TCU MICROBIOLOGY EXAM 3 JONES | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION.
Adaptive Immunity Answer - The body's ability to recognize and defend itself
against distinct invaders and their products
5 attributes of adaptive immunity Answer - Specificity, inducibility, clonality,
Unresponsiveness to self, memory
Specificity Answer - Ability to look for a very specific molecular shape to act
against
Inducibility Answer - The ability to activate against a specific pathogen
Clonality Answer - The ability to make a clone/copy of itself to help fight a
specific type of cell
Unresponsiveness to Self Answer - The ability that allows us not harm
ourselves/own body cells
Memory Answer - Ability to, if ever a specific pathogen was encountered
again, to make a quicker immune response due to already having been exposed
Leukocytes Answer - Types of white blood cells involved in Adaptive Immunity
The smallest of white blood cells
,Large nucleus and thin rim of cytoplasm `
B lymphocytes cell maturation
T lymphocytes cell maturation Answer - B cell - mature in the bone marrow
T cell - mature in the thymus
Lymphatic System Answer - A body system similar to the circulatory system
without the flow of red blood cells
tissues are screened for foreign antigens. Composed of lymphatic vessels and
lymphatic cells, tissues, and organs
Humoral and Cell Mediated Immune Responses Answer - The types of
Adaptive Immune Responses
Humoral Immune Responses Answer - Type of response with Activated B cells
produce antibodies
Cell Mediated Responses Answer - Type of response that involves activated T
cells
Deals with intercellular pathogens
Circulatory System Answer - Lymphatic cells and vessels are
intertwined/connected to what other body system?
Lymph Answer - Liquid with similar composition to blood plasma
Fluid leaked from blood vessels into surrounding tissues
Is flowed through body and returned to the heart
,Red bone marrow, Thymus Answer - Primary Lymphoid Organs
Lymph nodes, spleen, tonsils, MALT Answer - Secondary Lymphoid Organs
Mucosa-Associated Lymphatic Tissue Answer - What does MALT stand for?
MALT Answer - Consists of organs like the appendix, lymphatic tissue of
respiratory tract, vagina, urinary bladder, mammary glands, and Peyer's patch
in small intestine wall
Muscle Contraction Answer - Body action that helps keep fluid moving along
the lymphatic system
Infection Answer - Lymph node swelling indicates.....
Germinal centers of Lymph nodes Answer - A lot of B cell replication occurs
here
Medulla region of Lymph nodes Answer - Region of the body consisting of
veins and arteries
Where lots of foreign particles flow
Lymph nodes Answer - Thousands of body parts throughout the body that can
recognize foreign particles and determine to let out a response to get rid of
them
Antigens Answer - A particle or molecule that the body recognizes as foreign
and worthy of attack
, Antigens Answer - Include various bacterial components as well as proteins of
viruses, fungi, and protozoa. Food and dust can also contain antigenic particles
Antigenic in nature Answer - Parts of the cell that normal human cells do not
contain that enter the body are considered
Epitope (antigenic determinants) Answer - Part of an antigen dependent on 3D
molecular shape/region of a particular particle
Epitope Answer - The part of the antigen that they antibody attaches to
Foreign particles outside the cell Answer - What produces an exogenous
antigen?
inside a cell Answer - Where can antigens be located that makes them harder
to find?
Exogenous Answer - Antigens located outside of the cell are considered to be
Endogenous Answer - Antigens located inside and move within the cell are
considered to be
Autoantigens Answer - Normal cell antigens
Important that the body recognizes them as self
Autoimmune diseases Answer - What happens when our own body cells do
not recognize our own cells/attack our own cells?
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION.
Adaptive Immunity Answer - The body's ability to recognize and defend itself
against distinct invaders and their products
5 attributes of adaptive immunity Answer - Specificity, inducibility, clonality,
Unresponsiveness to self, memory
Specificity Answer - Ability to look for a very specific molecular shape to act
against
Inducibility Answer - The ability to activate against a specific pathogen
Clonality Answer - The ability to make a clone/copy of itself to help fight a
specific type of cell
Unresponsiveness to Self Answer - The ability that allows us not harm
ourselves/own body cells
Memory Answer - Ability to, if ever a specific pathogen was encountered
again, to make a quicker immune response due to already having been exposed
Leukocytes Answer - Types of white blood cells involved in Adaptive Immunity
The smallest of white blood cells
,Large nucleus and thin rim of cytoplasm `
B lymphocytes cell maturation
T lymphocytes cell maturation Answer - B cell - mature in the bone marrow
T cell - mature in the thymus
Lymphatic System Answer - A body system similar to the circulatory system
without the flow of red blood cells
tissues are screened for foreign antigens. Composed of lymphatic vessels and
lymphatic cells, tissues, and organs
Humoral and Cell Mediated Immune Responses Answer - The types of
Adaptive Immune Responses
Humoral Immune Responses Answer - Type of response with Activated B cells
produce antibodies
Cell Mediated Responses Answer - Type of response that involves activated T
cells
Deals with intercellular pathogens
Circulatory System Answer - Lymphatic cells and vessels are
intertwined/connected to what other body system?
Lymph Answer - Liquid with similar composition to blood plasma
Fluid leaked from blood vessels into surrounding tissues
Is flowed through body and returned to the heart
,Red bone marrow, Thymus Answer - Primary Lymphoid Organs
Lymph nodes, spleen, tonsils, MALT Answer - Secondary Lymphoid Organs
Mucosa-Associated Lymphatic Tissue Answer - What does MALT stand for?
MALT Answer - Consists of organs like the appendix, lymphatic tissue of
respiratory tract, vagina, urinary bladder, mammary glands, and Peyer's patch
in small intestine wall
Muscle Contraction Answer - Body action that helps keep fluid moving along
the lymphatic system
Infection Answer - Lymph node swelling indicates.....
Germinal centers of Lymph nodes Answer - A lot of B cell replication occurs
here
Medulla region of Lymph nodes Answer - Region of the body consisting of
veins and arteries
Where lots of foreign particles flow
Lymph nodes Answer - Thousands of body parts throughout the body that can
recognize foreign particles and determine to let out a response to get rid of
them
Antigens Answer - A particle or molecule that the body recognizes as foreign
and worthy of attack
, Antigens Answer - Include various bacterial components as well as proteins of
viruses, fungi, and protozoa. Food and dust can also contain antigenic particles
Antigenic in nature Answer - Parts of the cell that normal human cells do not
contain that enter the body are considered
Epitope (antigenic determinants) Answer - Part of an antigen dependent on 3D
molecular shape/region of a particular particle
Epitope Answer - The part of the antigen that they antibody attaches to
Foreign particles outside the cell Answer - What produces an exogenous
antigen?
inside a cell Answer - Where can antigens be located that makes them harder
to find?
Exogenous Answer - Antigens located outside of the cell are considered to be
Endogenous Answer - Antigens located inside and move within the cell are
considered to be
Autoantigens Answer - Normal cell antigens
Important that the body recognizes them as self
Autoimmune diseases Answer - What happens when our own body cells do
not recognize our own cells/attack our own cells?
