IMMUNE RESPONSE IN BIOCHEMISTRY QUIZ

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

Memory B lymphocytes for the antigen of this disease organism

A very high level of antibodies against the disease antigens

All of these

The disease organism itself and antigens for the disease organism

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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)

both (a) and (b)

None of these

killer T cells

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

antigens

antibodies

virus fragments

helper T cells

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

rat

mouse of the same genetic background (strain)

goat

mouse of a different strain

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What is a protein produced by host cells infected by viruses?

Antiserum

Histamine

Vaccine

Interferon

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

Helper T lymphocyte

B lymphocytes

Killer T lymphocytes

None of these

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Antibodies bound to an invading microorganism activate the complement system via

Entner-Doudoroff pathway

metabolic pathway

Embden Meyerhof pathway

classical pathway

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

Passive immunity

An autoimmune disease

An allergic response

Cancer

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

antibodies

macrophages and antigens

all of these

lymphocytes

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