HMX Immunology Practice Exam Questions And Answers.
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HMX Immunology
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HMX Immunology
Which of the mechanisms listed below does NOT prevent T cells from reacting against self antigens? -
Naive T cells require signals delivered by microbes to become activated
Consider the adaptive immune response to three different classes of pathogens - parasitic worms, fungi
in mucosal areas, an...
HMX Immunology Practice Exam
Which of the mechanisms listed below does NOT prevent T cells from reacting against self antigens? -
Naive T cells require signals delivered by microbes to become activated
Consider the adaptive immune response to three different classes of pathogens - parasitic worms, fungi
in mucosal areas, and intracellular bacteria. Which helper T cell subset is most associated with the
immune response to each of these classes of pathogens? - parasitic worms - Th2; fungi in mucosal
areas - Th17; intracellular bacteria
Allergy and autoimmunity are both diseases caused by an inappropriate immune response. What is the
main distinction between allergy and autoimmunity? - direct killing of infected self cells and
activation of phagocytic cells
Antibodies activate multiple different immune functions, some of which require other components of
the immune system. Which of the following antibody-associated functions works with antibodies alone?
- neutralization
Individuals with certain inherited genetic diseases lack a thymus. These individuals have reduced
immune function and are most likely to be deficient in numbers or function of which of the following cell
types? (select two answers) - B lymphocytes; T lymphocytes
Some of the steps of an acute inflammatory response are listed below. Which of these steps would occur
first in a given episode of inflammation? - microbial molecules bind to innate immune receptors
What is the source of peptides presented on MHC class I molecules and MHC class II molecules? -
Peptides from proteins broken down in lysosomes are presented on MHC class II molecules.
Peptides from proteins broken down in proteasomes are presented on MHC class I molecules
Which of the following immune cells are tissue-resident sentinel cells? (select two answers) -
macrophages; mast cells
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