Immunolgy 2007 Kuby

Question 1

What are two types of cells formed from clonal expansion?

Answer 1

Memory B cells

Plasma cells

Question 2

What is the term for effector B cells?

Answer 2

Plasma cells

Question 3

What are two types of progenitor cells?

Answer 3

Myeloid

Lymphoid

Question 4

What is the cell that secretes active cytokines?

Answer 4

Activated helper T cell

Question 5

What are for adaptive immune response traits?

Answer 5

Memory
Specificity
Diversity
So versus nonself

Question 6

What occurs when a specific antibody binds to a surface antigen?

Answer 6

Clonal selection

Question 7

What cells are principal players in the adaptive immune response representing 20% to 40% of circulating white blood cells and 99% of cells in the lymph?

Answer 7

Lymphocytes

Question 8

By what nomenclature are surface proteins expressed by immune cells referred to?

Answer 8

Cluster of differentiation CD or cluster of designation

Question 9

In addition to CD surface signatures what do BNT cells also express on the surface?

Answer 9

Antigen specific receptors BCR or TCR

Question 10

What cells carry out specific functions to combat a pathogen?

Answer 10

Effector cells

Question 11

What are the names of the first in response to an encounter with an antigen and the re-encounters?

Answer 11

Primary response and secondary response

Question 12

What are the broad different types of lymphocyte cells?

Answer 12

B cells
T cells
Natural killer cells

Question 13

How many surface anti-bodies are expressed on a B cell?

Answer 13

150,000 to 300,000 molecules