Question

Rejection of a transplanted organ is made less likely by 

A. Treatment which reduces the blood lymphocyte count. 

B. Keeping the recipient in a germ-free environment. 

C. Irradiation of the transplanted organ with X-rays. 

D. Drugs which interfere with mitosis. 

E. Transplanting between identical twins.

Answer 1

A. True Granulocytes are formed in the bone marrow. 

B. False Production of neutrophils increases following tissue damage. 

C. True Neutrophils are not available to kill bacterial invaders. 

D. False There will not be much pus since pus consists mainly of dead neutrophils. 

E. False These suppress lymphocytes and eosinophils.