Vet Assistant: Self Check- Immunology
Questions and Answers
Veterinarian Kwan Soh wants to give a puppy a vaccination, but it's vital that she first
measure the titer. What does "titer" refer to?
A)The level of an antibody
B)The level of cytotoxin
C)Bacterial density
D)The density of the serum
✓ ~~~A
What's the proper procedure for using a lyophilized vaccine?
A)Insert the syringe into the lyophilized vaccine; draw out the vaccine; inject the
vaccine into the diluent; shake; draw out the mixture.
,B)Insert the syringe into the diluent; draw out the diluent; inject the diluent into the
lyophilized element; shake; draw out the mixture.
C)thaw the lyophilized vaccine to room temperature; shake; draw out the mixture.
D)Warm the lyophilized vaccine; mix it with the diluent in a separate sterile container;
shake; draw out the mixture.
✓ ~~~B
Many infectious organisms bound together into a tangle with antibodies is called
_______.
A)attachment
B)agglutination
C)opsonization
D)passive immunity
✓ ~~~B
What are MLVs?
, A)Vaccines that contain only a few selected parts of an organism
B)Vaccines that contain only a heat-treated bacterial toxin
C)Vaccines made from organisms that have been treated with heat or chemicals to
inactivate them and make them noninfectious
D)Vaccine viruses that are grown in the laboratory either in fertilized eggs or tissue
cultures for several generations before they're returned to the original host
✓ ~~~D
Curtis is working on a kitten who seems to be sensitive to invaders in her nasal
passages. This could indicate problems with her _______.
A)immunoglobulin A
B)immunoglobulin G
C)immunoglobulin E
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