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  • Question
  • Following are the defenses of the colon except


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  • A. sIgA
  • B. fast flow rate
  • C. dense resident microbiota
  • D. mucus

  • Correct Answer
  • fast flow rate 


  • Immune System problems


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    • 1. Immunity is not long lasting to

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    • A. influenza
    • B. whooping cough
    • C. diphtheria
    • D. mumps
    • Discuss
    • 2. The role of the M cell is to

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    • A. trap virus in mucus and prevent entry
    • B. induce apoptosis in virus-infected small intestinal epithelia cells
    • C. pass bacteria or virus to underlying macrophages for processing and presentation of antigen
    • D. they use their cilia to propel mucus out of the small intestine
    • Discuss
    • 3. Passive immunization is done for

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    • A. tuberculosis
    • B. diphtheria
    • C. enteric fever
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 4. CD8 surface antigen is present in

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    • A. cytotoxic T cells
    • B. suppresssor T cells
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 5. Which of the following expresses CD3 surface antigen?

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    • A. Granulocytes
    • B. T cells
    • C. Monocytes
    • D. B cells
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which of the following is correct?

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    • A. All T Cells are CD4+
    • B. An epitope can have multiple antigens
    • C. T Cell receptors are generated by random assortment of gene cassettes
    • D. MHC Class II molecules are generated by random assortment of gene cassettes
    • Discuss
    • 7. Treatment with bacterial endotoxins results blast formation in

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    • A. B cells
    • B. T cells
    • C. monocytes
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 8. T cell receptors (or TCR) on CD4+ T cells

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    • A. recognize peptides not associated with MHC molecules
    • B. recognize peptides associated with MHC class I molecules
    • C. recognize peptides associated with MHC class II molecules
    • D. are secreted out into the environment to bind antigens
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which of the following is correct for CD8 T cells?

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    • A. CD8 T cells only recognize virus-infected cells
    • B. CD8 T cell receptor recognizes epitopes that are also commonly recognized by B cells
    • C. In the thymus, CD8 T cells undergo positive selection only, whereas CD4 T cells undergo negative selection only
    • D. CD8 T cells can kill individual virus-infected cells in a contact dependent fashion
    • Discuss
    • 10. Large parasites such as helminthes may be killed extracellularly by the action of

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    • A. basophils
    • B. monocytes
    • C. eosinophils
    • D. neutrophils
    • Discuss


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