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Which section of the course provides an overview of the immune system?

Section 4

Section 3

Section 2

Section 1 (correct)

What is the study of the systems and mechanisms an organism uses to protect itself called?

Proteomics

Genetics

Biotechnology

Immunology (correct)

Which of the following is NOT a component of the immune system mentioned in the text?

B-cells

Dendrites (correct)

Macrophages

T-cells

Which tissue is considered the primary immune tissue and is responsible for the production of all immune cells?

Bone Marrow Signup and view all the answers

Which immune cells differentiate or mature in the bone marrow?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

Which hormone secreted by the thymus stimulates the development of T-cells?

Thymosin Signup and view all the answers

Which category of disease includes diseases that are passed from one organism to another?

Pathogenic diseases Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a common example of a disease associated with viruses?

Tuberculosis Signup and view all the answers

Which branch of the immune system recognizes specific pathogens?

Specific immune system Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a tissue of the immune system?

Spleen Signup and view all the answers

What is a pathogen?

A microbe that causes infection Signup and view all the answers

Which type of disease is caused by an infectious agent?

Pathogenic disease Signup and view all the answers

Which immune cells are the most abundant in the blood and their mission is to detect and engulf or eat pathogens?

Neutrophils Signup and view all the answers

Which cells act as a bridge between the specific immune system and the non-specific immune system, and play a critical role in the overall immune response?

Macrophages Signup and view all the answers

Which cells process pathogens, break them down, and present pathogen pieces to the cells of the specific immune system to activate them?

Dendritic cells Signup and view all the answers

Which cells are being heavily studied in terms of creating longer-lasting vaccines?

Dendritic cells Signup and view all the answers

What type of cells secrete antibodies?

B-cells Signup and view all the answers

Which cells are highly specific and respond to a specific threat?

B-cells Signup and view all the answers

What are the two main classes of T-cells?

Helper T-cells and Killer T-cells Signup and view all the answers

Which cells kill tumor cells and virally infected cells?

Killer T-cells Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a disease associated with bacteria?

Strep throat Signup and view all the answers

Which immune system response occurs between 0-4 hours and is also known as the non-induced, non-specific immune response?

Phase 1 response Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a common example of a disease associated with fungi?

Tuberculosis Signup and view all the answers

Which branch of the immune system is also known as the non-specific immune system?

Innate immune system Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a category of disease mentioned in the text?

Infectious disease Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a communicable disease?

Influenza Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the immune system?

To protect from both nonself and self-agents Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the spleen in the immune system?

To dispose of dead immune cells and pathogens Signup and view all the answers

Which tissue is responsible for the production of all T-cells in the body?

Thymus Signup and view all the answers

Which immune cells differentiate or mature in the bone marrow?

B-cells Signup and view all the answers

Which organ is considered the largest in the lymph system?

Spleen Signup and view all the answers

Which immune system is always active and attacks all invaders in the same way?

Non-specific immune system Signup and view all the answers

Which section of the course discusses the basics of disease?

Section 2: Basics of Disease Signup and view all the answers

What are the key functions of the immune system?

Detecting and engulfing pathogens Signup and view all the answers

Which cells of the immune system are highly specific and respond to a specific threat?

T-cells Signup and view all the answers

Which tissue is responsible for the production of all immune cells?

Bone marrow Signup and view all the answers

Which cells are responsible for the memory aspect of immunology and are being heavily studied for longer-lasting vaccines?

Dendritic cells Signup and view all the answers

Which cells secrete antibodies as part of the specific immune system?

B-cells Signup and view all the answers

Which cells respond to a specific threat and are highly specific?

B-cells Signup and view all the answers

Which class of T-cells creates signaling molecules known as cytokines?

Helper T-cells Signup and view all the answers

Which class of T-cells kills tumor cells and virally infected cells?

Killer T-cells Signup and view all the answers

Which immune cells are nonspecific and their mission is to detect and engulf or eat pathogens?

Neutrophils Signup and view all the answers

Which immune cells secrete cytotoxins, toxic chemicals that kill pathogens?

Eosinophils Signup and view all the answers

Which immune cells are usually found inside tissues and their first mission is to detect and destroy pathogens?

Macrophages Signup and view all the answers

Which immune cells act similar to macrophages and play a critical role in the overall immune response?

Dendritic cells Signup and view all the answers

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Which section of the course provides an overview of the immune system?

What is the study of the systems and mechanisms an organism uses to protect itself called?

Which of the following is NOT a component of the immune system mentioned in the text?

Which tissue is considered the primary immune tissue and is responsible for the production of all immune cells?

Which immune cells differentiate or mature in the bone marrow?

Which hormone secreted by the thymus stimulates the development of T-cells?

Which category of disease includes diseases that are passed from one organism to another?

Which of the following is NOT a common example of a disease associated with viruses?

Which branch of the immune system recognizes specific pathogens?

Which of the following is NOT a tissue of the immune system?

What is a pathogen?

Which type of disease is caused by an infectious agent?

Which immune cells are the most abundant in the blood and their mission is to detect and engulf or eat pathogens?

Which cells act as a bridge between the specific immune system and the non-specific immune system, and play a critical role in the overall immune response?

Which cells process pathogens, break them down, and present pathogen pieces to the cells of the specific immune system to activate them?

Which cells are being heavily studied in terms of creating longer-lasting vaccines?

What type of cells secrete antibodies?

Which cells are highly specific and respond to a specific threat?

What are the two main classes of T-cells?

Which cells kill tumor cells and virally infected cells?

Which of the following is an example of a disease associated with bacteria?

Which immune system response occurs between 0-4 hours and is also known as the non-induced, non-specific immune response?

Which of the following is NOT a common example of a disease associated with fungi?

Which branch of the immune system is also known as the non-specific immune system?

Which of the following is NOT a category of disease mentioned in the text?

Which of the following is an example of a communicable disease?

What is the primary function of the immune system?

What is the role of the spleen in the immune system?

Which tissue is responsible for the production of all T-cells in the body?

Which immune cells differentiate or mature in the bone marrow?

Which organ is considered the largest in the lymph system?

Which immune system is always active and attacks all invaders in the same way?

Which section of the course discusses the basics of disease?

What are the key functions of the immune system?

Which cells of the immune system are highly specific and respond to a specific threat?

Which tissue is responsible for the production of all immune cells?

Which cells are responsible for the memory aspect of immunology and are being heavily studied for longer-lasting vaccines?

Which cells secrete antibodies as part of the specific immune system?

Which cells respond to a specific threat and are highly specific?

Which class of T-cells creates signaling molecules known as cytokines?

Which class of T-cells kills tumor cells and virally infected cells?

Which immune cells are nonspecific and their mission is to detect and engulf or eat pathogens?

Which immune cells secrete cytotoxins, toxic chemicals that kill pathogens?

Which immune cells are usually found inside tissues and their first mission is to detect and destroy pathogens?

Which immune cells act similar to macrophages and play a critical role in the overall immune response?

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