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Chapter 17
Dr. Herber Exam 2
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Microbiology
Undergraduate 2
06/04/2011

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PROTOZOA-HUMORAL RESPONSES INCLUDING OPSONIZATION AND PHAGOCYTOSIS.
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Which of the following pathogens is matched incorrectly with the immune response it illicits?
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IgM
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Which class of immunoglobulins consists of five units and is connected by a J chain?
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LARGE AND COMPLEX MOLECULES.
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Most antigens are
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OCCURS WHEN ANTIBODY-ANTIGEN COMPELXES FORM LARGE CLUMPED PARTICLES.
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Agglutination
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ANTIGEN.
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What is a substance that is recognized by the body as foreign and normally induces an immune response?
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TH2 CELLS.
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Which of the following immune cells kills infected cells by releasing the lethal protein perforin?
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IgM-PLAYS A ROLE IN MEDIATING ALLERGIES AND ASTHMA.
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7. All of the following have correctly matched antibody class with their function except
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APOPTOSIS.
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Programmed cell death is also known as
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CONSTANT.
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Which region of an antibody determines the class of that particular antibody?
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TWO OF THE ABOVE.
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Antigens are found on
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PURIFIED ACTIVE TOXIN.
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All of the following are types of vaccines except:
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PLASMA.
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All of the following cells are types of T Lymphocytes except
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BONE MARROW.
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What is the site where stem cells develop into B lymphocyte in humans?
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SUPERANTIGENS.
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Antigens that have the capacity to activate huge numbers of immune T cells non-specifically resulting in a large immune response that results in diseases are
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IMMUNITY.
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Which refers to the ability of a host organism to recognize and defend itself against the onslaught of pathogenic microorganisms?
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ACQUIRED PASSIVE NATURAL.
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Colostrum which contains large amounts of antibodies passed onto an infant from a mother during breast-feeding is an example of what type of immunity?
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CLONAL DELETION.
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The process whereby lymphocytes which recognize self antigens are removed, thus producing tolerance in the host is
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INCLUDE THE UTERUS, ANTERIOR CHAMBER OF THE EYE AND TESTES.
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Privileged sites
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ACTIVE ARTIFICIAL.
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Injection of a person with a vaccine that induces protective immunity in that individual is an example of what type of immunity?
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ACQUIRED PASSIVE ARTIFICIAL.
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Injection of a patient with ready-made antibodies produced in a different host is an example of what type of immunity?
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