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Microbiology

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Set 15 Innate Immunity

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Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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Antimicrobial peptides called ________ are secreted in sweat and damage bacteria and fungi.

A) antibodies
B) dermcidins
C) TLRs
D) complement factors
E) cytokines

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Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

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The complement cascade and its by-products contribute to

A) attracting phagocytes to sites of infection.
B) triggering inflammation.
C) triggering release of interferons.
D) triggering inflammation and release of interferons.
E) both triggering inflammation and attracting phagocytes to sites of infection.

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Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

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The process of phagocytosis involve all of the following EXCEPT

A) chemotaxis.
B) secretion of cytotoxins.
C) adhesion.
D) elimination.
E) vesicle fusion.

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