Exam 3 Flashcards
1
Q
- The germline organization of antigen receptor gene loci on chromosome 14 shows VI through V, D, J, C-mu, C-delta, C-gamma….locus it belongs to:
a. Kappa chain locus
b. TCR- beta chain locus
c. H chain locus
d. Lambda chain locus
e. TCR- alpha chain locus
A
C
2
Q
- The following are true of toll-like receptors except
a. Recognize PAMPs in the cytoplasm
b. Found on the cell membrane and endosomes
c. Activate two transcription factors, NF-kappa B and interferon regulatory factor 3
d. Respond to double-stranded RNA, flagellin and unmethylated CPG oligonucleotides
A
A
3
Q
- Rearrange the following steps in the capture and presentation of protein antigens by dendritic cells:
a. Lymph node
b. Afferent lymphatic vessel
c. Dendritic cells in the epidermis
d. Loss of adhesiveness
e. Antigen presentation
f. Antigen capture
i. 4, 2, 6, 1, 3, 5
ii. 3, 6, 4, 2, 1, 5
iii. 3, 4, 2, 6, 5, 1
iv. 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
A
ii
4
Q
- Which of the following are functions of complement?
a. Opsonization
b. Cell lysis
c. B cell activation
I. I, II and III
ii. II and III
iii. I and II
iv. I
v. III
A
i
5
Q
- Impaired but not abolished NF-kappa B could cause
a. Autoinflammatory syndrome
b. Chronic granulomatous disease
c. Thrombosis
d. Ectodermal dysplasia
e. Severe immunodeficiency
A
D
6
Q
- Lysosomal content used during phagocytosis include all of these except
a. Reactive oxygen intermediates
b. Proteases
c. Endotoxin
d. Nitric oxide
e. Oxidase
A
C
7
Q
- ___________ is also called acquired immunity
a. Natural
b. Native
c. Innate
d. Adaptive
A
D
8
Q
- Surrogate light chain along with a heavy chain and Igα and Igβ signaling molecules make up:
a. Mature B cell
b. Immature B cell
c. Pro-B cell
d. Pre-B cell
A
D
9
Q
- Four to 96 hours after infection would be considered
a. Early induced response
b. Immediate response
c. Adaptive immune response
d. Late induced response
A
A
10
Q
- Which of the following is not associated with a cell-mediated response?
a. Macrophages
b. T cells
c. Natural killer cells
d. B cells
A
C
11
Q
- Which of the following is a role of the invariant chain (li) in antigen processing?
a. Directing the class II molecule to the endosome
b. Preventing peptide loading of the class II molecule
c. Preventing class I molecules from competing for peptides
i. II and III
ii. I and II
iii. I
iv. I, II, and III
v. III
A
ii
12
Q
- Antibody isotypes are differentiated on the basis of:
a. Heavy chain structure
b. Light chain structure
c. Variable region of light chains
i. III
ii. I and II
iii. I
iv. II and III
v. I, II and III
A
iii
13
Q
- Which of these statements about the Fab portion of antibodies is true?
a. It binds to antigens
b. Its amino acid sequences are variable
c. It consists of both heavy and light chains
d. All of these are true
A
D
14
Q
- in positive selection in the thymus, immature thymocytes
a. Recognize peptides in the bone marrow
b. Exhibit weak recognition of MHC molecules
c. Do not recognize MHC molecules
d. Exhibit strong recognition of MHC molecules
A
B
15
Q
- Cells responsible for innate immunity are activated most commonly by
a. Neutrophils
b. Eosinophils
c. Pollen
d. Carbohydrate sequences in bacterial cell walls
e. Glucocorticoids
A
D
16
Q
- __________ cells allow the immune system to respond more quickly if the same antigen is encountered …..
a. Memory cells
b. Immature T cells
c. Naïve cells
d. Natural killer cells
A
A
17
Q
- Which of the following is a characteristic of the T cell receptor (TCR)?
a. Is present on all T cells
b. Has dual chain structure
c. Recognizes antigen bound to class I and class II molecules
i. I and II
ii. I
iii. I, II and III
iv. I and III
v. II and III
vi. II
vii. III
A
iii