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Texas Southern University - BIOL 347

Chapter 15

The Innate Immune Response

Matching Questions

1)Match cell with function:

1. eosinophils	phagocytosis
2. polymorphonuclear neutrophils	inflammation and immunity against parasites
3. lymphocytes	release histamine
4. basophils	antibodies

 

 

True / False Questions

 

1. Pattern recognition is involved in innate immunity.

 

2. Defensins are short antimicrobial peptides found within mucus membranes and phagocytes.

 

3. White blood cells called leukocytes are important in immunity.

 

4. Mast cells are only found in the blood.

 

5. Lymphocytes are the cells primarily responsible for the specific immune responses.

 

6. All pathways of complement activation follow the same sequence after C3.

 

7. Gram-negative bacteria are less susceptible to complement lysis than Gram-positive bacteria.

 

8. Interferon directly interacts with and destroys viruses.

 

9. Neutrophils are the second phagocytic cell to respond to an infection.

 

10. Fever often enhances bacterial survival during an infection.

 

 

Essay Questions

 

11. How could infectious organisms circumvent the phagocytic defense mechanism?

 

12. Antibacterial soap is becoming more widespread in use. Could this be a potential problem?