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1
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List 2 functions of the spleen

A

hematopoietic (creates new blood cells)

Red blood cell reservoir

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2
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Name one tissue specific macrophage

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microglia-brain

Klumpfer- liver

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3
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Name 2 effects of activation of macrophages by PAMPs

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antimicrobial

antigen presentation

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4
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Antibody produced during a secondary or anamnestic response has higher affinity to the antigenic epitopes that the antibody during primary immune response. What mechanism results in this increased specificity

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somatic hypermutation

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5
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List two of the body’s reactions to injury resulting in inflammation

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Increased blood flow

accumulation of lymphocytes

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6
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List 3 mechanisms of generating diversity in B cell receptors. Does this also occur in T cells

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Mutations/deletions- Yes
Somatic hypermutation- No
Genetic diversity- Yes

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7
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Once a B cell class switches to IgE it can no longer produce IgG, but it can still switch to IgA, why

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Loss of genes

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8
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Positive selection of T cells in the thymus deletes certain T cells. Why

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Can’t recognize self MHC

Negative is because they act with self

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9
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On what type of cells are MHC class 2 present

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Antigen presenting cells

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10
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Where is the antigen derived that is presented by MHC class 2

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exogenous

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11
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What type of cell does MHC class 2 present antigen to

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CD4

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12
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Polymorphism in regard to MHC molecules

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Co-dominant

Able to produce many responses

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13
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Polygeny in regards to MHC 2 molecules

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multiple genes

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14
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2 separate signals that activate naive T cells from the same APC. What molecules are involved in the 1st and 2nd signal

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MHC-CD3

B7-CD28

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15
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What happens to a T cell if only the 1st signal is received

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Tolerence

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16
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What is the major target in a graft that is recognized as foreign by the immune system of the recipient

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MHC

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17
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What causes increased immunogenicity

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Large size
Intermediate dose
Complex composition

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18
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List two secondary lymphoid organs other than lymph nodes and spleen

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Peyer’s patches

MALT

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19
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What type of injection will give the best immunogenicity

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SQ

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20
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What is the general effector of immediate hypersensitivity

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IgE

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21
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What is a condition of immediate hypersensitivity

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allergies

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22
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What is the general effector of cytotoxic type hypersensitivity

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ADCC

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23
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What is a condition of cytotoxic type hypersensitivity

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Drug reactions

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24
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What is a general effector of immune complex type hypersensitivity

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Immune complex

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25
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What is a condition of immune complex type hypersensitivity

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Serum sickness

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26
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What is a general effector of delayed type hypersensitivity

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T-lymph

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27
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what is a condition of delayed type hypersensitivitiy

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poison ivy

28
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First line of defense against virus that infects endothelial cells

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MHC 1 restricted production of Th1 cytokines

29
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Immunity against a small extracellular protozoa

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antibody, opsonizing

30
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general protection against heminthes

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Cytokine mediated NK cells

31
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Toxin mediated disase such as Clostridium botulinum

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Antibody neutralizing

32
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Long term memory response against viral infection of epithelial cells

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MHC 1 restricted productionof cytotoxic Tlmphhocytes

33
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T/F: Adaptive immune response is always genearate after an innate immune response

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false

34
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T/F: Adaptive immunity always requires priming

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True

35
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For a whole organism that is inactivated vaccine, do you need adjuvant, does it replicate in host, and is it exogenous or endogenous

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Needs adjuvant, does not replicate in host, exogenus

36
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For a whole organism that is live, do you need adjuvant, does it replicate in host, and is it exogenous or endogenous

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Doesn’t need adjuvant, replicates in host, endogenous

37
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Does part of the part of the whole antigen that is inactivated in a vaccine need adjuvant, replicate in host, and is it exogenous or endogenous

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needs adjuvant, does not replicate in host, exogenous

38
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Does a whole modified vaccine need adjuvant, replicate in host, and is it exogenous, endogenous, or both

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does not need adjuvant, replicates in host, and is both

39
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One difference between primary and secondary lymphoid organs

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Primary- lymphocyte maturation

Secondary- proliferation

40
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What is an example of a primary lymph organ

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Thymus

41
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What is an example of secondary lymph organ

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lymph node

42
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what are 2 functions of macrophages

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Phagocytosis

antigen presentation

43
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Is recognition of PAMPs in beginning of immune response adaptive or innate

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Innate

44
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macrophages, neutrophils, compliment, and NK cells are primarily innate or adaptive

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innate

45
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Memory is innate or adaptive

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adaptive

46
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APC for generation of immune response adaptive or innate

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adaptive

47
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is phagocytosis of exogenous antigen MHC 1 or 2

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2

48
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The fusion of lysosome and the phagosome for processing is MHC1 or 2

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2

49
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APCs are used in MHC 1 or 2

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2

50
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Does MHC 1 or 2 require the proteosome for processing of endogenous antigen

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1

51
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what is used in toxin mediated disease

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antibody neutralizing

52
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what is used in intestinal infection

A

antibody neutralizing

53
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what is used in innate immunity protection of west nile virus

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natural killer cells

54
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what is used in short term adaptive protection against WNV

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antibody opsonizing

55
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what is used in long term adaptive protection against WNV

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CD8T cells

56
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what is used in immunity against an intracellualr bacteria

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phagosomal lysosomal fusion

57
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what are 2 problems that can occur with any vaccine

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hypersensitivity

impure vaccine

58
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2 goals of vaccine that are independent of eradication

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increase resistance of herd

prevent spreading

59
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What are unique features of the mucosal immune system

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peyer’s patches, M cells, secretory IgA

60
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Kennel cough vaccine is administered interanasal, what antibody would predominate

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IgA

61
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unique feature of secretory IgA

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synthesis in mucosal tissues only

62
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what is self tolerance

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lack of response to a self antigen

63
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how is b and t cell self tolerance established

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colonal deletion/ colonal anergy

64
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what is colonal deletion

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elimination of immature T and B cell clones with self reactive antigen receptors

65
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what is autoimmunity

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loss of self tolerance

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