ISBB Flashcards
Which cells are capable of further differentiation?
A. Lymphocytes
B. Monocytes
C. Neutrophils
D. Dendritic cells
B. Monocytes
What is the most significant agent formed in the phagolysosome for the killing of microorganisms?
a. Proteolytic enzymes
b. Hydroxyl radicals
c. Hydrogen peroxide
d. Superoxide
c. Hydrogen peroxide
Which cell is the most potent phagocytic cell in the tissue?
a. Neutrophil
b. Dendritic cell
c. Eosinophil
d. Basophil
b. Dendritic cell
Which of the following is a primary lymphoid organ?
a. Lymph node
b. Spleen
c. Thymus
d. MALT
c. Thymus
Which of the following is found on the T cell subset known as helpers?
a. CD19
b. CD4
c. CD8
d. CD56
b. CD4 - T-helper MHC II
CD19 - B cells
CD8 - T - cytotoxic MHC I
CD56
HLA-A, HLA-B, HA-C belong to which MHC class?
a Class I
b. Class I|
c. Class III
d. Class IV
a Class I
CD8- T cytotoxic
HLA-DR, HLA-DQ, HLA-DP belong to which MHC class?
a. Class I
b. Class II
c. Class III
d. Class IV
b. Class II
CD4 T helper cell
T lymphocyte are incapable of functioning as:
a. Cytotoxic cells
b. Helper cells
c.Phagocytic cells
d. Regulatory cells
c.Phagocytic cells
Cytotoxic- CD8
Helper- CD4
Regulatory cells- CD25
Antigen receptors on T lymphocyte bind HLA class Il molecules with the help of which accessory molecule?
a. CD2
b. CD3
c. CD4
d. CD8
c. CD4
From the following, identify a specific component of the adaptive immune system that is formed in response to antigenic stimulation:
a. Lysozyme
b. Complement
c. Commensal organism
d. Immunoglobulin or antibodies
d. Immunoglobulin or antibodies
Which immunoglobulin appears first in the primary immune response?
a. IgG
b. IgM
c. IgA
d. IgE
b. IgM
Not true about IgM
a. Highest in anamnestic response
b. Has five subunits
c. Predominant in primary immune response
d. Immediate response
a. Highest in anamnestic response -IgG
The key structural difference that distinguishe immunoglobulin subclasses:
a. Stereometry of the hypervariable region
b. Number of domains
c. Sequence of the constant regions
d. Covalent linkage of the light chains
c. Sequence of the constant regions
Which antibody best protects mucosal surfaces?
a. IgA
b. IgG
a. IgA
IgA1- monomer in serum
IgA2- dimer in secretion
The subclasses of IgG differ mainly in:
a. The type of L chain
b. The arrangement of disulfide bonds
c. The ability to act as opsonin
d. Molecular weight
b. The arrangement of disulfide bonds
Immunoglobulin that is the most efficient at crossing the placenta:
a IgG
b. IgA
c. IgM
d. IgD
a IgG
IgG1>3>4
IgG2 cant cross
Antibody idiotype is dictated by the:
a. Constant region of heavy chain
b. Constant region of light chain
c. Constant region of heavy and light chains
d. Variable regions of heavy and light chains
d. Variable regions of heavy and light chains
Vovo idiot
Antibody allotype is dictated by the:
a. Constant region of heavy chain
b. Constant region of light chain
c. Constant region of heavy and light chains
d. Variable regions of heavy and light chains
c. Constant region of heavy and light chains
Allotype
Unique amino acid sequence that is common to all immunoglobulin molecules of a given class in a given species:
a. Isotype
b. Allotype
c. Idiotype
d. None of the above
a. Isotype
Common to all
All antigen-antibody binding are:
a,Reversible
b. Irreversible
c. Reversible or irreversible
d. None of the above
a,Reversible
All of the following are immunologic functions of complement, except:
a.Induction of an antiviral state
b. Opsonization
c. Chemotaxis
d. Anaphylatoxin formation
a. Induction of an antiviral state
-Interferons
Opsonization - C3b, C4b
Chemotaxis - C5a
Anaphylatoxin formation - C3a, C5a
After the attachment of organism into the phagocyte, the pseudopodia surrounds the pathogen, after which the pseudopodia fuse to completely enclose the pathogen, forming a structure known as?
a. Lysosome
b. Phagolysosome
c. Phagosome
d. None of the above
C. Phagosome
Which of the following cytokine is also known as the T-cell growth factor?
a. IFN-gamma
b. IL-12
c. IL- 2
D. IL-10
c. IL- 2
T-cell growth factor
IL-1 acute phase response+fever
IL3-multi lineage
Which would be the best assay to measure a specific cytokine?
a. Blast formation
b. T-cell proliferation
c. Measurement of leukocyte chemotaxis
d. ELISA testing
d. ELISA testing
- The classical complement pathway is activated by:
a. Most viruses
B. most Antigen-antibody complexes
c. Fungal cell walls
d. Mannose in bacterial cell walls
B. most Antigen-antibody complexes- IgM> IgG
Lectin pathway
-Mannose in bacterial cell walls
Alternative pathway
- Microbes
Which would be most effective in measuring an individual complement component?
a. CH50 assay
b. Radial immunodiffusion
c. AH50 assay
d. Lytic assay with liposome
b. Radial immunodiffusion
Which best characterizes the secondary response?
a. Equal amounts of IgM and IgG are produced
b. There is an increase in IgM only
c. There is a large increase in IgG but not IgM
d. The lag phase is the same as in the primary response.
c. There is a large increase in IgG but not IgM
When soluble antigens diffuse in a gel that contains antibody, in which zone does OPTIMUM precipitation occur?
a Prozone
b. Zone of equivalence
c. Postzone
d. Prezone
Zone of equivalence
Prozone - antibody excess
Postzone - antigen excess
Which technique represents a single-diffusion reaction?
a. Radial immunodiffusion
b. Ouchterlony diffusion
c. Immunoelectrophoresis
d. immunofixation electrophoresis
a. Radial immunodiffusion
Ouchterlony diffusion- double diffusion
How much diluent needs to be added to 0.2 mL of serum to make a 1:20 dilution?
a. 19.8 mL
b. 4.0 mL
c. 3.8 mL
d. 10.0 mL
c. 3.8 mL
Total volume: 4.0 mL
Testing ANA have been helpful in:
a. SLE detection
b. RA detection
c. Leukemia detection
d. Hemolytic anemia detection
a. SLE detection
Which of the following would be considered an organ-specific autoimmune disease?
a. SLE
b. RA
c. GPA
d. Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
d. Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
Which of the following would support a diagnosis of drug-induced lupus?
A. Anthistone antibodies
B. Antibodies to Smith antigen
C. Presence of RF
D. Antibodies to SS-A and SS-B antigens
A. Anthistone antibodies
Antibodies to Smith antigen
-SLE
Presence of RF
-RA
most specific is Anti- CCP
A peripheral pattern of staining of the nucleus on
IIF is caused by which of the following antibodies?
a. Anti-Sm antibody
b. Anti-SSA/Ro antibody
c. Centromere antibody
d. Anti-dsDNA
d. Anti-dsDNA - peripheral pattern
Anti-CCP (cyclic citrullinated proteins) is specifically
associated with which autoimmune
disease?
a. RA
b. MG
c. Autoimmune hepatitis
d. Goodpasture’s syndrome
a. RA
Anti-glomerular basement antibody is most often associated with this condition:
a. Goodpasture disease
b. SLE
c. Celiac disease
d. Chronic active hepatitis
a. Goodpasture disease
To determine if a patient is allergic to rye grass, the best to perform is the:
a. Total IgE
b. Skin prick test
c. DAT
d. Complement fixation
b. Skin prick test
Suppose a 30-year-old man was found to be a suitable donor for a kidney transplant to his younger sister. This transplant would be an example of a (an):
a. Autograft
b. Allograft
c. Isograft
d. Xenograft
b. Allograft
Autograft - myself
Isograft - Identical twin
Xenograft - different species
Which of the following is being described?
*One of the several types of cell surface molecules that regulate the activity of NK lymphocytes
*These alloreactive NK cells have been shown to mediate
GRAFT-VERSUS-LEUKEMIA (GVL)
reaction.
a. КО
b. MICA
c. KIRS
d. HLA
c. KIRS
Killer immonuglobulin-like reveptors