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immunology 1-8 rev.

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