drive humoral immunity ; not cell-mediated , passive , or permanent .
Question 3 of 5
The AIDS virus:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: HIV can be latent; it's not HTLV , targets CD4 , and is RNA .
Question 4 of 5
A patient gets a cold, and recovers a few days later. The patient's classmates come down with the same cold roughly a week later, but the original patient does not get the same cold again. This is an example of:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Recovery from infection is natural active; not artificial or passive (C, D).
Question 5 of 5
The spleen is much like a lymph node except that the spleen
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The spleen filters blood, not lymph, and contains lymphocytes and phagocytes, unlike lymph nodes.