HMX Immunology Practice Exam
Questions and Answers
Which statement best describes the genes encoding receptors that
recognize microbial molecules on innate and adaptive immune cells? -
Answer✔️✔️-The genes in innate immune cells for any one receptor type are
genetically identical from cell to cell, but the genes in adaptive immune
cells are not
Which of the statements below correctly describes innate immune cells? -
Answer✔️✔️-Innate immune cells recognize conserved pathogen-associated
molecular patterns
Some of the steps of an acute inflammatory response are listed below.
Which of these steps would occur first in a given episode of inflammation?
- Answer✔️✔️-microbial molecules bind to innate immune receptors
Which of these factors does NOT contribute to antibody diversity? -
Answer✔️✔️-millions of different inherited antibody genes
Which of the statements below best describes the differences in antigen
recognition by B cells and T cells? - Answer✔️✔️-B cells can recognize
extracellular antigens of any kind while T cells can only recognize
complexes of peptides bound to cell surface display molecules
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