DISEASE ASSOCIATED WITH IMMUNE SYSTEM QUIZ

The chemical, typically released by the body in an allergic response is

allergens

perforins

histamine

antihistamines

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Bone marrow given to an infant with SCID must

contain mature T cells that can begin making immune responses immediately

come from one of the child's parents

be irradiated to eliminate GVHD

come from a donor that shares some MHC alleles with the recipient

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An autoimmune disease is

AIDS

Lupus

Mumps

Measles

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

class II MHC

a thymus

HIV infection of CD4+ T cells

transporter of antigen peptides (TAP)

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Chronic granulomatous disease results from a failure to perform oxidative burst. This deficiency would be most likely to interfere with

CTL killing of viruses

macrophage intracellular killing of bacteria

dendritic cell activation to become a mature APC

infected cell processing of virus peptides

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Retinoblastoma is due to a mutation in a

viral gene

cyclin

kinase

tumor supressor

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

is caused by a bacterium

causes a breakdown of the body's inflammatory response

is caused by a virus

destroys key components of the body's internal defense system

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Specific translocations are associated with

some leukemias

breast cancer

colon cancer

pancreatic cancer

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

infections following dental work due to bacteria entering the bloodstream

mucosal pathogens

pathogens which can survive inside macrophages

bacterial infections

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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 are rapidly degraded

the drugs interfere with normal digestion

the virus particles with altered (mutant) proteases arise

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