HHB Immunology Quiz
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group of genetically identical lymphocytes produced from one parent cell that bound to an antigen
A. clonal population
B. inflammatory response
C. lymphocyte
D. membrane receptor
molecule (often a protein) on the cell surface that can trigger an immune response in the body
A. antigen
B. cytokines
C. memory cells
D. lymphocyte
examples of autoimmune diseases
A. type 1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis
B. phagocytes
C. autoimmune disease
D. autoimmune disease
programmed cell death brought about by proteins released by T lymphocytes when they detect an infected cell
A. apoptosis
B. non-self antigen
C. clonal population
D. T lymphocytes
response to damage or infection involving vasodilation and increased capillary permeability
A. inflammatory response
B. antibody
C. self antigen
D. non-specific defences
method used by phagocytes to engulf and destroy pathogens
A. phagocytosis
B. autoimmunity
C. pathogen
D. phagocytes
events following a second exposure to an antigen
A. secondary immune response
B. self antigen
C. antibody
lymphocytes remaining in the body for many years after recovery from an infection
A. memory cells
B. phagocytosis
C. apoptosis
D. type 1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis
type of white blood cell that can destroy infected body cells
A. T lymphocytes
B. memory cells
C. cytokines
D. allergic reaction
features of the secondary immune response
A. faster production and higher concentration of antibodies
B. T lymphocytes
C. allergic reaction
D. secondary immune response
acquired immune deficiency syndrome which leads to weakened immune system
A. AIDS
B. self antigen
C. Covid
D. HIV
white blood cell that recognises surface antigens then engulf and destroy them
A. phagocytes
B. autoimmune disease
C. phagocytes
D. cytokines
cluster of antigens bound to antibodies, to be destroyed by phagocytosis
A. antigen-antibody complex
B. mast cells
C. histamine
D. antibody
white blood cells involved in the specific immune response
A. lymphocyte
B. clonal population
C. non-self antigen
D. lysosomes
substance released by mast cells that causes the inflammatory response
A. histamine
B. antigen
C. secondary immune response
D. inflammatory response
hypersensitive immune response to a normally harmless antigen
A. allergic reaction
B. membrane receptor
C. faster production and higher concentration of antibodies
D. antigen-antibody complex
specific molecule on the surface of lymphocytes that can bind to antigens
A. membrane receptor
B. HIV
C. lysosomes
D. non-self antigen
error in immune system when T lymphocytes attack the body’s own cells
A. autoimmunity
B. non-specific defences
C. B lymphocytes
D. apoptosis
general response to infection including phagocytosis
A. non-specific defences
B. allergic reaction
C. T lymphocytes
D. pathogen
any condition where T lymphocytes responds to self-antigens & attacks its own body tissues
A. autoimmune disease
B. pathogen
C. autoimmunity
D. autoimmunity
cells that produce histamine in response to tissue damage
A. mast cells
B. antigen-antibody complex
C. secondary exposure
D. histamine
molecule on the surface of cells that are foreign to the body
A. non-self antigen
B. histamine
C. mast cells
D. self antigen
organelles in phagocytes that contain digestive enzymes to destroy engulfed pathogens
A. lysosomes
B. B lymphocytes
C. non-specific defences
D. phagocytosis
Y-shaped protein, with binding sites specific to one type of antigen
A. antibody
B. lysosomes
C. HIV
D. B lymphocytes
virus that attacks and destroys T lymphocytes
A. HIV
B. type 1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis
C. AIDS
D. faster production and higher concentration of antibodies
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