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Immune System (IS) - ANS Tissues, cells and biological mediators that work together defending or protecting host organism from foreign substances and abnormal cells Immunity - ANS Process by which a host organism protects itself from attacks by external and internal agents Acquired immunity - ANS Formation of specific antigen-antibody and specific responses Self - ANS Anything that is derived from the host Nonself - ANS Anything physically outside the host What are the major components of the vertebrate immune system? - ANS Cellular and humoral immunity Cellular immunity - ANS Mediated by various IS cells Cytokines - ANS Protein or peptide molecules function as powerful mediators of immune system Lymphokines - ANS Produced by lymphocytes MLT 106 UNIT 1 EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS COPYRIGHT © 2025 THESTAR ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2 Monokines - ANS Monocytes and macrophages Chemokines - ANS Attractant molecules that interact between cells and complement proteins and are important in destroying pathogens Phagocytes - ANS Complex molecular structures on surface of invading cells or in secretions and fluids of the host body Humoral immunity - ANS Fluid parts of IS What is the most important part of humoral immunity? - ANS Antibody What are antibodies also called? - ANS Immunoglobulins What are the two major parts of Immune System? - ANS Innate and Adaptive (Acquired) immunity Innate immunity - ANS Nonspecific IS - immediate line of immune defense - present at birth - external - no modifications needed What cells are of the innate immune system? - ANS Phagocytic leukocytes and natural killer cells What are the two majo

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MLT 106 UNIT 1 EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS



Immune System (IS) - ANS Tissues, cells and biological mediators that work together
defending or protecting host organism from foreign substances and abnormal cells



Immunity - ANS Process by which a host organism protects itself from attacks by external
and internal agents



Acquired immunity - ANS Formation of specific antigen-antibody and specific responses



Self - ANS Anything that is derived from the host



Nonself - ANS Anything physically outside the host



What are the major components of the vertebrate immune system? - ANS Cellular and
humoral immunity



Cellular immunity - ANS Mediated by various IS cells



Cytokines - ANS Protein or peptide molecules function as powerful mediators of immune
system



Lymphokines - ANS Produced by lymphocytes


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, Monokines - ANS Monocytes and macrophages



Chemokines - ANS Attractant molecules that interact between cells and complement
proteins and are important in destroying pathogens



Phagocytes - ANS Complex molecular structures on surface of invading cells or in secretions
and fluids of the host body



Humoral immunity - ANS Fluid parts of IS



What is the most important part of humoral immunity? - ANS Antibody



What are antibodies also called? - ANS Immunoglobulins



What are the two major parts of Immune System? - ANS Innate and Adaptive (Acquired)
immunity



Innate immunity - ANS Nonspecific IS
- immediate line of immune defense
- present at birth
- external
- no modifications needed



What cells are of the innate immune system? - ANS Phagocytic leukocytes and natural killer
cells



What are the two major phagocytic cells? - ANS Polymorphonuclear cells

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