DISEASE ASSOCIATED WITH IMMUNE SYSTEM QUIZ

An example of an immunodeficiency disorder is

rheumatic fever

thyroiditis

systemic lupus erythematosus

AIDS

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Combined cellular and humoral immune deficiencies result from lack of all of the following except

HIV infection of CD4+ T cells

a thymus

transporter of antigen peptides (TAP)

class II MHC

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A selective IgA deficiency would be expected to result in problems with

bacterial infections

infections following dental work due to bacteria entering the bloodstream

pathogens which can survive inside macrophages

mucosal pathogens

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Which of the Rous sarcoma virus has a homologous cellular protein?

v-ha-ras

v-ha-src

v-src

c-src

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The primary reason for AIDS, a deadly disease is that it

causes a breakdown of the body's inflammatory response

destroys key components of the body's internal defense system

is caused by a virus

is caused by a bacterium

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An autoimmune disease is

Measles

Lupus

Mumps

AIDS

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Retinoblastoma is due to a mutation in a

cyclin

viral gene

kinase

tumor supressor

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To treat HIV infections using drugs, the major problem is that

the drugs that are good inhibitors cannot by synthesized

the drugs interfere with normal digestion

the virus particles with altered (mutant) proteases arise

the drugs are rapidly degraded

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The HIV virus infects primarily

cells in the immune system

brain cells

red blood cells

liver cells

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A monoclonal antibody (mAb) specific for the 2,4-dinitrophenyl (DNP) hapten might also bind

Tyr or Phe

His or Pro

Ser or Thr

Leu or Ileu

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