PRE LAB EXPERMENT 5

Question 1

any substance recognized by the body as foreign, which when introduced into the body, stimulates an immune response such as antibody formation

Answer 1

antigen

Question 2

– the only capable substance inducing an of immune response.

Answer 2

Immunogen

Question 3

– is to bind an antibody, but is unable to stimulate an immune response.

Answer 3

Antigen

Question 4

is a specific substance produced by the body in response to the presence of an antigen and reacts with it in some observable means

Answer 4

antibody or immunoglobulin

Question 5

(?) observed in vitro is the basis of most serologic tests that aids in the diagnosis of various disease conditions.

Answer 5

Antigen-antibody interactions