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Immunology
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Post-Graduate
05/01/2009

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Term
the affinity of a antibody for a specific antigen depends upon ?
Definition
complimentary shape and property of the antigen binding site to the antigen
Term
which function below can be assigned to antibodies?
Definition
neutralization, complement activation, antigen binding, opsonization
Term
which of the following statements concerning antigen and epitopes are true?
Definition
epitopes include a linear pathogenic peptide sequence or amino acid from different part of the antigen,
a protein molecule or viral capsid protein may contain multiple epitopes,
not all antigen are capable of eliciting an immune response
Term
neutralization, opsonization, activation of complement are all functions of which antibody?
Definition
IgG
Term
what do the different antibody isotypes, generated in response to a specific antigen have in common?
Definition
they all have the same antigen specificity
Term
which of the molecules listed below play an essential role in antigen presentation?
Definition
MHC
Term
which of the following immunoglobulin isotypes is the first to be produced in an immune response to a given antigen?
Definition
IgM
Term
in a normal person, what percentage of the total serum Ig is IgG?
Definition
70%
Term
what structural element of an antibody is MOST important for antigen binding specificity?
Definition
Complementary determinant region
Term
which of the following statesments about IgM is true?
Definition
It is important in the first few days of the primary immune response
Term
which of the following immunoglobulins protects the mucosal surfaces of the respiratory , intestinal and genourinary tract from pathogenic organisms ?
Definition
IgA
Term
the primary purpose of the adaptive immune response is to:
Definition
protect from disease upon re-infection from an specific antigen
Term
the primary purpose of the adaptive immune response is to:
Definition
protect from disease upon re-infection from an specific antigen
Term
a vaccine administered in the autumn of one year may protect against the prevalent strain of influenza that originated in hong kong that same year, but it will not protect against an;other strain that originated in russia. This phenomena illustrates which of the following property of the adaptive immune system?
Definition
specificity
Term
the body's first defense against infection involves the following:
Definition
skin, Lysozyme , mucus, acidic enviroments
Term
of the cells named below which of the following is specialized in the innate immune response?
Definition
granulocytes
Term
rapid but not antigen specific responses are produced by
Definition
innate immune system
Term
inflammation does not involve:
Definition
secretion of antibodies
Term
vaccination protects us from disease by generating :
Definition
memory lymphocytes
Term
what is a unique molecular components of the innate immune response
Definition
complement
Term
the interaction between an effector t-cell and a macrophages induce
Definition
activation of macrophages
Term
a previously healthy 8 year old boy is infected with an upper respiratory tract virus of the first time. during the first few hours of the infection, which of the following events occur?
Definition
the innate immune system responds rapidly to the viral infection and keeps the viral infection under control
Term
the innate immune response involves the following
Definition
rapid response,
limited number of specificity,
natural killer cells
Term
which of the following is true?(effector cells)
Definition
some effector cells of the immune system have innate and adaptive functions
Term
which mechanism does NOT contribute to antibody-antigen binding diversity?
Definition
many heavy chain Fc coding genes are present in the germline DNA
Term
hematopeetic stem cells are pluripotent, which means they are?
Definition
capable of developing into any blood cell
Term
what statement below is true regarding isotype switching
Definition
a process that results in the irreversible selection of sequences for the constant domains of the Fc portion of the antibody
Term
combinatorial diversity says that by random combination of 40 functional Vk segments with 5 Jk segments, the number of different k chains that could be made are:
Definition
200
Term
what mechanism is responsible for increasing antibody affinity to antigen after b-cell activation?
Definition
somatic hypermutation
Term
the ability of an antigen to induce an immune response does NOT depend on the antigen's:
Definition
ability to enter the bone marrow
Term
where are lymphocytes activated?
Definition
lymph nodes
Term
what is the name of the molecule that when covalently linked to a non-immunogenic antigen can make it immunogenic?
Definition
carrier
Term
macrophages bind mannose on bacteria and phagocytose them
Definition
innate
Term
t-cells secrete il-4 to activate b-cell proliferation
Definition
adaptive
Term
an NK cell binds to IgG coated parasite and lyses it
Definition
adaptive
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