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Which of the following produces the antibodies employed in the specific immune response of vertebrates?
Options
A. B lymphocytes
B. T lymphocytes
C. Neutrophils
D. Macrophages
Correct Answer
B lymphocytes
Immune System problems
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1. The maturation of T cells and the production of particular T cell receptors occurs in the
Options
A. thyroid gland
B. thymus gland
C. testes
D. all of these
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Correct Answer: thymus gland
2. Which of the following is most likely to produce anaphylaxis in a susceptible individual?
Options
A. Pollen
B. Mold
C. Dust
D. Bee sting
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Correct Answer: Bee sting
3. A protein that shows infinite cooperative for binding of n ligands will
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A. show a Hill coefficient (n
H
) of 0.0
B. only be found in either the unliganded form or the fully liganded form
C. show a Hill coefficient (n
H
) of n
D. both (b) and (c)
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Correct Answer: both (b) and (c)
4. Small molecules affect hemoglobin (Hb) by
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A. decreasing Hb affinity for O
2
B. increasing [H
+
]
C. increasing Hb affinity for O
2
D. increasing [H
+
] and decreasing Hb affinity for O
2
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Correct Answer: increasing [H
+
] and decreasing Hb affinity for O
2
5. Bisphosphoglycerate (BPG) cannot bind to the oxygenated R state of hemoglobin because
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A. it is displaced from the heme by oxygen
B. it is displaced from the heme by movement of the proximal histidine
C. its binding pocket becomes too small to accommodate BPG
D. BPG binds to the R state with the same affinity as the T state
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Correct Answer: its binding pocket becomes too small to accommodate BPG
6. Which of these is part of the lymphoid system in humans?
Options
A. Liver
B. Stomach
C. Tonsils
D. Kidneys
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Correct Answer: Tonsils
7. Which of these is a type of specific defense against pathogens?
Options
A. Lymphocytes
B. Macrophages
C. Phagocytes
D. Leukocytes
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Correct Answer: Lymphocytes
8. What is the behavior in which T cells and B cells constantly travel throughout the body seeking out and destroying foreign substances?
Options
A. Antibody-mediated immune response
B. Immune surveillance
C. Cell-mediated immune response
D. Vaccination
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Correct Answer: Immune surveillance
9. What type of B cell remains dormant in the body, but can respond rapidly if the same antigen appears again?
Options
A. T cells
B. Memory cells
C. Plasma cells
D. Macrophages
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Correct Answer: Memory cells
10. In a fetus, where are lymphocytes produced?
Options
A. In the spleen
B. In the bone marrow
C. In the liver
D. In the heart
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Correct Answer: In the liver
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