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  • Antibodies bound to an invading microorganism activate the complement system via


  • Options
  • A. classical pathway
  • B. metabolic pathway
  • C. Embden Meyerhof pathway
  • D. Entner-Doudoroff pathway

  • Correct Answer
  • classical pathway 


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    • 1. Which of the following immune cells would have an especially low count in a patient with advanced AIDS?

    • Options
    • A. Killer T lymphocytes
    • B. Helper T lymphocyte
    • C. B lymphocytes
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 2. 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
    • 3. To detect a humoral immune response to influenza virus, it is possible to measure

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    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 4. 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
    • 5. 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
    • 6. 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
    • 7. 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
    • 8. What is a protein produced by host cells infected by viruses?

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    • A. Interferon
    • B. Histamine
    • C. Antiserum
    • D. Vaccine
    • Discuss
    • 9. Immunological memory is due to

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    • A. short lived macrophage that can recognize specific pathogens
    • B. long lived B cells that secrete a specific antibody
    • C. long lived B cells that secrete a specific antigen
    • D. short lived helper T cells that signal macrophage to divide
    • Discuss
    • 10. What is the result of an abnormal response of the immune system to part of a person's own body?

    • Options
    • A. Passive immunity
    • B. Cancer
    • C. An allergic response
    • D. An autoimmune disease
    • Discuss


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