BIOS 255 Week 8 Final Exam: MCQs & Explanatory

BIOS 255 Week 8 Final Exam: MCQs & Explanatory

  1.  Which method of acquiring adaptive immunity results from mother-to-baby immunoglobulin transfer via breast feeding?
  2.  Which of the following is NOT a function of the lymphatic and immune system?
  3.  Exhalation begins when
  4.  Which of the following precursor cells eventually give rise to platelets?
  5.  The membrane that surrounds and protects the heart is called the:
  6.  What area in the figure below is the vital capacity?
  7.  These are cells of the alveoli that produce surfactant.
  8.  Blood leaving the right ventricle passes through which of the following structures?
  9.  Which of the following plasma proteins play a role in blood clotting?
  10. The secondary immune response is stronger due to a peak in
  11. The major function of erythrocytes is:
  12. Which cell type kills infected body cells and tumor cells?
  13. The majority of the lymph is returned to the venous circulation by way of the
  14. Which immunoglobulin is involved with allergy and hypersensitivity reactions?
  15. When blood pH drops then the affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen _______ and oxygen delivery to the adjacent tissue ________________.
  16. Positive selection of naïve T-cells occurs in the?
  17. Which of the following induces the production of a specific antibody?
  18. Which of the following is NOT a sign of inflammation?
  19. Tidal ventilation typically leads to an exchange of ____ liters of air in each breath.
  20. The inverse relationship between the pressure and volume of gases is given by:
  21. Which type of adaptive immunity will result from an intravenous injection of immunoglobulins?
  22. Both internal and external respiration occurs in the lungs.
  23. Which cells interact with MHC antigens on the surface of a macrophage?
  24. Asthma primarily causes the collapse of the aveoli during expiration
  25. Which of the following situations could result in maternal antibodies attacking fetal blood cells during a second pregnancy?
  26. This is the primary gas exchange site.
  27. This is the direction of the diffusion of gases at the alveoli of the lungs:
  28. Which of the following is NOT a component of the conductive zone?
  29. 98.5% carbon dioxide binds with hemoglobin in the blood.
  30. Internal respiration occurs
  31. Which vessel carries highly oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart?
  32. Infection by the virus that causes AIDS (HIV) leads to a(n)
  33. Eupnea is typically seen with
  34. The cardiac notch is found on the
  35. Choose One Of The Following Questions And Answer It In The Space Provided:

(A) Describe the innate and adaptive immune systems, how they work and how they interact.

(B) Describe the process of antigen presentation by APCs.

(C) List and briefly describe the major functions of the various subclasses of T-cells.

(D) Explain the various subclasses of antibodies – how they are similar, how they differ.

  1. Choose One Of The Following Questions And Answer It In The Space Provided:

(A) Define ventialtion, external respiration and internal respiration. Be sure to identify their functions and where they occur.

(B) Explain the neural control of ventilation including brain centers, sensory and motor signals.

(C) Describe how oxygen and carbon dioxide are transported in the blood with a special emphasis on the factors that affect the loading/unloading of these gases in the lungs vs. tissues.