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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 


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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
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 3. A protein that shows infinite cooperative for binding of n ligands will

    • Options
    • A. show a Hill coefficient (nH) of 0.0
    • B. only be found in either the unliganded form or the fully liganded form
    • C. show a Hill coefficient (nH) of n
    • D. both (b) and (c)
    • Discuss
    • 4. Small molecules affect hemoglobin (Hb) by

    • Options
    • A. decreasing Hb affinity for O2
    • B. increasing [H+]
    • C. increasing Hb affinity for O2
    • D. increasing [H+] and decreasing Hb affinity for O2
    • Discuss
    • 5. Bisphosphoglycerate (BPG) cannot bind to the oxygenated R state of hemoglobin because

    • Options
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which of these is part of the lymphoid system in humans?

    • Options
    • A. Liver
    • B. Stomach
    • C. Tonsils
    • D. Kidneys
    • Discuss
    • 7. Which of these is a type of specific defense against pathogens?

    • Options
    • A. Lymphocytes
    • B. Macrophages
    • C. Phagocytes
    • D. Leukocytes
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss


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