IMMUNE RESPONSE IN BIOCHEMISTRY QUIZ

Immunological memory is due to

long lived B cells that secrete a specific antibody

short lived helper T cells that signal macrophage to divide

short lived macrophage that can recognize specific pathogens

long lived B cells that secrete a specific antigen

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

The disease organism itself and antigens for the disease organism

A very high level of antibodies against the disease antigens

All of these

Memory B lymphocytes for the antigen of this disease organism

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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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Antibodies bound to an invading microorganism activate the complement system via

classical pathway

Entner-Doudoroff pathway

metabolic pathway

Embden Meyerhof pathway

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

Antibiotics

Histamines

Vaccines

Drugs

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

dividing T cells in the draining lymph nodes

cytotoxicity of virus-infected cells in tissue culture

serum antibody titer

plasma cytokine levels

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

Vaccine

Antiserum

Interferon

Histamine

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

Cancer

An allergic response

Passive immunity

An autoimmune disease

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Immunogenicity

is usually a property of self antigens such as eye tissue

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

is not a property of haptens

is not a property of antibodies

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The immune response to a booster vaccine is called a(n)

cellular response

secondary response

innate response

primary response

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