WGU CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

WGU CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024 - 2025

Antigen,,ANS,-,,A,substance,the,body,identifies,as,foreign,and,causes,an,immune,response.



Antibody,,ANS,-
,,A,protein,produced,in,response,to,an,antigen,that,is,capable,of,binding,specifically,to,the,antigen.




Innate,immunity,,ANS,-,,Exists,because,of,genetically,determined,characteristics.



Naturally,acquired,

immunity,,ANS,-,,Having,a,specific,disease



Artificially,acquired,adaptive,immunity,,ANS,-
,,Receiving,an,antigen,by,injection,of,vaccine,or,immune,serum,that,produced,immunity.




Naturally,acquired,active,immunity,,ANS,-,,produced,when,a,person,is,exposed,to,an,infectious,agent.



Naturally,acquired,passive,immunity,,ANS,-
,,produced,when,antibodies,made,by,a,mother's,immune,system,are,transferred,to,her,off,spring.




B,lymphocytes,(B,cells):,,ANS,-,,secrete,antibodies.



Plasma,cells:,,ANS,-,,develop,from,activated,B,cells.,Helps,produce,large,amounts,of,a,specific,antibody.



Memory,B,cells:,,ANS,-,,remember,the,same,pathogen,for,faster,antibody,production,in,future,infections.



T,cells:,,ANS,-
,,directly,attack,foreign,substances,,increase,B,cell,response,,and,produce,cytokine,that,direct,responses,
and,activities,in,other,immune,cells.