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  • 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

  • Correct Answer
  • long lived B cells that secrete a specific antibody 


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    • 1. What is a protein produced by host cells infected by viruses?

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    • A. Interferon
    • B. Histamine
    • C. Antiserum
    • D. Vaccine
    • Discuss
    • 2. 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
    • 3. 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
    • 4. 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
    • 5. 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
    • 6. What is the result of an abnormal response of the immune system to part of a person's own body?

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    • A. Passive immunity
    • B. Cancer
    • C. An allergic response
    • D. An autoimmune disease
    • Discuss
    • 7. If Class IIMHC is not expressed in the thymus, the resulting immune deficiencies would include all of the following except reduced

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    • A. alternative complement activation.
    • B. CD8 T cell-mediated cytotoxicity
    • C. macrophage activation to vesicular pathogens
    • D. IgG synthesis
    • Discuss
    • 8. The HIV virus infects primarily

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    • A. brain cells
    • B. cells in the immune system
    • C. red blood cells
    • D. liver cells
    • Discuss
    • 9. A monoclonal antibody (mAb) specific for the 2,4-dinitrophenyl (DNP) hapten might also bind

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    • A. Leu or Ileu
    • B. His or Pro
    • C. Tyr or Phe
    • D. Ser or Thr
    • Discuss
    • 10. The primary reason for AIDS, a deadly disease is that it

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    • A. is caused by a virus
    • B. is caused by a bacterium
    • C. destroys key components of the body's internal defense system
    • D. causes a breakdown of the body's inflammatory response
    • Discuss


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