Exam 4 Flashcards
1
Q
- The protein that transports endogenous antigens from the cytosol to the endoplasmic reticulum is known as
a. Transporter-associated antigen processing (TAP)
b. CLIP
c. DM
d. Invariant chain
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A
2
Q
- Which of the following is an opsonin?
a. C5a
b. C1
c. C3b
d. C3a
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C
3
Q
- Match each term in Column A with the one in Column B to which it is the most closely associated
a. Follicle B-cell rich zone of lymph node
b. Periarteriolar lymphoid sheath (PALS) T-cell rich zone of the splenic white pulp
c. Langerhans cellsMacrohpages of the skin
d. Parafollicular cellsT-cell rich zone of lymph node
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A
4
Q
- Arrange the phases of an adaptive immune response in the correct order
- Memory
- Contraction
- Antigen Elimination
- Lymphocyte activation
- Antigen Recognition
a. 5,4,3,2,1
b. 1,4,5,3,2
c. 4,5,2,3,1
d. 2,4,5,3,1
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A
5
Q
- Which of these statements about the Fab portion of the 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
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D
6
Q
- Rearrange the following regarding the development of heavy chain in the correct order
- Transcription of VDJ
- Recombination of VDJ
- Mu-mRNA
- Splicing of VDJ onto C region RNA
- Mu heavy chain
a. 5,4,3,2,1
b. 5,1,2,3,4
c. 2,1,4,3,5
d. 2,3,1,4,5
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C
7
Q
- The following are components of innate immunity except
a. Plasma proteins
b. Cytotoxic T cells
c. Epithelial barriers
d. Phagocytes
e. Natural killer cells
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B
8
Q
- Below is a list of properties of adaptive immune responses. Match each term to its definition
a. Memoryleads to enhanced responses to repeated exposures to the same antigen
b. Specialization Generates responses that are optimal for defense against different types of microbes
c. Contraction and homeostasisallows immune system to respond to newly encountered antigens
d. Diversityenables immune system to respond to a large variety of antigens
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A
9
Q
- The germline organization of antigen receptor gene loci on chromosome 14 shows V1 through V, d, j, C-mu, C-delta, C-gamma, C-epsilon and C-alpha. Select the correct chain locus belongs to
a. H chain locus
b. TCR- alpha chain locus
c. Lambda chain locus
d. Kappa chain locus
e. TCR-beta chain locus
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A
10
Q
- In positive selection in the thymus, immature thymocytes
a. Recognize peptides in the bone marrow
b. Exhibit strong recognition of MHC molecules
c. Exhibit weak recognition of MHC molecules
d. Do not recognize MHC molecules
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C
11
Q
- What is the process of coating microbes to facilitate recognition by phagocytes?
a. Activation
b. Adhesion
c. Opsonization
d. Migration
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C
12
Q
- The following are true of toll-like receptors except
a. Found on the cell membrane and endosomes
b. Respond to double-stranded RNA, flagellin and unmethylated CPG oligonucleotides
c. Activate two transcripting factors, NF-Kappa B and Interferon regulatory factor 3
d. Recognize PAMPs in the cytoplasm
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D
13
Q
- Impaired by not abolished NK-Kappa B could cause
a. Autoinflammatory syndrome
b. Severe immunodeficiency
c. Ectodermal dysplasia
d. Chronic granulomatous disease
e. Thrombosis
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C
14
Q
14. Which of the following at functions of complement? I. Opsonization II. Cell Lysis III. B cell activation a. III b. I and II c. II and III d. I e. I, II, and III
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E
15
Q
- B cell receptor
a. Can recognize peptides onle
b. Antigen recognition is mediated by the variable regions of alpha and beta chains
c. Associated with CD3 and zeta proteins
d. Responds to both three dimensional and linear epitopes
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D
16
Q
- Defective lysosomal granules of phagocytes and natural killer cells could cause
a. Septic shock
b. Thrombosis
c. Chediak-Higashi syndrome
d. Chronic granulomatous disease
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C
17
Q
17. Which of the following is a characteristic of the T cell receptor (TCR)? I. is present on all T cells II. Has dual chain structure III. Recognizes antigen bound to class I and class II molecules a. I and II b. I and III c. II and III d. I e. I, II, and III f. III g. II
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E
18
Q
- Blood monocytes differentiate into ___________ when they enter extracellular tissues
a. Macrophages
b. Polymorphonuclea leukocytes
c. Natural killer cells
d. Effector cells
e. Naïve cells
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A