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Epithelial surfaces provide the first line of defense against infection by the use of several
types of mechanisms. One of the chemical mechanisms used by epithelia is:
Secretion of antimicrobial peptides by epithelial cells
3 multiple choice options
Neutrophil defensins are _________.
short peptides
Which of the following statements is TRUE of lysozyme?
Lysozyme splits peptidoglycan
3 multiple choice options
T/F: The classical and lectin pathways of complement activation converge at the step of
C3 activation. However, the initiating steps of each pathway use protein components
and enzymatic mechanisms that share NO similarity with each other.
False
T/F: The C3 convertase amplifies the process of complement activation by generating
large amounts of C3b and cleaving large numbers of C5 molecules
False
Complement component C3 is cleaved by _____________.
C3bBb
The membrane attack complex consists of ______________.
C5b,6,7,8,9