IMMUNE RESPONSE IN BIOCHEMISTRY QUIZ

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

An allergic response

An autoimmune disease

Cancer

Passive immunity

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

primary response

cellular response

innate response

secondary response

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

Interferon

Vaccine

Antiserum

Histamine

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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)

killer T cells

None of these

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Antibodies bound to an invading microorganism activate the complement system via

Entner-Doudoroff pathway

Embden Meyerhof pathway

metabolic pathway

classical pathway

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

All of these

Memory B lymphocytes for the antigen of this disease organism

A very high level of antibodies against the disease antigens

The disease organism itself and antigens for the disease organism

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

None of these

Helper T lymphocyte

B lymphocytes

Killer T lymphocytes

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

Antibiotics

Vaccines

Histamines

Drugs

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

antibodies

antigens

virus fragments

helper T cells

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