IS Antigens

Question 1

A substance that reacts with an antibody or sensitized T cells but may not be able to evoke an immune response in the first place?

Answer 1

Antigen

Question 2

Macromolecules capable of triggering an adaptive immune response by inducing the formation of antibodies or sensitized T cells in an immunocompetent host

Answer 2

Immunogen

Question 3

Capacity of a compound to bind with antibodies or with cells of the immune system

Answer 3

Antigenicity

Question 4

Capacity of a compound to induce an immune response

Answer 4

Immunogenicity

Question 5

Compounds that are part of self are not immunogenic

Answer 5

Foreignness

Question 6

As immunogens carbohydrates most often occur in the form of?

Answer 6

Glycolipids

Question 7

Macromolecular size of an immunogen?

Answer 7

10,000 Daltons

Question 8

Substances that fail to induce immune response in their native form because of their low molecular weight and their chemical simplicity

Answer 8

Haptens

Question 9

AKA an antigenic determinant and are recognized by B or T cells

Answer 9

Epitopes

Question 10

2 types of Epitopes

Answer 10

Sequential or Linear and Non-sequential or Conformational

Question 11

A substance administered with an immunogen that increases the immune response and protects immunogen from degradation

Answer 11

Adjuvants

Question 12

Antigens that belongs to the host and do not evoke immune response under normal circumstances

Answer 12

Autoantigens

Question 13

Antigens from other members of the host’s specie and are capable of eliciting immune response

Answer 13

Alloantigens

Question 14

Antigens from other species

Answer 14

Heteroantigens