SBB LATEST 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
✔✔What is meant by thermal amplitude? - ✔✔How high temp of reaction
✔✔What is ZZAP? - ✔✔Ficin OR papain AND DDT
✔✔What concentration of albumin is used as a serum control? - ✔✔6%
✔✔What is the source Ficin? - ✔✔Fig
✔✔What lectin agglutinates ficin-treated cells? - ✔✔Glycine soja (soy bean)
✔✔What is the specificity of Phaseolus lunatus lectin? - ✔✔A lima bean
✔✔All acquired B cells were originally what type? - ✔✔A
✔✔Glycine soja also agglutinates what types of polyagg? - ✔✔T(bacterial, low sialic
acid). Tn (mutation)(also A lectins)
✔✔Eosinophils are less effective for phagocytosis because... - ✔✔Because of the
smaller numbers present and their lack of digestive enzymes
✔✔What are the specific names of macrophages as pertaining to their particular tissue
location - ✔✔Lung=alveolar
Liver=kupffer cell
Brain=microglial cells
Connective tissue=histocytes
✔✔Cytokines are released by what cells during the immune response - ✔✔T
Lymphocytes
✔✔Dendritic cells main function is - ✔✔Phagocytose antigen and present it to the T
helper lymphocyte
✔✔Dendridic cells are classified according to their particular tissue location -
✔✔Langhans cells are found on skin and mucous membrane
Interrestitial dendritic cells populate the major organs such as the heart, lungs liver,
kidney and gastrointestinal tract
Interdigitating Dendrictic cells are present in T lymphocyte areas of secondary lymphoid
tissue and thymus
✔✔The action of CRP can be distinguished from that of an antibody, how? - ✔✔CRP
acrs before the antibody appears
, ✔✔Enhancement of phagocytosis by coating of foreign particles with serum proteins is
called - ✔✔Opsonization
✔✔Jenners work with cowpox, which provided immunity against smallpox,
demonstrates which phenomenon? - ✔✔Cross immunity
✔✔Which of the following can be attributed to Pasteur? - ✔✔First attenuated vaccines
✔✔What peripheral blood cell plays a key role in killing parasites? - ✔✔Eosinophils
✔✔The primary lymphoid organs and humans are - ✔✔Bone marrow and thymus
✔✔The spleen serves as a filtering mechanism for antigens in the - ✔✔Bloodstream
✔✔Lymph nodes filter fluid from the - ✔✔Tissues
✔✔Lymphocyte circulation is complex and is regulated by different cell surface
adhesion molecules and by chemical messengers called - ✔✔Cytokines
✔✔All immune cells originate from pluripotent hemopoietic for generators (CD34
positive cells) through one of the two pathways of lineage - ✔✔The myeloid and the
lymphoid
✔✔What major histocompatibility complex encodes complement components? -
✔✔Class III
✔✔A father carries the XG(a) trait and passes it on to all his daughters but none of his
sons. What type of inheritance does this represent? - ✔✔X linked dominant
✔✔What subclasses of IgG can activate complement? - ✔✔1, 2 and 3
✔✔Anti-Fy(a) reacting stronger with Fy(a+b-) red cells is representative of what kind of
phenomenon - ✔✔Dosage
✔✔Which complement fragment Cleves C4? - ✔✔C1s
✔✔What major histocompatibility complex and codes complement components? -
✔✔Class III
✔✔The majority of blood group genes are - ✔✔Codominant
GRADED A+
✔✔What is meant by thermal amplitude? - ✔✔How high temp of reaction
✔✔What is ZZAP? - ✔✔Ficin OR papain AND DDT
✔✔What concentration of albumin is used as a serum control? - ✔✔6%
✔✔What is the source Ficin? - ✔✔Fig
✔✔What lectin agglutinates ficin-treated cells? - ✔✔Glycine soja (soy bean)
✔✔What is the specificity of Phaseolus lunatus lectin? - ✔✔A lima bean
✔✔All acquired B cells were originally what type? - ✔✔A
✔✔Glycine soja also agglutinates what types of polyagg? - ✔✔T(bacterial, low sialic
acid). Tn (mutation)(also A lectins)
✔✔Eosinophils are less effective for phagocytosis because... - ✔✔Because of the
smaller numbers present and their lack of digestive enzymes
✔✔What are the specific names of macrophages as pertaining to their particular tissue
location - ✔✔Lung=alveolar
Liver=kupffer cell
Brain=microglial cells
Connective tissue=histocytes
✔✔Cytokines are released by what cells during the immune response - ✔✔T
Lymphocytes
✔✔Dendritic cells main function is - ✔✔Phagocytose antigen and present it to the T
helper lymphocyte
✔✔Dendridic cells are classified according to their particular tissue location -
✔✔Langhans cells are found on skin and mucous membrane
Interrestitial dendritic cells populate the major organs such as the heart, lungs liver,
kidney and gastrointestinal tract
Interdigitating Dendrictic cells are present in T lymphocyte areas of secondary lymphoid
tissue and thymus
✔✔The action of CRP can be distinguished from that of an antibody, how? - ✔✔CRP
acrs before the antibody appears
, ✔✔Enhancement of phagocytosis by coating of foreign particles with serum proteins is
called - ✔✔Opsonization
✔✔Jenners work with cowpox, which provided immunity against smallpox,
demonstrates which phenomenon? - ✔✔Cross immunity
✔✔Which of the following can be attributed to Pasteur? - ✔✔First attenuated vaccines
✔✔What peripheral blood cell plays a key role in killing parasites? - ✔✔Eosinophils
✔✔The primary lymphoid organs and humans are - ✔✔Bone marrow and thymus
✔✔The spleen serves as a filtering mechanism for antigens in the - ✔✔Bloodstream
✔✔Lymph nodes filter fluid from the - ✔✔Tissues
✔✔Lymphocyte circulation is complex and is regulated by different cell surface
adhesion molecules and by chemical messengers called - ✔✔Cytokines
✔✔All immune cells originate from pluripotent hemopoietic for generators (CD34
positive cells) through one of the two pathways of lineage - ✔✔The myeloid and the
lymphoid
✔✔What major histocompatibility complex encodes complement components? -
✔✔Class III
✔✔A father carries the XG(a) trait and passes it on to all his daughters but none of his
sons. What type of inheritance does this represent? - ✔✔X linked dominant
✔✔What subclasses of IgG can activate complement? - ✔✔1, 2 and 3
✔✔Anti-Fy(a) reacting stronger with Fy(a+b-) red cells is representative of what kind of
phenomenon - ✔✔Dosage
✔✔Which complement fragment Cleves C4? - ✔✔C1s
✔✔What major histocompatibility complex and codes complement components? -
✔✔Class III
✔✔The majority of blood group genes are - ✔✔Codominant
