Exam 7: Adaptive Immunity

A 20-year-old female is applying for nursing school and is required to be tested for immunity against several illnesses. Testing that looks at which of the following would be the best to determine immunity?

The predominant antibody of a typical primary immune response is:

The direct effects of antibodies include: (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following is responsible for initiating clonal selection?

A 5-month-old child is admitted to the hospital with recurring respiratory infections. What is a possible cause of this condition?

A patient has done research on monoclonal antibodies on the Internet. Which statement indicates a correct understanding? Pure monoclonal antibodies are produced by:

A macrophage was isolated and analyzed for major histocompatibility complex. Which of the following would be expected?

A nurse is caring for a patient with a severe pulmonary infection. While planning care, which immunoglobulin will the nurse remember as the most important component of pulmonary secretions?

A 10-year-old male is stung by a bee while playing in the yard. He experiences a severe allergic reaction and has to go to the ER. The nurse providing care realizes that this reaction is the result of:

An experiment is designed to determine specific cell types involved in cell-mediated immune response. The experimenter is interested in finding cells that attack cells that have specific antigens. Which cells should be isolated?

A 25-year-old female has sexual relations with her boyfriend. Later she is told that the boyfriend is infected with Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Testing reveals that she does not have the disease. How is it possible that she did not contract the disease?

A 23-year-old pregnant female visits her primary care provider for her final prenatal checkup. The primary care provider determines that the fetus has developed an infection in utero. Which of the following would be increased in the fetus at birth?

What is the most abundant class of antibody found in serum?

A patient has a disease state that results from the secretion of toxins by bacteria. Which medical diagnosis might the nurse see documented on the chart?

While planning care for an older adult patient, the nurse remembers that increased age is associated with which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

Which following patient will develop active immunity?

Which portion of the antibody is responsible for most of the biological functions of antibodies?

A 6-year-old female is diagnosed with a bacterial infection of the respiratory system. Which of the following will most likely try to fight the antigen?

Which of the following is considered a secondary lymph organ?