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1
Who discovered the smallpox vaccine?
A)Hippocrates
B)Alexander Fleming
C)Edward Jenner
D)Florence Nightingale
2
Immune system responses fall into two broad categories:
A)active immunity and inactive immunity
B)passive immunity and partial immunity
C)specific immunity and nonspecific immunity
D)positive immunity and negative immunity
3
Acquired immunity is commonly referred to as:
A)nonspecific immunity
B)specific immunity
C)passive immunity
D)innate immunity
4
A complex series of events triggered by a wound or invasion by microorganisms is the:
A)inflammatory response
B)integumentary response
C)specific response
D)endocytic response
5
The type of immunity that includes the formation and activity of short-lived antibodies in the body fluids is:
A)cell-mediated
B)nonspecific
C)humoral
D)antigenic
6
The appearance of antigen-specific receptors on the surfaces of mature T-cells indicates:
A)immunocompetence
B)immunosupressence
C)immunoglobulins
D)immunoresistance
7
Systemic lupus erythematosus primarily affects:
A)any organ of body
B)the pancreatic beta cells
C)the connective tissue
D)both A and C
8
In an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), an ______ or _____ binds to an enzyme.
A)allergen, antibody
B)antigen, antibody
C)agglutinin, antibody
D)autoimmune, antibody
9
During an agglutinin reaction, the antigen-antibody complexes agglutinate, or:
A)break apart
B)clump together
C)melt
D)intensify
10
Quantitative reports of antigen-antibody reactions are expressed as:
A)liters
B)milliliters
C)meters
D)titers





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