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  • Question
  • 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

  • Correct Answer
  • B one marrow stem cells migrate to the thymus and develop into B cells 


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    • 1. Chemically an antigen may be

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    • A. lipid
    • B. protein
    • C. polysaccharide
    • D. any of these
    • Discuss
    • 2. Lysozyme is present in

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    • A. sweat
    • B. Cerebro spinal fluid (CSF)
    • C. urine
    • D. saliva
    • Discuss
    • 3. 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
    • 4. 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
    • 5. 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
    • 6. Cytotoxic T-cells can be recognized by which of the following cell surface marker?

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    • A. CD4
    • B. CD7
    • C. CD8
    • D. CD9
    • Discuss
    • 7. Slide agglutination reaction is/are useful for the identification of the culture(s) of

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    • A. Shigella
    • B. Vibrio cholerae
    • C. Salmonella
    • D. All of these
    • Discuss
    • 8. Counter-immunoelectrophoresis is used for the detection of

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    • A. Meningococcal antigen
    • B. Hepatitis B surface antigen
    • C. Alpha-fetoprotein
    • D. All of these
    • Discuss
    • 9. Ring test is used for

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    • A. C-reactive protein test
    • B. Ascoli's thermoprecipitation test
    • C. typing of streptococci and pneumococci
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 10. In which of the following case a large lattice is formed?

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    • A. Antibody is in excess
    • B. Antigens and antibodies are in optimal proportion
    • C. Antigen is in excess
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss


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