IMMUNOLOGY KUBY - EXAM 4
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Immunodeficiency disorders: - Correct Answers -Can have a wide range of effects
The most common type of cancers are - Correct Answers -Carcinomas
The emergence of a new pathogen strain due to genetic reassortment is called
antigenic ___ - Correct Answers -Shift
Hypersensitivity reaction to cell surface antigens via IgG or IgM are classified as which
type? - Correct Answers -Type II hypersensitivity
Which of the following statements does NOT describe tolerogens accurately? - Correct
Answers -They only affect B cells
Which of the following statements about cancer is true? - Correct Answers -
Development of cancer is a multistep process with accumulation of mutations
Which of the following is NOT a mechanism of immune evasion by *Plasmodium*
species? - Correct Answers -*All of the above* - Changes in antigenic expression
throughout the life cycle, a long intracellular stage followed by a short extracellular state,
and antigenic shedding of surface antigens
Which of the following is true regarding first-set and second-set graft rejection? - Correct
Answers -*Second-set rejection occurs faster than first-set rejection*
World wide, the most common acquired immunodeficiency: - Correct Answers -Is
malnutrition
Which of the following is NOT a possible outcome of tuberculosis infections? - Correct
Answers -All of these are possible outcomes -resolution of disease, latency followed by
reactivation, and dissemination to systemic disease
A typical individual should only produce IgE in response to which of the following types
of antigents? - Correct Answers -Parasite antigents
Autoimmune diseases: - Correct Answers -All of the above - Can result from failure of
central tolerance, can result from failure of peripheral tolerance, and can lead to tissue
destruction
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Immunodeficiency disorders: - Correct Answers -Can have a wide range of effects
The most common type of cancers are - Correct Answers -Carcinomas
The emergence of a new pathogen strain due to genetic reassortment is called
antigenic ___ - Correct Answers -Shift
Hypersensitivity reaction to cell surface antigens via IgG or IgM are classified as which
type? - Correct Answers -Type II hypersensitivity
Which of the following statements does NOT describe tolerogens accurately? - Correct
Answers -They only affect B cells
Which of the following statements about cancer is true? - Correct Answers -
Development of cancer is a multistep process with accumulation of mutations
Which of the following is NOT a mechanism of immune evasion by *Plasmodium*
species? - Correct Answers -*All of the above* - Changes in antigenic expression
throughout the life cycle, a long intracellular stage followed by a short extracellular state,
and antigenic shedding of surface antigens
Which of the following is true regarding first-set and second-set graft rejection? - Correct
Answers -*Second-set rejection occurs faster than first-set rejection*
World wide, the most common acquired immunodeficiency: - Correct Answers -Is
malnutrition
Which of the following is NOT a possible outcome of tuberculosis infections? - Correct
Answers -All of these are possible outcomes -resolution of disease, latency followed by
reactivation, and dissemination to systemic disease
A typical individual should only produce IgE in response to which of the following types
of antigents? - Correct Answers -Parasite antigents
Autoimmune diseases: - Correct Answers -All of the above - Can result from failure of
central tolerance, can result from failure of peripheral tolerance, and can lead to tissue
destruction
