UNIT 8 REVIEW TEST

1) What is the WHO?

a) The World Helpers Organisation.
b) The World Health Organisation.
c) The Washington Health Organisation.

2) What is an illness?
a) Anything that has a negative impact on health.
b) Anything that alters health.
c) All things health-related.

3) What causes infectious diseases?

a) Pathogens.
b) Old age
c) High temperatures

4) What do we mean when we talk about preventing an illness?

a) Reducing the risk of contracting it.
b) Treating it
c) Curing it

5) An example of an unhealthy lifestyle habit is:

a) Sleeping less than five hours per day.
b) Not self-medicating
c) Doing exercise

6) Infectious illnesses are caused by:

a) Poor lifestyle
b) Pathogenic organisms
c) Old age

7) How is salmonellosis transmitted?

a) Through contaminated water
b) Through insect bites
c) Through the consumption of contaminated food

8) Which illness is transmitted through insect bites?

a) Salmonellosis
b) Cholera
c) Malaria
9) The system responsible for defending the body against infection is:
a) The lymphatic system
b) The immune system
c) The endocrine system

10) The following constitute external defences:

a) Bacterial flora, mucous membranes and the skin
b) B lymphocytes, bacterial flora and mucous membranes
c) B lymphocytes, the skin and mucous membranes

11) Inflammation as a response is an example of:

a) Specific immunity
b) Innate immunity
c) Acquired immunity

12) For how long do B lymphocytes remain active during a primary humoral response?
a) Several months
b) Indefinitely
c) Several days

13) Which of the following illnesses may be cured with serums?

a) The flu
b) Headaches
c) Tetanus

14) Name the compounds containing active ingredients that cure illnesses?
a) Serums
b) Medicines
c) Vaccines

15) What kind of medicines are used to kill bacteria?

a) Antibiotics
b) Antivirals
c) Antipyretics

16) What are antipyretics?

a) Serums that reduce fever
b) Medicines that reduce fever
c) Vaccines that reduce fever

17) Transplants consists of:

a) Substituting cells, tissues such as the skin and organs such as blood.
b) Substituting cells, tissues such as the skin and organs such as the lungs.
c) Substituting cells, tissues such as the liver and organs such as the lungs.
18) What do you call a transplant in which the donor and recipient are the same person?
a) An allotransplantation
b) A xenotransplantation
c) An autologous transplant

19) Rejection occurs when:

a) The recipients immune system does not recognise the transplant as being foreign.
b) The recipients immune system recognises the transplant as being foreign.
c) The donors immune system recognises the transplant as being foreign.

20) Which organisation is responsible for organising transplants in Spain?

a) The National Order of Transplants
b) The National Transplant Organisation
c) The Spanish Transplant Body