Weekly Quiz 7: Immunity Flashcards
Many choice: Which of the following is a cell of the innate immune system?
Group of answer choices
Memory B cell
Plasma cell
Neutrophil
Memory T cell
Cytotoxic T cell
Neutrophil
When we receive a vaccine, which of the following is responsible for better defense against disease?
Group of answer choices
Production of memory cells
Activation of specific lymphocytes
Display of antigen on an antigen-presenting cell
Phagocytosis
Penetration of surface barriers
Production of memory cells
A study has found that the smallpox vaccine provides protection over the time course of decades. The vaccine against smallpox does not protect against the flu. These observations are due to which of the following facts? Choose every correct answer.
Group of answer choices
The adaptive immune response is specific.
The adaptive immune response provides memory
The innate immune response is specific.
The innate immune response has memory
The adaptive immune response is specific.
The adaptive immune response provides memory
Cytotoxic T-Cells are also known as
Group of answer choices
Class 1 MHC cells
Class 2 MHC cells
CD4 cells
CD8 cells
NK cells
CD8 cells
A cancer cell displaying a specific mutation on its cell surface would be killed by
Group of answer choices
B cell
Helper T cell
Cytotoxic T cell
Epithelial cell
Fibroblast
Cytotoxic T cell
Assume that someone who has been sick with a disease called cowpox becomes immune to smallpox. Which of the following could you deduce about the smallpox? Assume you have no further information about the diseases and pathogens.
Group of answer choices
The smallpox pathogen has antibodies that look like cowpox.
The smallpox pathogen has antigens that look like cowpox.
Smallpox and cowpox must be caused by viruses.
Smallpox and cowpox must be caused by bacteria.
None of these choices are logical conclusions.
The smallpox pathogen has antigens that look like cowpox.
All nucleated cells display antigens on which cell surface marker?
Group of answer choices
B cell receptor
T cell receptor
Class 1 MHC
Class 2 MHC
CD8
Class 1 MHC
Which of the following cells could be activated to produce antibodies?
Group of answer choices
CD4
CD8
B cells (antiBBBBodies)
NK cells
Macrophages
B cells (antiBBBBodies)
Which of the following secrete antibodies?
Group of answer choices
Helper T cells
Cytotoxic T cells
Plasma cells
Macrophages
Neutrophils
Plasma cells
The cause of an autoimmune disease is
Group of answer choices
We are unable to activate our immune cells so are susceptible to secondary infections
We are unable to activate our immune cells so fail to produce lymph
Our immune cells become sensitized to extracellular foreign pathogens
Our immune cells become sensitized to intracellular foreign pathogens
Our immune cells recognize an antigen that is normally present in our bodies
Our immune cells recognize an antigen that is normally present in our bodies
In order for a vaccine to work, we require
Group of answer choices
Helper T cells
Memory T cells
Memory B cells
Cells of the innate immune system
All of the above
All of the above
- A secondary immune response is ________ than a primary response.
Group of answer choices
Stronger and faster
Weaker and slower
The same strength and speed as
Stronger and faster
An effective response to a vaccine requires CD4 cells.
Group of answer choices
True
False
True
MHC class 1 molecules are
Group of answer choices
Displayed on all nucleated cells and interact with the CD8 T cell protein
Displayed on all nucleated cells and interact with the CD4 T cell protein
Displayed on only antigen-presenting cells and interact with the CD8 T cell protein
Displayed on only antigen-presenting cells and interact with the CD4 T cell protein
Displayed on all nucleated cells and interact with the CD8 T cell protein
A cell infected by a virus would be killed by a
Group of answer choices
B cell
Helper T cell
Cytotoxic T cell
Epithelial cell
Fibroblast
Cytotoxic T cell
An effective response to a vaccine requires cells of the innate immune system.
Group of answer choices
True
False
True
Why might this year’s flu vaccine not be effective next year?
Group of answer choices
Mutations in our B cells would alter the antibodies produced
Mutations in our T cells would alter our cellular immunity
Mutations in the flu virus could alter the shape of its antigens
Mutations in the flu virus could alter the shape of its antibodies
Mutations in the flu virus could alter the shape of its antigens
Cytotoxic T cells display
Group of answer choices
Class 2 MHC proteins
B cell receptors
CD 4 surface markers
CD 8 surface markers
CD 8 surface markers
The risk of infection following a cut results from compromised function of
Group of answer choices
B cell
T cell
NK cell
Macrophage
Surface barriers
Surface barriers
Many choice: We are born with which of the following components of the immune system?
Group of answer choices
Surface barriers
Phagocytes
Natural killer cells
Antimicrobial proteins
Surface barriers
Phagocytes
Natural killer cells
Antimicrobial proteins
White blood cells begin development in
Group of answer choices
The thymus
The bone marrow
The spleen
The appendix
Lymph nodes
The bone marrow
When we receive a vaccine, which of the following is the first step in activation of an immune response?
Group of answer choices
Production of memory cells
Activation of specific lymphocytes
Display of antigen on an antigen-presenting cell
Phagocytosis
Penetration of surface barriers
Penetration of surface barriers
Helper T-cells are known as
Group of answer choices
Class 1 MHC cells
Class 2 MHC cells
CD4 cells
CD8 cells
NK cells
CD4 cells
