Biology

Human Immunity and Blood

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Human immunity and blood questions cover the physiological mechanisms protecting the body against diseases and the components of blood. Topics include blood groups, cell mediated immunity, monoclonal antibodies, and blood coagulation. These biology topics frequently appear in general science sections of competitive exams.

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Human Immunity and Blood Questions

Multiple choice
  1. providing more space for hemoglobin

  2. formation of more hemoglobin

  3. increasing surface area of RBCs

  4. reducing surface tension of plasma membrane

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Concave surfaces do increase the surface areas of RBCs.

Multiple choice
  1. diapedesis

  2. hemostasis

  3. phagocytosis

  4. breaking of capillaries

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

It is a process in which WBCs squeeze themselves through the capillaries and reach the site of wound.

Multiple choice
  1. component of blood

  2. WBC which invades bacteria

  3. secretion of mammalian RBC

  4. molecule that superficially inactivates the antigen

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Antibodies are Y-shaped proteins produced by white blood cells (specifically B cells) in response to antigens. They bind specifically to antigens and neutralize them or mark them for destruction by other immune cells. Option A is too general (blood has many components), Option B is incorrect because antibodies don't invade bacteria themselves, and Option C is wrong because RBCs don't secrete antibodies - plasma cells do.

Multiple choice
  1. Plasma

  2. Fibrinogen

  3. Glycogen

  4. Adrenalin

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Glycogen is NOT found in mammalian blood - it is a glucose-storage molecule stored in liver cells (hepatocytes) and muscle cells. Blood plasma contains fibrinogen (a clotting protein), adrenalin (epinephrine hormone from adrenal medulla), and various other dissolved substances, but not glycogen. When blood glucose levels drop, glycogen is broken down in the liver and released as glucose INTO the blood, but glycogen itself is never a blood component.

Multiple choice
  1. Ménière's disease

  2. Systemic lupus erythematosus

  3. Restless leg syndrome

  4. Autoimmune uveitis

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA) have been observed in Systemic lupus erythematosus, which is an autoimmune disease.

Multiple choice
  1. scarcity of thombocytes

  2. scarcity of RBCs

  3. scarcity of WBCs

  4. abundance of WBCs

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Thrombocytes (platelets) are essential for initiating the coagulation cascade. When platelets are scarce (thrombocytopenia), blood cannot form clots properly, leading to bleeding disorders and impaired wound healing.

Multiple choice
  1. bacteria

  2. leucocytes

  3. dead tissue

  4. all of these

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Pus is indeed a mixture of all three components. During infection, white blood cells (leucocytes) die at the site along with dead tissue cells. Bacteria causing the infection are also present. Pus forms from this accumulation of dead leukocytes, tissue debris, bacteria, and fluid. Each component alone is incomplete.