NEET AIPMT SOLVED PAPER SCREENING 2012

  • question_answer
    In which one of the following options the two examples are correctly matched with their particular type of immunity?

    A) Examples                                                                                            Type of immunity Polymorph nuclear leukocytes and monocyes                    Cellular barriers

    B) Anti-tetanus and anti-snake bite injections                          Active immunity

    C) Saliva in mouth and tears in eyes                                              Physical barriers

    D) Mucus coating of epithelium lining the                                   Physiological bariers primogenital tract and the HCl in stomach

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Phagocytosis is an important feature of cellular innate immunity, performed by cells called phagocytes that engulf or eat pathogens or foreign particles. Common examples of these phagocytes are monocytes,    macrophages,    neutrophil granulocytes (often referred to as polymorphonuclear leukocytes or PMN or PML, because of the varying shapes of nucleus), tissue dendritic cells, mast cells etc. Antitetanus and anti snake bite injections are examples of passive immunity.


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