Human Health And Disease MCQ
1. Immunosuppressants such as _________ prevent transplanted organs from being rejected in recipients.
Thrombin
Cyclosporine
Aspirin
None of the above
2. Both B & T lymphocytes are produced in the bone marrow; however, only the T lymphocytes travel to the ______ and mature there.
Spleen
Thymus
Pituitary gland
Adrenal gland
3. The _________ is at its largest in children, but with the onset of puberty, it eventually shrinks and gets replaced by fat.
Thymus
Hypothalamus
Parathyroid gland
None of the above
4. Ascaris lumbricoides is a species of parasitic roundworm that lives in _________
Humans
Grasshoppers
Pigs
None of the above
5. Which of the following diseases has been eradicated?
Smallpox
Rinderpest
Polio
All of the above
6. A form of injury that causes the premature death of nearly all cells in a tissue or organ through autolysis is called _______
Neurosis
Necrosis
Apoptosis
Cellular senescence
7. Hypochondria is also termed as:
Health anxiety
Sleep apnea
Hypnagogia
Narcolepsy
8. The immune system comprises:
Humoral and fibrous systems
Humoral and Cell-mediated systems
Antigens
Lymphocytes
9. Which of the following is a viral disease?
Diphtheria
Filariasis
Leprosy
Influenza
10. Carcinoma arises from the ________
Epithelial cells
Bone Marrow
Pigment containing Cells
None of the above
11. Melanoma is a type of cancer that develops from ___________
Granulocytes
Melanocytes
Adipocyte
None of the above
12. Human Immunodeficiency Virus causes aids by attacking a type of white blood cell called ________
CD4
CD3
CD8
None of the above
13. Plague is caused by the bacterium __________
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
Yersinia pestis
Yersinia enterocolitica
None of the above
14. Elephantiasis is caused by ___________
Filarial worms
Flatworms
Tapeworms
None of the above
15. ___________ is an example of a stimulant.
Lorazepam
Amphetamine
Oxazepam
Phencyclidine
Answer Keys
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1. Immunosuppressants such as _________ prevent transplanted organs from being rejected in recipients.
Thrombin
Cyclosporine
Aspirin
None of the above
2. Both B & T lymphocytes are produced in the bone marrow; however, only the T lymphocytes travel to the ______ and mature there.
Spleen
Thymus
Pituitary gland
Adrenal gland
3. The _________ is at its largest in children, but with the onset of puberty, it eventually shrinks and gets replaced by fat.
Thymus
Hypothalamus
Parathyroid gland
None of the above
4. Ascaris lumbricoides is a species of parasitic roundworm that lives in _________
Humans
Grasshoppers
Pigs
None of the above
5. Which of the following diseases has been eradicated?
Smallpox
Rinderpest
Polio
All of the above
6. A form of injury that causes the premature death of nearly all cells in a tissue or organ through autolysis is called _______
Neurosis
Necrosis
Apoptosis
Cellular senescence
7. Hypochondria is also termed as:
Health anxiety
Sleep apnea
Hypnagogia
Narcolepsy
8. The immune system comprises:
Humoral and fibrous systems
Humoral and Cell-mediated systems
Antigens
Lymphocytes
9. Which of the following is a viral disease?
Diphtheria
Filariasis
Leprosy
Influenza
10. Carcinoma arises from the ________
Epithelial cells
Bone Marrow
Pigment containing Cells
None of the above
11. Melanoma is a type of cancer that develops from ___________
Granulocytes
Melanocytes
Adipocyte
None of the above
12. Human Immunodeficiency Virus causes aids by attacking a type of white blood cell called ________
CD4
CD3
CD8
None of the above
13. Plague is caused by the bacterium __________
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
Yersinia pestis
Yersinia enterocolitica
None of the above
14. Elephantiasis is caused by ___________
Filarial worms
Flatworms
Tapeworms
None of the above
15. ___________ is an example of a stimulant.
Lorazepam
Amphetamine
Oxazepam
Phencyclidine
Answer Keys
1-
2- 2
3- 1
4- 1
5- 4
6- 2
7- 1
8- 2
9- 4
10- 1
11- 2
12- 1
13- 2
14- 1
15- 2
