IMMUNE RESPONSE IN BIOCHEMISTRY QUIZ

In cellular immunity, T lymphocytes are responsible for the recognition and killing of foreign invaders. The cells are

both (a) and (b)

cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL)

killer T cells

None of these

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

goat

mouse of the same genetic background (strain)

rat

mouse of a different strain

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

B lymphocytes

Helper T lymphocyte

None of these

Killer T lymphocytes

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

primary response

secondary response

cellular response

innate response

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Immunological memory is due to

short lived macrophage that can recognize specific pathogens

long lived B cells that secrete a specific antigen

short lived helper T cells that signal macrophage to divide

long lived B cells that secrete a specific antibody

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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

Memory B lymphocytes for the antigen of this disease organism

All of these

A very high level of antibodies against the disease antigens

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

all of these

macrophages and antigens

antibodies

lymphocytes

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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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Which of the following is in the lymph nodes of a person battling a cold virus?

Lymph ducts that enter and exit the nodes and Lymph fluid

Trapped viruses that have been roaming the body

Huge numbers of white blood cells

All of these

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

Interferon

Vaccine

Antiserum

Histamine

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