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  • Question
  • Which of the following is correct for CD8 T cells?


  • Options
  • 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

  • Correct Answer
  • CD8 T cells can kill individual virus-infected cells in a contact dependent fashion 


  • Immune System problems


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    • 1. 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
    • 2. Treatment with bacterial endotoxins results blast formation in

    • Options
    • A. B cells
    • B. T cells
    • C. monocytes
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 3. 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
    • 4. Following are the defenses of the colon except

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    • A. sIgA
    • B. fast flow rate
    • C. dense resident microbiota
    • D. mucus
    • Discuss
    • 5. Immunity is not long lasting to

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    • A. influenza
    • B. whooping cough
    • C. diphtheria
    • D. mumps
    • Discuss
    • 6. 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
    • 7. Which is not an antigen-presenting cell (or APC)?

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    • A. B cell
    • B. Polymorphonuclear leukocyte (or PMN)
    • C. Dendritic cell
    • D. All of the above
    • Discuss
    • 8. Lysozyme is present in

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    • A. sweat
    • B. Cerebro spinal fluid (CSF)
    • C. urine
    • D. saliva
    • Discuss
    • 9. Chemically an antigen may be

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    • A. lipid
    • B. protein
    • C. polysaccharide
    • D. any of these
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which of the following statements is false regarding B cells?

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    • A. B cells can undergo class switching and produce a different antibody type
    • B. B one marrow stem cells migrate to the thymus and develop into B cells
    • C. B cells synthesize antibodies and put them on their cell surface
    • D. B cells that recognize high concentrations of antigens (self) in the absence of other signals undergo apoptosis in the bone marrow
    • Discuss


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