Immunotherapy Certification Exam
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The stem cell divides, producing undifferentiated stem cells that are of what lineage? -
ANSWERmyeloid or lymphoid
What cells do myeloid precursors turn into? - ANSWERred blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets
What cells do lymphoid precursors turn into? - ANSWERspecialized white blood cells called
lymphocytes
Granulocytes are - ANSWERbasophils, eosinophils, neutrophils
Agranuloyctes are - ANSWERT lymphocytes, B lymphocytes, monocytes
What two type of immunity make up the immune system? - ANSWERinnate and adaptive
What line of defense is innate immunity? - ANSWERfirst
What is the role of innate immunity? - ANSWERis to mount a non-specific response to a non-self
entity that does not retain memory of the entity
What types of things does innate immunity respond to? - ANSWERskin, mucous membranes, normal
flora of the skin and gut as barrier or bacterial protection against foreign substances AND cellular
components such as phagocytes, natural killer cells, granulocytes, and macrophages
If innate immunity proves to be insufficient, what is mobilized? - ANSWERadaptive immunity
Adaptive immunity leads to what? - ANSWERimmune system memory related to a pathogen or
foreign substance
What are the three parts of adaptive immunity? - ANSWERhumoral immunity, cell mediated
immunity, regulatory t-cells
What is humoral immunity made up of? - ANSWERb lymphocytes, memory b cells, and plasma to
produce immunoglobulins or antibodies
What is cell mediated immunity dependent on? - ANSWERcytotoxic t-cells, helper t-cells and their
cytokines
What are regulatory t-cells also known as? - ANSWERsupressor t-cells
What do regulatory t-cells do? - ANSWERregulate the immune response to prevent autoimmune
reactions and limit inflammatory responses
What are cytokines? - ANSWERcytokines are secreted by lymphocytes with the intention of
stimulating macrophages and cytotoxic t lymphocytes to identify and kill pathogen infected cells or
tumor cells
What do proto-oncogenes do? - ANSWERregulate normal cell growth and division.