Immunology — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: father of immunology is

Answer: Edward Jenner louis pasteur is the father of bacteriology

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Flashcard 2: The antigen receptors of B lymphocytes have two _____ and light chains (bivalent)

Answer: heavy

Flashcard 3: Mast cells can bind the _____ portion of IgE

Answer: Fc

Flashcard 4: _____ cells are induced to kill cells that have an absence of MHC I on their cell surface

Answer: Natural killer

Flashcard 5: Ig_____ exists as a pentamer held by a J chain when secreted

Answer: M

Flashcard 6: _____ are antigens that cross-link the region of T-cell receptors to MHC II on APCs outside the normal peptide-binding groove

Answer: Superantigens

Flashcard 7: Type I interferons (IFN-/IFN-B) work by _____ cells to the products of viral replication

Answer: presensitizing

Flashcard 8: IFN-Y is primarily produced by _____ cells and primarily activates Macrophages and NK cells, along with CD8 CTLs

Answer: TH1

Flashcard 9: The enzymes responsible for gene recombination in heavy and light chains are encoded by the genes _____ and RAG2

Answer: RAG1

Flashcard 10: T cell _____ antigens activate only mature B cells, monoclonally

Answer: dependent