Exam 7: Immunology

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Test performed within a living host or organism (e.g., TB skin test) is referred to as ____________________.

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Which of the following classes of antibodies is involved in allergic reactions?

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Which of the following pairs is correct regarding the diagnosis of infectious mononucleosis?

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The branch of laboratory medicine that performs antibody/antigen testing with serum is ____________________.

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______________ is an overall reaction of the body to tissue injury or invasion by an infectious agent, characterized by redness, heat, swelling, and pain.

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Destructive tissue diseases caused by antibody/self-antigen reactions are referred to as ____________________.

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Immunoglobulins produced specifically to destroy foreign invaders are called ____________________.

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Transmission of the EBV causing infectious mononucleosis is primarily by:

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_____________ are cells capable of engulfing and ingesting microorganisms and cellular debris.

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Which of the following statements regarding HIV testing is not true?

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The ABO blood type of the universal donor is:

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_______________ are a special type of lymphocyte that attacks and destroys infected cells and cancer cells in a nonspecific way.

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Which of the following nonspecific immunity mechanisms involves the process of certain cells engulfing and destroying microorganisms and cellular debris?

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Which of the following statements is false?

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Most cases of hemolytic disease of the newborn can be prevented by administering ____ to the Rh-negative mother.

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HIV attacks and destroys which element in the immune system?

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Substances within the body that induce the production of antibodies that attack an individual's own body tissues are ____________________.

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Match the definitions with their terms.
Clumping together of blood cells or latex beads caused by antibodies adhering to their antigens
Chromatographic
Test that measures the extent to which an antibody can be diluted before losing its power to react with a specific antigen
Agglutination
Pertaining to a visual color change that appears when an enzyme-linked antibody/antigen reaction takes place
Erythroblastosis fetalis
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Clumping together of blood cells or latex beads caused by antibodies adhering to their antigens
Chromatographic
Test that measures the extent to which an antibody can be diluted before losing its power to react with a specific antigen
Agglutination
Pertaining to a visual color change that appears when an enzyme-linked antibody/antigen reaction takes place
Erythroblastosis fetalis
Pertaining to the attachment of an antigen or antibody to a solid surface, such as latex beads, wells in plastic dishes, or plastic cartridges
Immunosorbent
Hemolytic disease of the newborn
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Which of the following provides long-term protection against future infections due to the production of antibodies that were formed naturally during an infection or artificially by vaccination?

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Which of the following statements regarding Helicobacter pylori and ulcers is false?

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