IMMUNE RESPONSE IN BIOCHEMISTRY QUIZ

Immunogenicity

is not a property of haptens

depends on the ability of the native antigen to be presented by MHC

is not a property of antibodies

is usually a property of self antigens such as eye tissue

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Which of the following is in the lymph nodes of a person battling a cold virus?

Trapped viruses that have been roaming the body

Huge numbers of white blood cells

Lymph ducts that enter and exit the nodes and Lymph fluid

All of these

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Plasma cells produce thousands of __________ that are released into the bloodstream

antibodies

helper T cells

virus fragments

antigens

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To elicit the best antibodies to mouse MHC I, it should be injected into a

goat

rat

mouse of a different strain

mouse of the same genetic background (strain)

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During exposure to a foreign invader, there are more __________ present in the vertebrate body than before exposure

antibodies

all of these

lymphocytes

macrophages and antigens

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Antibodies bound to an invading microorganism activate the complement system via

Entner-Doudoroff pathway

metabolic pathway

classical pathway

Embden Meyerhof pathway

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

dividing T cells in the draining lymph nodes

cytotoxicity of virus-infected cells in tissue culture

plasma cytokine levels

serum antibody titer

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What are the solutions prepared from weakened or dead microorganisms, viruses, or toxins that provide some immunity from diseases?

Drugs

Histamines

Vaccines

Antibiotics

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

B lymphocytes

Helper T lymphocyte

None of these

Killer T lymphocytes

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If a person is vaccinated against a disease sometime in the past, which of the following is currently in your body?

All of these

Memory B lymphocytes for the antigen of this disease organism

The disease organism itself and antigens for the disease organism

A very high level of antibodies against the disease antigens

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