Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. The -chain locus is positioned within the -chain locus, and is consequently deleted and inactivated during
rearrangement of the gene segments.
a. True b. False
____ 2. Gene rearrangements of the light chain include all of the following, except:
a. At least four possible attempts for a successful rearrangement.
b. Rearrangement of the genes first, and then the genes.
c. If no successful rearrangements are made, apoptosis will result.
d. Rearrangement of the genes first, and then the genes.
____ 3. T-cell receptors will typically bind antigen using multipoint attachment, which is achieved using two
opposing human cell surfaces.
a. True b. False
____ 4. Which of the following cell types does NOT express MHC class I?
a. Erythrocytes d. Dendritic cells
b. Hepatocytes e. Macrophages
c. Lymphocytes
____ 5. T-cell receptor diversity is established by:
a. somatic hypermutation in the secondary lymphoid tissues
b. somatic recombination in the thymus
c. somatic hypermutation in the thymus
d. somatic recombination in the secondary lymphoid tissues
____ 6. Although T cells differ from B cells in that they require MHC molecules for antigen processing, both T cells
and B cells will always bind soluble antigens.
a. True b. False
____ 7. Which of the following components are included in the CD3 complex?
a. CD3 d. Ig and Ig
b. CD3 e. All of the above
c. CD3
____ 8. During the maturation of both B cells and T cells, which of the following enzymes would you expect to be
working?
a. RAG-1 & RAG-2 d. A & B
b. AID e. A & C
c. TdT
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, ____ 9. The proto-oncogene _____ is highly associated with the development of Burkitt’s lymphoma.
a. BCL-2 d. CD19
b. CD5 e. Btk
c. MYC
____ 10. What population of T cell is identified to be the one found in the greatest amount within our bodies?
a. T cells d. T cells
b. T cells e. None of the above
c. T cells
____ 11. B cells that bind to self-antigens in the bone marrow can lead to:
a. anergy d. A & B
b. receptor editing e. A, B & C
c. apoptosis
____ 12. B-1 cells:
a. are expressed before B-2 cells d. A & B
b. produce memory cells e. A & C
c. produce Abs of limited diversity and low
affinity
____ 13. When comparing the structure of MHC class I to that of MHC class II, you would expect to find the
-microglobulin domain associated with MHC class II molecules.
a. True b. False
____ 14. Which of the following statements is true about the degradation of extracellular proteins?
a. The peptides produced will be delivered to CD8 T cells.
b. The peptides produced will be bound to MHC class I molecules.
c. The peptides produced will be found in a phagolysosome.
d. A & C
e. A, B & C
____ 15. During B-cell maturation, the bone marrow stromal cells perform which of the following functions?
a. signal to B cells d. A & C
b. secrete IL-7 e. A, B & C
c. provide a specialized microenvironment
____ 16. Regarding our discussion in class about Burkitt’s lymphoma, which of the following chromosomes are
directly affected by a rearrangement?
a. 7 & 14 c. 2 & 22
b. 8 & 22 d. 8 & 14
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