IMMUNE RESPONSE IN BIOCHEMISTRY QUIZ

Immunogenicity

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

is not a property of haptens

is usually a property of self antigens such as eye tissue

is not a property of antibodies

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

Huge numbers of white blood cells

All of these

Lymph ducts that enter and exit the nodes and Lymph fluid

Trapped viruses that have been roaming the body

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

cytotoxicity of virus-infected cells in tissue culture

dividing T cells in the draining lymph nodes

serum antibody titer

plasma cytokine levels

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

Antibiotics

Drugs

Vaccines

Histamines

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What is the result of an abnormal response of the immune system to part of a person's own body?

An autoimmune disease

Cancer

An allergic response

Passive immunity

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

helper T cells

antigens

virus fragments

antibodies

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

lymphocytes

antibodies

all of these

macrophages and antigens

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

Killer T lymphocytes

Helper T lymphocyte

B lymphocytes

None of these

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

cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL)

killer T cells

both (a) and (b)

None of these

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