Host Defenses I Overview And Nonspecific Defenses - Microbiology Fundamentals | Biology+

Course

Microbiology

Study Pack

Set 1: Introduction to Microbes and Their Building Blocks

Set 2: Tools of the Laboratory: Methods for the Culturing and Microscopic Analysis of Microorganisms

Set 3: Bacteria and Archaea

Set 4: Eukaryotic Cells and Microorganisms

Set 5: Viral Structure and Multiplication

Set 6: Microbial Nutrition and Growth

Set 7: Microbial Metabolism

Set 8: Microbial Genetics and Genetic Engineering

Set 9: Physical and Chemical Control of Microbes

Set 10: Antimicrobial Treatment

Set 11: Interactions Between Microbes and Humans

Set 12: Host Defenses I: Overview and Nonspecific Defenses

Set 13: Host Defenses II: Specific Immunity and Immunization

Set 14: Disorders in Immunity

Set 15: Diagnosing Infections

Set 16: Infectious Diseases Affecting the Skin and Eyes

Set 17: Infectious Diseases Affecting the Nervous System

Set 18: Infectious Diseases Affecting the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems

Set 19: Infectious Diseases Affecting the Respiratory Systems

Set 20: Infectious Diseases Affecting the Gastrointestinal Tract

Set 21: Infectious Diseases Affecting the Genitourinary System

Set 22: One Health: the Interconnected Health of the Environment, humans, and Other Animals

Set 12 Host Defenses I Overview And Nonspecific Defenses

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Set 12 Host Defenses I Overview And Nonspecific Defenses

(Multiple Choice)

Free

The body region where a ciliary escalator helps to sweep microbes trapped in mucus away from that body site is the ________.

A)skin
B)respiratory tract
C)digestive tract
D)urinary tract
E)eyes

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Each of the following are physical barriers to pathogens except ________.

A)unbroken skin
B)mucus
C)hairs
D)tears
E)T cells

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Which white blood cells comprise 3% to 7% of circulating WBCs,are phagocytic,and can migrate out into body tissues to differentiate into macrophages?

A)Basophils
B)Eosinophils
C)Neutrophils
D)Monocytes
E)Lymphocytes

Answer