Immunology Make Up Exams Flashcards
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1.) A plasma cell differs from a B cell in which way?
a. Plasma cells are an immature form in B-cell development
b. Only plasma cells secrete circulating antibody
c. Plasma cells are only found in peripheral blood
d. Plasma cells secrete cytokines
b. Only plasma cells secrete circulating antibody
2.) A processed antigen first encounters and binds to MHC class II molecules in the:
a. endoplasmic reticulum
b. membrane surface
c. nucleus
d. endosomal compartment
d. endosomal compartment
3.) Antigen recognition by CD4-positive T cells requires
a. class I MHC molecules
b. class III MHC molecules
c. class II MHC molecules
d. no MHC molecules
c. class II MHC molecules
4.) Characteristics of MHC class II molecules include which of the following?
a. Have an alpha chain and beta-2 microglobulin
b. Combine with antigen made inside the cell
c. Have alpha and beta chains of approximately equal size
d. Interact with CD8+ T cells
Have alpha and beta chains of approximately equal size
5.) Class II molecules bind to what kind of peptides?
a. From processed endogenous antigens
b. Carbohydrates
c. From processed exogenous antigens
d. Native peptides
From processed exogenous antigens
6.) Cytotoxic T cells are the primary immune response against which type of pathogen?
a. Parasites
b. Bacteria
c. Fungi
d. Viruses
Viruses
7.) Endogenous peptides binding to MHC-A, MHC-B, or MHC-C molecules on the surface of hepatocytes are critical for the response by:
a. cytotoxic T cells
b. macrophages
c. T helper cells
d. B lymphocytes
a. cytotoxic T cells
8.) Granzymes activate which of the following in a target cell?
a. Complement activation
b. Apoptosis
c. Cytokine secretion
d. Phagocytosis
Apoptosis
9.) How many antigen binding sites does IgA in secretions have?
a. 4
b. 1
c. 2
d. 10
e. 5
4
10.) Identify the correct pairing of an immunoglobulin and its property.
a. IgE: major immunoglobulin of secondary response
b. IgG: most abundant in serum
c. IgA: crosses the placenta
d. IgM: immunoglobulin produced by a T cell
b. IgG: most abundant in serum
11.) Identify the statement about monoclonal antibodies that is true.
a. They all recognize numerous antigens
b. They are found only in cancerous states
c. They are used for testing only and not as therapeutic agents
d. They arise from a single plasma cell.
d. They arise from a single plasma cell.
12.) If a mother is MHC A3A14/B5B15/Cw3Cw4 and her child is A3A9/B5B27/Cw4Cw7, which of the following men is the most likely candidate for the father? (The numbers indicate different allotypes)
a. A5A9/B5B27/Cw3Cw7
b. A5A9/B17B27/Cw3Cw5
c. A4A15/B2B27/Cw1Cw5
d. A9A11/B15B21/Cw1Cw4
A5A9/B5B27/Cw3Cw7
13.) Immunoglobulins are grouped into classes on the basis of similarities in:
a. antigen binding sites
b. heavy chains
c. both heavy and light chains
d. light chains
b. heavy chains
14.) In antigen processing, the function of transporters associated with antigen-processing (TAP) proteins is to:
a. recognize and digest exogenous protein
b. help digest large proteins
c. transport digested proteins to MHC class I molecules
d. bind to MHC class II molecules in the endoplasmic reticulum
c. transport digested proteins to MHC class I molecules
15.) MHC class I antigens are recognized by which of the following cells?
a. Macrophages
b. CD4+ T cells
c. B cells
d. CD8+ T cells
d. CD8+ T cells
16.) MHC molecules containing beta-2-microglobulin:
a. contain alpha and beta transmembrane polypeptides.
b. are encoded by HLA-DR genes.
c. are encoded by HLA-A, HLA-B, and HLA-C genes.
d. participate in the activation of CD4 T cells.
c. are encoded by HLA-A, HLA-B, and HLA-C genes.
17.) Perforin and granzymes are used by which cells to kill target cells?
a. B cells
b. CD4 T cells
c. Macrophages
d. CD8 T cells
d. CD8 T cells
18.) T cells are capable of recognizing:
a. native (nondegraded) peptides
b. haptens
c. degraded peptides
d. conformational epitopes
c. degraded peptides
19.) T helper cells recognize which of the following?
a. Microbe-specific structures
b. Native (unmodified) extracellular viral proteins
c. Exogenous peptide bound to class II MHC
d. Endogenous peptides bound to class I MHC
c. Exogenous peptide bound to class II MHC
20.) The AFFINITY of antigen–antibody binding is influenced by which of the following?
a. How well the antigen fits into the binding site on Fab
b. The charge distribution on Fc
c. The number of Fab sites on the immunoglobulin
d. The number of antigens in the reaction
a. How well the antigen fits into the binding site on Fab
21.) The antigen specificity of a B cell is determined:
a. after interaction with antigen
b. after isotype switching
c. only by the L chain
d. by H- and L-chain variable-region sequences
d. by H- and L-chain variable-region sequences
22.) The cells that primarily function by secreting large amounts of cytokines are:
a. T helper cells
b. plasma cells
c. cytotoxic T cells
d. B cells
a. T helper cells
23.) The function of CD4+ T cells is:
a. to kill virally infected cells
b. phagocytosis
c. production of opsonins
d. to help B cells make antibody
d. to help B cells make antibody
24.) The primary response is characterized by:
a. the recognition of antigens by naïve B cells.
b. the recognition of antigens by memory B cells
c. the production of large amounts of IgG
d. a very short lag period
a. the recognition of antigens by naïve B cells.