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Immune System Multiple Choice Questions and Answers PDF Questions
Question 1 of 5
The sum of the attractive and repulsive forces of all antibodies binding to an antigen is:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Affinity is binding strength; avidity is total strength, cross-reactivity is nonspecific binding, and non-reactivity is lack of binding.
Question 2 of 5
Which lymphoid tissue is found in the small intestine?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Peyer's patches are in the small intestine; tonsils are in the throat, appendix is separate, and spleen is abdominal.
Question 3 of 5
Which organ removes damaged red blood cells from circulation?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The spleen removes damaged RBCs; thymus matures T cells, nodes filter lymph, appendix is minor.
Question 4 of 5
Which organ filters blood and stores platelets?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The spleen filters blood and stores platelets; thymus matures T cells, nodes filter lymph, tonsils trap pathogens.
Question 5 of 5
Which cells in lymph nodes trap antigens?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Dendritic cells trap antigens; lymphocytes respond, macrophages phagocytose, neutrophils are blood-based.