ISBB Flashcards
Which of the following can be attributed to Pasteur?
a. Discovery of opsonins
b. Observation of phagocytosis
c. First attenuated vaccines
d. Discovery of antibody diversity
c. First attenuated vaccines
Almroth Wright = Discovery of opsonins
Elie Metchnikoff = Observation of phagocytosis
Susumo Tonegawa = Discovery of antibody diversity
Which of the following best describes a hapten?
a. Cannot react with antibody
b. Antigenic only when coupled to a carrier
c. Has multiple determinant sites
d. A large chemically complex molecule
b. Antigenic only when coupled to a carrier
Which of the following antigens are found on the Tcell subset known as helpers/inducers?
a. CD3
b. CD4
c. CD8
d. CD11
b. CD4
Which antibody provides protection to the growing fetus because it is able to cross the placenta?
a. IgG
b. IgA
c. IgM
d. IgD
a. IgG
Which MHC molecule is necessary for antigen recognition by CD4+ T cells?
a. Class I
b. Class II
c. Class III
d. No MHC molecule is necessary
b. Class II
Which of the following cytokines is also known as the T-cell growth factor?
a. IFN-γ
b. IL-12
c. IL-2
d. IL-10
c. IL-2
The classical complement pathway is activated by:
a. Most viruses
b. Antigen-antibody complexes
c. Fungal cell walls
d. Mannose in bacterial cell walls
b. Antigen-antibody complexes
Serum sickness, Arthus reaction and SLE are examples of:
a. Type I hypersensitivity reactions
b. Type II hypersensitivity reactions
c. Type III hypersensitivity reactions
d. Type IV hypersensitivity reactions
d. Type IV hypersensitivity reactions
What is considered as the gold standard for contact dermatitis?
a. RAST
b. RIST
c. Skin prick test
d. Patch test
d. Patch test
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
Each of the following markers is correctly paired with a disease in which it can be used for patient monitoring, except:
a. CEA/choriocarcinoma
b. CA 15-3/breast adenocarcinoma
c. CA 125/ovarian carcinoma
d. CA 19-9/pancreatic adenocarcinoma
a. CEA/choriocarcinoma
hCG = choriocarcinoma
CEA = colorectal cancer
The term for enhancement of phagocytosis by coating of foreign particles with serum protein is:
a. opsonization
b. agglutination
c. solubilization
d. chemotaxis
a. opsonization
What clinical manifestation would be seen in a patient with myeloperoxidase deficiency?
a. Defective T-cell function
b. Inability to produce IgG
c. Defective NK cell function
d. Defective neutrophil function
d. Defective neutrophil function
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
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
b. Zone of equivalence
Primary antibody found in Helicobacter pylori infection:
a. IgA
b. IgE
c. IgG
d. IgM
c. IgG
Interpretation of Hepatitis B panel:
HBsAg = negative
Anti-HBc = positive
Anti-HBs = positive
a. Acutely infected
b. Immune because of natural infection
c. Immune because of hepatitis B vaccination
d. Might be susceptible to a false-positive anti-HBc
c. Immune because of hepatitis B vaccination
Which of the following techniques uses restriction enzymes, electrophoresis, and then transfer of DNA fragments onto a solid matrix, followed by probing with labeled probes?
a. Dot-blot
b. Southern blot
c. Western blot
d. LCR
b. Southern blot
The method of choice for detecting VZV infection in immunocompromised hosts is:
a. Serology to detect virus-specific IgM antibodies
b. Serology to detect virus-specific IgG antibodies
c. Viral culture
d. Real-time PCR
d. Real-time PCR
In 1492, blood was taken from three young men and given to the stricken:
a. Pope Benedict XVI
b. Queen Elizabeth
c. Christopher Columbus
d. Pope Innocent VII
d. Pope Innocent VII
AHG reagent:
a. Yellow
b. Blue
c. Green
d. Red
c. Green
Yellow= POSITIVE
Blue= NEGATIVE
a. B
b. B POSITIVE
c. A
d. A POSITIVE
a. B
Which genotype(s) will give rise to Bombay phenotype?
a. HH only
b. HH and Hh
c. Hh and hh
d. hh only
d. hh only