Question 1

Herceptin is an example of a monoclonal antibody-based drug for

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A)  asthma.
B)  Chron's disease.
C)  breast cancer.
D)  respiratory syncytial virus.
E)  All of the choices are correct.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 2

Acellular vaccines and subunit vaccines

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A)  contain modified bacterial exotoxin molecules.
B)  are always genetically engineered.
C)  contain select antigenic components of a pathogen rather than whole cells or viruses.
D)  confer passive immunity.
E)  All of the choices are correct.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 3

Live, attenuated vaccines

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A)  include the Sabin polio vaccine.
B)  include the measles, mumps, rubella vaccine (MMR) .
C)  contain viable microbes that can multiply in the person.
D)  require smaller doses and fewer boosters compared to inactivated vaccines.
E)  All of the choices are correct.F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

Reliable vaccines exist for all of the following diseases except

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A)  malaria.
B)  botulism.
C)  cholera.
D)  yellow fever.
E)  rabies.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 5

All of the following are advantages of attenuated vaccines over inactivated vaccines except

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A)  they require smaller doses.
B)  they require fewer boosters.
C)  they confer longer lasting protection.
D)  they can be transmitted to other people.
E)  they produce infection but not disease.F) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 6

Which of the following conditions have been conclusively proven to be linked to childhood vaccinations?

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A)  Autism
B)  Diabetes
C)  Asthma
D)  All of the choices are correct.
E)  None of the choices are correct.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

Gamma globulin can be given as immunotherapy to confer artificial passive immunity.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The DTaP immunization

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A)  contains diphtheria toxoid.
B)  is administered in childhood.
C)  contains tetanus toxoid.
D)  contains a pertussis vaccine with acellular capsule material.
E)  All of the choices are correct.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 9

Vaccinia virus is often used in the technique to make

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A)  adjuvant.
B)  booster.
C)  antibodies to toxin.
D)  gamma globulin.
E)  "Trojan horse" recombinant vaccine.F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 10

Small foreign molecules that are too small by themselves to elicit an immune response are termed

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A)  antigenic determinant.
B)  hapten.
C)  antigen binding site.
D)  variable region.
E)  None of the choices are correct.F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

Autoantigens are types of antigens that cause damage to host tissue as a consequence of the immune response.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The major histocompatability complex is

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A)  a group of blood vessels that protects the nervous system.
B)  a set of genes that code for MHC cell receptors.
C)  also known as the complement system.
D)  located in the thymus gland.
E)  all of the choices are correct.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 13

In the primary response to an antigen, the first class of antibody to be secreted is

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A)  IgD.
B)  IgE.
C)  IgG.
D)  IgM.
E)  IgA.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

Which kind of T cell synthesizes perforins and granzymes to destroy bacteria, viral infected cells, and cancer cells?

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A)  TC
B)  TH
C)  CD4
D)  MHCE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 15

_____ is the most abundant class of antibodies in serum.

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The answer of _____ is the most abundant class of...

Question 16

An example of artificial passive immunity would be

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A)  chickenpox infection is followed by lifelong immunity.
B)  chickenpox vaccine triggers extended immunity to chickenpox.
C)  giving a person immune serum globulins to chickenpox virus after exposure to the disease.
D)  a fetus acquiring maternal IgG to the chickenpox virus across the placenta.
E)  None of the choices are correct.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 17

Cody is 4 months old and is given an MMR injection by his pediatrician as part of the routine immunization schedule.What type of immunity is this?

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A)  Natural active immunity
B)  Artificial passive immunity
C)  Natural passive immunity
D)  Artificial active immunity
E)  None of the choices will protect him.F) None of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 18

Killed or inactivated vaccines are prepared by

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A)  removal of virulence genes from the microbe.
B)  treatment with formalin, heat, or radiation.
C)  passage of the pathogen through unnatural hosts or tissue culture.
D)  long-term subculturing of the microbe.
E)  All of the choices are correct.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 19

All of the following are characteristics of an effective vaccine except

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A)  it should have a relatively long shelf life.
B)  it should stimulate only the antibody (B-cell)  response.
C)  it should protect against wild forms of the pathogen.
D)  it should not require numerous boosters.
E)  it should be easy to administer.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 20

High titers of specific antibodies are components of

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A)  specific immune globulin (SIG) .
B)  gamma globulin.
C)  immune serum globulin (ISG) .
D)  attenuated vaccines.
E)  toxoids.F) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Exam 15: Adaptive, Specific Immunity and Immunization

Live, attenuated vaccines

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Which of the following conditions have been conclusively proven to be linked to childhood vaccinations?

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Vaccinia virus is often used in the technique to make

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The DTaP immunization

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All of the following are characteristics of an effective vaccine except

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Killed or inactivated vaccines are prepared by

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Cody is 4 months old and is given an MMR injection by his pediatrician as part of the routine immunization schedule.What type of immunity is this?

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The major histocompatability complex is

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Which kind of T cell synthesizes perforins and granzymes to destroy bacteria, viral infected cells, and cancer cells?

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Autoantigens are types of antigens that cause damage to host tissue as a consequence of the immune response.

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Gamma globulin can be given as immunotherapy to confer artificial passive immunity.

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Herceptin is an example of a monoclonal antibody-based drug for

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_____ is the most abundant class of antibodies in serum.

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In the primary response to an antigen, the first class of antibody to be secreted is

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All of the following are advantages of attenuated vaccines over inactivated vaccines except

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Small foreign molecules that are too small by themselves to elicit an immune response are termed

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An example of artificial passive immunity would be

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High titers of specific antibodies are components of

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Reliable vaccines exist for all of the following diseases except

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Acellular vaccines and subunit vaccines

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