Microbiology Exam 3- SLCC Questions with Latest Update
Course
SLCC
Institution
SLCC
Affinity Maturation - Answer-spontaneous mutations of antibody genes in activated B-cells leading to antibodies with better binding capacity of the antigen
Hematopoiesis - Answer-The generation of blood cells
Ig M - Answer-This type of antibody appears first in an immune response
Site of h...
Microbiology Exam 3- SLCC Questions
with Latest Update
Affinity Maturation - Answer-spontaneous mutations of antibody genes in activated B-
cells leading to antibodies with better binding capacity of the antigen
Hematopoiesis - Answer-The generation of blood cells
Ig M - Answer-This type of antibody appears first in an immune response
Site of hematopoiesis - Answer-Bone Marrow
Interferon - Answer-Cytokine that shuts down or kills virus infected cells
Neutralization - Answer-antibodies bind to a toxin rendering it harmless
Class Switching - Answer-the appearance of different classes of antibodies as an
immune response progresses
Cytokines - Answer-Signaling molecules of the immune system, produced by cells of
the innate and adaptive immune systems
Cytotoxic T lymphocytes - Answer-those cells eliminate corrupted cells of the body by
inducing apoptosis
Sepsis - Answer-an overreaction of the immune system caused by bacteria in the
bloodstream
Cell Mediated Immunity - Answer-an intracellular bacterium would be detected an
eliminated by
Innate Immunity - Answer-The type of immunity that is fast and does not have memory
function.
Has memory function - Answer-how is adaptive different from innate immunity
Erythrocytes - Answer-which one of the following is not a white blood cell?
Clonal Selection - Answer-event of the adaptive immune system response where
lymphocytes proliferate and differentiate
T lymphocytes - Answer-those types of cells recognize antigen present inside the body's
own cells
, Leukocytes - Answer-white blood cells
Live, attenuated vaccine - Answer-MMR is this type of vaccine
Does not normally require a booster
Contains live, weak virus that can multiply at low levels
Naturally Acquired Passive Immunity - Answer-Type of immunity resulting from
breastfeeding
Sign - Answer-A rash would be an example of:
the patient AND others can see
Production of vitamin K and B - Answer-Benefit of the natural microbiota
C. albicans overgrowth - Answer-why could be the consequence of antibiotics use,
reducing the population of Lactobacillus in the genital tract of women.
Infection - Answer-colonization of a pathogen
Listeria - Answer-This pathogen can hide inside cells and travel from one cell to the next
via an actin filament "comet" tail
Checkpoint inhibitors - Answer-Treatment that aims at boosting cytotoxic T-cell activity
in a cancer patient
Robert Koch - Answer-He formulated a criteria used to demonstrate that a certain
microbe causes a specific disease
Herd Immunity - Answer-the infectious agent is unable to spread in the population
Western Blot - Answer-Sensitive assay that uses a gel and antibodies to detect proteins
Immunotherapy - Answer-treatment of a disorder by the modulation of the immune
system of the patient
Adjuvant - Answer-stimulate the immune reaction of a patient
Exposure to environmental microbes
Vaginal birth vs. C-section
Breastfeeding vs. bottle feeding - Answer-Could affect the microbiota's composition in a
child
S. pyogenes - Answer-bacterium produces M-protein
Metagenomics - Answer-DNA analysis of environmental samples identifying
microorganisms
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