Test 2 writing Qs and abbreviations

Question 1

KIR stands for?

Answer 1

Killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR)

Question 2

SSc stands for?

Answer 2

Systemic sclerosis (SSc)

Question 3

TLR stands for?

Answer 3

Toll-like receptors (TLR)

Question 4

NF-kB stands for?

Answer 4

Nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kB)

Question 5

What is the spectrum of excitation?

Answer 5

a range of light wavelengths that add energy to a fluorochrome, causing it to emit wavelengths of light.

Question 6

Whats the formula for calculating index of phagocytic activity?

Answer 6

Phagocytic index = (total number of engulfed cells / number of macrophages cotaining engulfed cells) X (number of macrophages containing engulfed cells / total number of counted macrophages ) X 100.

Question 7

What is Toxoid?

Answer 7

A toxin of a disease-causing organism treated so as to destroy its poisonous effects while leaving it still capable of causing antibodies to form when it is injected into the body ( used as a vaccine)

Question 8

NOX stands for?

Answer 8

NADPH oxidase (NOX)

Question 9

BCG stands for?

Answer 9

Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG)

Question 10

DAMPs stands for?

Answer 10

Damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs)