In a(n) ________, either the immune system fails to develop normally or the immune response is blocked.
A) autoimmune disease
B) immunodeficiency disease
C) allergic response
D) cross-reaction
E) agglutination reaction
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Question 2) Sympathetic nerves
A) provoke feelings of sympathy.
B) allow us to relax, rest, and recover.
C) contains short preganglionic fibers and longer postganglionic fibers.
D) control swallowing.
E) stimulate gastric secretion.
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Question 3) The term immunological ________ refers to the ability to demonstrate an immune response upon exposure to an antigen.
A) determination
B) readiness
C) competence
D) potency
E) drive
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Question 4) Collateral ganglia contain neurons that innervate tissues and organs in which cavity?
A) thoracic
B) pelvic
C) abdominal
D) craniosacral
E) abdominopelvic
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Question 5) Stress can affect the immune response in all of the following ways except by
A) inhibiting glucocorticoid release.
B) depressing the inflammatory response.
C) reducing the number of phagocytes.
D) inhibiting interleukin secretion.
E) increasing the level of cortisol.
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Question 6) Stimulation of the neurons in the celiac ganglion would lead to
A) relaxation of the urinary sphincter.
B) increased heart rate.
C) conversion of liver glycogen reserves into glucose.
D) activation of ventral sweat glands.
E) increased gastric motility.
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Question 7) Milly has just received a kidney transplant and is taking cyclosporin A to help prevent graft rejection. This medication is one in a class of drugs known as ________ drugs.
A) anticoagulant
B) antibiotic
C) analgesic
D) retroviral
E) immunosuppressive
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Question 8) Postganglionic axons usually are
A) myelinated.
B) unmyelinated.
C) larger than preganglionic fibers.
D) located in the brain.
E) located in the spinal cord.
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Question 9) Which of the following is not a characteristic of AIDS?
A) has killed at least 1/2 million people in the United States
B) is spread most often through sexual contact
C) attacks the T helper (CD4 ) cells
D) is declining worldwide
E) almost always eventually fatal
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Question 10) Damage to the ventral roots of the first five thoracic spinal nerves on the right side of the body would interfere with the ability to
A) dilate the right pupil.
B) constrict the right pupil.
C) dilate the left pupil.
D) constrict the left pupil.
E) smile and frown.
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