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immunology 1-8 rev.
Question | Answer |
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how are eos involved in the immune response? | parasites that can be phagocytized |
which of the components of both innate and adaptive immune responses? | macrophages |
list characteristics of natural killer cells | type of lymph |
describe diapedesis | movement through blood vessel walls |
the most effective phagocytic and antigen presenting cell is | dendritic cell |
which cells are considered part of the natural immunity? | eos, monos, neu. |
wbc that is 16 to 18 micrometers indiameter, has a horseshoe-shape nucleus, and is capable of phagocytosis is a: | monocyte |
Antibodies are secreted by | Plasma cells |
Characteristic of mucosal-associated lymphoid tissue | Tonsils and appendix |
The function of NK cells is | Kill target cells |
Characteristics of a lymph node | Filters interstial fluid, colonized w/T&B cells, between 1-25 mm in size |
What are considered part of natural immunity? | Eos, acute-phase reactants, neutrophils |
Macrophages that migrate to the liver are called? | Kupffer cells |
Which type of cell has a diameter between 10 and 15 micrometers, has a multi-lobed nucleus, and usually comprises more than 50% of circulating leukocytes? | Neutrophils |
T cells are mainly concentrated in which region of the lymph nodes? | Paracortex |
A primary site of antigen trapping and presentation to immune cells is | The spleen |
T cells mature in | Thymus |
B cells that are actively responding to antigen can be found in | Germinal centers |
Describe lymph nodes | Concentrated where the appendages join the thorax of the body |
Characteristic of opsonins | Molecules that coat bacteria making them subspectible to phagocytosis |
Cluster of differentiation refers to | A category of cell surface proteins used to identify cell types |
An antigenic determinant is also called | Epitope |
A 50-kDa protein from a bacterial cell that has numerous different epitope so would be called: | Immunogen and antigen |
White cell in the peripheral blood that migrates into tissue to become a macrophage is | Monocyte |
The best immunogen is | Protein |
A low-molecule-weight molecule that has one binding site for an antibody is | Hapten |
To what kind of peptides do Class II molecules bind? | Process exogenous |
MHC molecules containing beta-2-microglobulin | Determined by MHC-A,B,C |
The purpose of the invariant chain is to block the peptide-binding site of | Class II MHC molecules |
A processed antigen first encounters and binds to MHC class II molecules in the | Endosomal compartment |
Endogenous peptides binding to MHC-A, MHC-B, MHC-C molecules on the surface of hepatocytes are critical for the response by | Cytotoxic cells |
Which is likely to be the most immunogenic? | A protein that weighs 45,000 daltans |
Antigens found in different species that trigger a similar antibody response are called | Heterophile antigen |
The ability to respond to antigen depends on | Age, nutrition, genetics |
A bacterial antigen to which the human immune system responds would be classified as | Heteroantigen |
Describe the finding of Landsteiner's study of haptens | Spatial configuration is recognized by antibodies |
A determinant site on an antigen that is produced by the folding of the primary chain is known as | Conformational epitope |
What causes a reaction of poison ivy? | Hapten complexing with a tissue protein |
A substance used to enhance antibody formation is called | Adjuvant |
MHC class I antigens are recognized by which cells? | CD8 and T cells |
The antigens that bind MHC class II antigens are first "processed" by | Enzymes in the endosome |
Characteristics of heterophile antigens include | Found in unrelated plants & animals but cross react w/same antibody |
MHC class I protein is found on: | All nucleated cells |
T cells are capable of recognizing | Degraded peptides |
List acute-phase proteins | Serum amyloid A |
What is directly used in oxidative killing of target cells? | Hydrogen peroxide |
What do macrophages use to kill bacteria? | Peroxide, lysosome,hydroxyl radical |
Characteristic of circulating neutrophils? | Membrane express pathogen recognition receptors |
The phagosome of a macrophage is a membrane-bond vessel that contains | Ingested pathogens |
Oxidative killing involves | Hexosemonophosphate shunt |
What occurs during the oxidative burst? | Pseudopadia extending around a particle |
What is part of the external defense system? | Skin |
Which substance best inactivates bacterial proteins? | Hypochloride |
Function of the acute-phase protein haptoglobin | Binds hemaglobin |
The internal defense system includes | Acute phase reactant |
Describe what occurs in process of phagocytosis | Formation of a phagosome, hypchloride radical, fusion of lysosome phagosome |
What are considered acute-phase reactants | Fibrinogen complement, CRP |
Natural killer cells recognize and kill abnormal host cells that | Lack MHC 1 molecule |
The killing mechanism of natural killer cells is regulated by | Both inhibitory & activating receptors |
Toll-like receptors bind to: | Pathogen associated molecular patterns |
Patients with chronic granulomatous disease have neutrophils that cannot kill bacteria because | They do not produce superoxide |
Name enzyme that protects host cells rather than destroying invading cells | A-1 anti trypcin |
Toll-like receptors and C-type lectin receptors are examples of: | Pathogen recognize receptors |
After a macrophage phagocytizes, kills, and digest a microbe | Some microbial peptides are bond by MHC class II |
C-reactive protein, complement components, and antibodies are | Opsonins |
Proteins that form channels in target cell membranes are called | Perforins |
Oxygen-independent bacterial killing in the phagolysosome involves | Ph activated defensins |
A cell that can recall previous contact with a particular antigen so that subsequent exposure leads to a more rapid and more effective immune response than the first encounter is which type of cell? | Memory lymphocyte |
Immunoglobulin gene rearrangements occur in which stage of B-cell development? | Pro B cell |
Antigen-independent differentiation of B cells occurs in | Bone marrow |
Predominant cell types involved in the humoral immune response | B cells |
The only cells in the body capable of specifically recognizing and distinguishing different antigenic determinants are | Lymphs |
T helper cells recognize | Exogenous peptides bound to class II MHC |
Similarities between cytotoxic T cells and natural killer cells | Both induce apoptosis in the target cells |
T-cell surface protein associated with the T-cell receptor and involved in signal transduction is | CD3 |
Cytotoxic T cells are the primary immune response against | Viruses |
The purpose or end result of negative selection of the T cell is | Self tolerance |
A T cell that is rarely found in secondary lymphoid organs and recognizes a limited number of native epitopes is known as: | Gamma delta T cell |
T cells differ from B cells in what way? | B express CD19 not CD3 |
Which marker would be found on pre-B cells? | Mu heavy chains |
A plasma cell differs from a B cell in which way? | Only plasma cells circulating antibody |
The function of CD4+T cells is | To help B cells make antibody |
Cells responsible for killing virally infected host cells and tumor cells | CD8, T cells |
Helper T cells that promote a humoral immune response include | Th2 |
Region of the immunoglobulin molecule that can bind antigen | FAB |
Immunoglobulin that appears first in the primary response | IgM |
Characteristic of IgG | Immunity for newborns |
Immunoglobulin that appears in the highest titer in the secondary response is | IgG |
The antigen specificity of a B cell is determined | By H and L chains variable region sequences |
Immunoglobulin that is found in only trace amounts in the serum | IgD |
Variations in immunoglobulin structure that occur because of the use of different constant region domains are known as: | Isotypes |
Characteristic of IgM | Larger, and excels at complement fixation |
Which pairs represent light chains of antibody molecules? | Lambda & kappa |
The region of an antibody molecule that exhibits the greatest variability from antibody to antibody is known as | Hyper variable region |
IgD is produced by | Differential splicing of the RNA transcript |
Immunoglobulins are grouped into classes on the basis of similarities in: | Heavy chains |
Bence-Jones proteins are identical to | L chains |
Class that makes up 70% to 80% of total serum immunoglobulins | IgG |
Immunoglobulin IgG, IgM, IgA, and IgD represent | Isotypes |
A Fab fragment consists of | 1 light chain, 1/2 heavy chain |
Immunoglobulin that causes allergic reactions as a result of release of histamine from mast cells | IgE |
Which protein group migrates the fastest in serum electrophoresis conducted at pH 8.6? | Albumin |
The antibody found on B cells that is thought to be involved in B cell maturation is | IgD |
Which band contains the immunoglobulin in serum protein electrophoresis? | Gamma |
Which antibody is found mainly as a dimmer in mucosal secretions? | IgA |
IgG subclasses differ from one another in | The number and position of disulfide bonds |
IL-2 is synthesized by | T-cells |
The primary function of colony-stimulating factors (CSFs) is to promote | Hematopesis |
Cytokines that is involved in natural immunity is | Interleukin 6 (IL-6) |
Erythropoietin regulates | Bone marrow cell differentiation |