rutgers bio 116 final Exam| Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024/2025

rutgers bio 116 final Exam| Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024/2025 lymphocytes - Answer -types of white blood cells; function in innate and adaptive immunity; both types originate from stem cells located in bone marrow B cells - Answer -lymphocytes that remain in bone marrow in process of maturation T cells - Answer -lymphocytes that migrate to thymus antigen - Answer -any foreign substance that elicits a B or T cell response; most are proteins or large polysaccharides epitope - Answer -specific region that is exposed on the surface of antigen molecule; binds to antigen receptor; each B and T cell displays specificity for a specific epitope transmembrane region of receptor - Answer -near one end of heavy chain; anchors receptor in B cell's plasma membrane constant region - Answer -portions of light and heavy chains; amino acid sequences vary little among B cellsvariable region - Answer -found within tips of Y shape; each tip is binding site for antigen; each receptor has 2 identical antigen binding sites B cell classes - Answer -IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, and IgM