Lysozyme - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

MICB 212 Midterm UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers 3 levels of defense - CORRECT ANSWER- Anatomical and physiological barriers Innate immune response Adaptive immune response Anatomical/physiological barriers - CORRECT ANSWER- Skin - physical barrier Mucosal linings of gut, resp/urogen tracts, conjunctival surface Stomach acid/lysozyme/other antimicrobial secretions

Which of the following is NOT a part of the body's chemical defense system against infection? a. Urine b. Hydrochloric acid c. Agranulocyte d. Lysozyme - Agranulocytes Agranulocytes are a type of white blood cell and therefore are not a part of the body's chemical defense system. Which of the following is considered an example of naturally acquired passive immunity? a. Attenuated (live) vaccine injection b. Breastfeeding c. Inactivated (killed) vaccine injection d. Expos...

List First and Second Line of Defense for INNATE IMMUNITY -intact skin -mucous membranes -normal microbiota -natural killer cells and phagocytic white blood cells -inflammation -fever -antimicrobial substances List Third Line of Defense for ACQUIRED IMMUNITY -specialized lymphocytes: T cells and B cells -antibodies A child falls and suffers a deep cut on her leg. The cut went through her skin and she is bleeding. Which of the following defense mechanisms will participate in eliminating contami...

Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is used to detect? correct answers * IgM and IgD * Can detect antibodies and antigens that trigger a color change * Uses a non-isotopic label Enzyme multipled immunoassay technique is a theraputic drug for monitoring or screening for? correct answers Drug abuse in the serum and urine Describe ELISA: Homogenous Assay correct answers * Antigen- Antibody reaction affect by an enzyme (color rxn) * not very specific or sensitive * not commonly used ...

a and p II KENT STATE UNIVERSITY (vison section for exam 1) Questions with Complete Solutions What wavelengths of light are visible to the human eye? - Correct Answer 400-700 nm Where are tarsal glands located? - Correct Answer Within a tarsal plate describe the conjunctiva? - Correct Answer Highly vascularized, A mucus membrane A thin transparent, membrane List the components of the lacrimal apparatus. - Correct Answer Lacrimal ducts Lacrimal gland Which term refers to a bacteri...

Azurophilic or primary granules - answer-Contains antimicrobial products such as myeloperoxidase, lysozyme, elastase, proteinase-3, cathepsin G, and defensins secondary granules - answer-Lysozyme, lactoferrin, collagenase, gelatinase, and respiratory burst components Diapedesis - answer-Passage of white blood cells through intact vessel walls into tissue Chemotaxins - answer-chemical messengers that cause cells to migrate in a particular direction Eosinophils - answer-1-3% of the cir...

MTSU Zamora Microbiology, Test Bank Exam Q7A 100% Guaranteed Success Saccharomyces Cerevisiae - You are working for the jack daniels and want to make enthonol form glucose. The organism you would use is Basidiomycetes - The group of fungi is to known to rot wood Agaricus campestris - An example of a basidiomycete Clostridium tetani - An example of a spore forming bacteria Entamoeba histolytica - Name the organism that causes amoebic dysentery Green algae - Volvox spp. is an example of w...

BIOS 256 Exam 3 Q&A Innate immune Function 1. Which of the following DO NOT form part of physical barriers? a. sweat b. sebaceous secretions c. unbroken skin d. mucous membrane e. T cells 2. The term _____ is given to any foreign substance that stimulates a specific immune system response. a. Antigen 3. The immune defenses are divided into how many basic categories. a. five b. four c. two d. three 4. Chemical barriers include: (Select all that apply) a. Mucous b. Food c....

Some molecules needed for survival cannot be synthesized by the cell but instead must be obtained from the environment. These types of molecules include vitamins and amino acids and are collectively called ______ ______. growth factors The movement of dissolved solutes from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration is called _______. diffusion Nutrient uptake and diffusion of molecules into the bacterial cell become more efficient as the surface area-to-volume ratio _...

Microbiology Chapter 15 Exam Questions Correctly Answered. Which of the following is NOT considered part of the body's nonspecific lines of defense against disease? A) antibodies B) mucous membranes C) intact skin D) bloodborne chemicals E) phagocytic cells - CORRECT ANSWER A) antibodies Which of the following are phagocytic cells found in the epidermis? A) neutrophils B) natural killer lymphocytes C) microglia D) dendritic cells E) wandering macrophages - CORRECT AN...