Immune System
Major Histo Compatibility Complex (MHC) is a collection of genes arrayed on

chromosome 21 in man, chromosome 6 in mice
chromosome 17in man, chromosome 6 in mice
chromosome 6 in man, chromosone 21 in mice
chromosome 6 in man, chromosome 17 in mice

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Immune System
Numerous antibodies can be prepared, against one antigen, each binds to unique epitopes. How is this antibody diversity generated?

By rearrangements of the DNA encoding the variable regions of the heavy and light chains
Antibody proteins can physically change their shape to bind different epitopes
By the combination of different heavy and light chains that form the antigen binding site
Both (a) and (b)

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Immune System
Which of the following is correct for CD8 T cells?

CD8 T cell receptor recognizes epitopes that are also commonly recognized by B cells
In the thymus, CD8 T cells undergo positive selection only, whereas CD4 T cells undergo negative selection only
CD8 T cells can kill individual virus-infected cells in a contact dependent fashion
CD8 T cells only recognize virus-infected cells

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Immune System
Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (or PMNs)

All of these
can be attracted to the site of an infection following activation of complement
are derived from bone marrow stem cells
are a type of phagocyte that can engulf and kill bacteria

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