Quiz Questions Flashcards
Which complement system component(s) could be deficient and result in REDUCED degradation of intracellular microbes?
a. C3b
b. C1-INH
c. Factor H
d. C5-9
a. C3b - initiates opsonization of intracellular bacteria (not inter-)
You are a bacterium, excited to find your way into the lungs of a cow. What defense are you LEAST likely to encounter first?
a. A macrophage
b. Mucociliary escalator
c. A neutrophil
d. Defensins
c. neutrophil - while they are first responders, macrophages are local to tissues
Which type of PRR is best suited to detect a CYTOPLASMIC viral infection?
a. Toll-like receptor
b. RIG-1-like receptor
c. Soluble receptor
d. NOD-like receptor
b. RIG-1-like receptor
Toll-like are ECM/intracellular, NOD are cytoplasmic bacteria, soluble wasn’t talked about
Which of the following cells is not phagocytic?
a. Dendritic cell
b. Lymphocyte
c. Neutrophil
d. Macrophage
b. lymphocyte
CD8+ T cells are primarily known for their ability to:
a. Kill infected cells
b. Kill dendritic cells
c. Secrete cytokines
d. Secrete antibodies
a. kill infected cells
Which cell bridges the gap between innate and adaptive immune responses?
a. Dendritic cell
b. Neutrophil
c. T cell
d. Basophil
a. Dendritic cell
MHC class I:
a. Binds peptides that are 40 AA long
b. Is expressed on all nucleated cells
c. Has an antigen binding site made up of δ and μ
d. Is recognized by CD4
b. Is expressed on all nucleated cells
binds short peptides, has alpha/beta chains, is recognized by CD8+ (self killing)
The signal transduction component of the B cell receptor consists of which protein?
a. CD79a
b. CD8
c. CD4a
d. CD3
a. CD79a
CD8 and CD4 = T cells
CD3 = osponization
Identify the antibody type that is mainly produced on mucosal surfaces in dimeric form:
a. IgG
b. IgA
c. IgD
d. IgM
b. IgA
An Irish setter presented with abscesses lacking pus and oral ulcers would likely be diagnosed with
a. Neutrophil chemotaxis
b. Autoimmune mucosal disease
c. Leukocyte adhesion deficiency
c. Leukocyte adhesion deficiency
What component is responsible for leukocyte adhesion deficiency
a. B2 integrins
b. C3b
c. C5a
d. G protein-coupled receptors
a. B2 integrins
What percentage of immune system function do you have to lose in order to observe amyloidosis
a. 30%
b. 90%
c. 50%
d. 70%
d. 70%
Species susceptible to septic shock have this in common
a. underactive cytotoxic T cells
b. pulmonary intravascular macrophages
c. overactive dendritic cells
b. pulmonary intravascular macrophages
What polymorphism makes IBS common to German Shepherds
a. TLR4/5
b. CD3
c. Rig-1-receptor
d. NFkB
a. TLR4/5
Explain how TLR polymorphisms contribute to IBS in German Shepherds
Found on the basolateral surface and reactive to pathogenic bacteria. However, in German Shepherds this polymorphism makes them ?
What kind of cells are found in the parafollicular region of the lymph nodes
B cells
Give the cytokine, immune reaction, and host defense of:
TH1
- IFNy
- macrophage activation
- intracellular/viral pathogens
Give the cytokine, immune reaction, and host defense of:
TH2
- IL 4, 5, 13
- eosinophil and mast cell activation
- helminth
Give the cytokine, immune reaction, and host defense of:
TH17
- IL 17, 22
- neutrophil
- extracellular bacteria and fungi
Give the cytokine, immune reaction, and host defense of:
TfH
- IL 21
- antibody production
- extracellular pathogens
What recognizes MHC class I
CD8+/cytotoxic T cells