Bodily responses

Question 1

Describe how mice injected with human EPO (Glycoprotein hormone) produces anti-human EPO antibody

Answer 1

Human EPO antigens presented on APC’s in mouse
Th cell stimulates B cell to divide
Producing antibodies (B cell -> plasma -> AB’s)

Question 2

How does a phagocyte destroy a pathogen in the blood ?

Answer 2

Engulfs pathogen
Forming vesicles/fusing with lysosome
Releasing hydrolytic enzymes

Question 3

What cells elicit an immune response ?

Answer 3

Viral cells
Pathogens
Foreign cells
Tumour/Cancer cells
APC’s