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  • To detect a humoral immune response to influenza virus, it is possible to measure


  • Options
  • A. cytotoxicity of virus-infected cells in tissue culture
  • B. dividing T cells in the draining lymph nodes
  • C. plasma cytokine levels
  • D. serum antibody titer

  • Correct Answer
  • serum antibody titer 


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    • 1. In cellular immunity, T lymphocytes are responsible for the recognition and killing of foreign invaders. The cells are

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    • A. cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL)
    • B. killer T cells
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 2. The immune response to a booster vaccine is called a(n)

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    • A. cellular response
    • B. innate response
    • C. primary response
    • D. secondary response
    • Discuss
    • 3. If a person is vaccinated against a disease sometime in the past, which of the following is currently in your body?

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    • A. The disease organism itself and antigens for the disease organism
    • B. A very high level of antibodies against the disease antigens
    • C. Memory B lymphocytes for the antigen of this disease organism
    • D. All of the above
    • Discuss
    • 4. Polysaccharides on the surface of infecting microorganisms can also activate complement directly in the absence of

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    • A. antibody via the alternative pathway
    • B. antigen via the alternative pathway
    • C. antibody via metabolic pathway
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 5. What are the solutions prepared from weakened or dead microorganisms, viruses, or toxins that provide some immunity from diseases?

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    • A. Vaccines
    • B. Histamines
    • C. Drugs
    • D. Antibiotics
    • Discuss
    • 6. Immunogenicity

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    • A. depends on the ability of the native antigen to be presented by MHC
    • B. is usually a property of self antigens such as eye tissue
    • C. is not a property of antibodies
    • D. is not a property of haptens
    • Discuss
    • 7. Which of the following immune cells would have an especially low count in a patient with advanced AIDS?

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    • A. Killer T lymphocytes
    • B. Helper T lymphocyte
    • C. B lymphocytes
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 8. Antibodies bound to an invading microorganism activate the complement system via

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    • A. classical pathway
    • B. metabolic pathway
    • C. Embden Meyerhof pathway
    • D. Entner-Doudoroff pathway
    • Discuss
    • 9. During exposure to a foreign invader, there are more __________ present in the vertebrate body than before exposure

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    • A. antibodies
    • B. lymphocytes
    • C. macrophages and antigens
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 10. To elicit the best antibodies to mouse MHC I, it should be injected into a

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    • A. goat
    • B. mouse of the same genetic background (strain)
    • C. mouse of a different strain
    • D. rat
    • Discuss


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