GMS 5057 MEDICAL CELL BIOLOGY ACTUAL
EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
▶ Helper T-Cells . Answer: Like nicolas cage "Fire! Fire! Fire!", directs
adaptive immunity response in what to do
▶ IgG . Answer: Most common, in blood, Good God there's a lot of them!
▶ IgM . Answer: first at the scene, IMMediate response
▶ IgA . Answer: spread from mother to child in colostrum in breast milk,
saliva, tears
▶ IgE . Answer: AllerGIES, allergic response, release of histamine
▶ IgD . Answer: attached to B-Cells, no one knows what they do
▶ Active Immunity . Answer: activates the immune system
▶ Active natural immunity . Answer: natural exposure to antigen
▶ Active artificial immunity . Answer: immunizations
▶ Passive natural immunity . Answer: mother to fetus
▶ Passive artificial immunity . Answer: adult antibody injected into another
adult
▶Etiology . Answer: Cause of particular disease on microscopic level
▶ Pathogenesis . Answer: Story of how disease develops
▶ Atrophy . Answer: Decrease in the size of the cells, results in reduced
tissue mass
, ▶ Hypertrophy . Answer: Increase in cell size, results in enlarged tissue
mass
▶ Hyperplasia . Answer: Increased number of cells, results in enlarged
tissue mass
▶ Metaplasia . Answer: Mature cell type is replaced by a different mature
cell type, Ex: chronic smokers, cells lose cilia
▶ Dysplasia . Answer: Cells are different looking varying in size and shape
▶ Neoplasia . Answer: New growth, commonly a tumor. May be malignant
or benign
▶ Apoptosis . Answer: Programmed cell death, normal occurrence in the
body
▶ Ischemia . Answer: Deficit of oxygen in the cells
▶ Hypoxia . Answer: Reduced oxygen in the tissues
▶ Iatrogenic . Answer: illness or disease process because a medical
process was done ex: CAUTI
▶ Autosomal Recessive Disorders . Answer: Has to have two recessive
genes to have disease, only one recessive gene to be carrier ex: Cystic
fibrosis, PKU (phenylketonuria), Tay-Sachs
▶ Cystic fibrosis . Answer: autosomal recessive disorder that causes thick
mucous secretions
▶ PKU (phenylketonuria) . Answer: autosomal recessive disorder that
causes an inability to metabolize phenylalanine. Can cause mental
retardation. Pt must follow strict very low protein diet
▶ Tay-Sachs . Answer: autosomal recessive disorder that causes an
enzyme to not be produced causing fatty proteins build up causing
destruction of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord
EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
▶ Helper T-Cells . Answer: Like nicolas cage "Fire! Fire! Fire!", directs
adaptive immunity response in what to do
▶ IgG . Answer: Most common, in blood, Good God there's a lot of them!
▶ IgM . Answer: first at the scene, IMMediate response
▶ IgA . Answer: spread from mother to child in colostrum in breast milk,
saliva, tears
▶ IgE . Answer: AllerGIES, allergic response, release of histamine
▶ IgD . Answer: attached to B-Cells, no one knows what they do
▶ Active Immunity . Answer: activates the immune system
▶ Active natural immunity . Answer: natural exposure to antigen
▶ Active artificial immunity . Answer: immunizations
▶ Passive natural immunity . Answer: mother to fetus
▶ Passive artificial immunity . Answer: adult antibody injected into another
adult
▶Etiology . Answer: Cause of particular disease on microscopic level
▶ Pathogenesis . Answer: Story of how disease develops
▶ Atrophy . Answer: Decrease in the size of the cells, results in reduced
tissue mass
, ▶ Hypertrophy . Answer: Increase in cell size, results in enlarged tissue
mass
▶ Hyperplasia . Answer: Increased number of cells, results in enlarged
tissue mass
▶ Metaplasia . Answer: Mature cell type is replaced by a different mature
cell type, Ex: chronic smokers, cells lose cilia
▶ Dysplasia . Answer: Cells are different looking varying in size and shape
▶ Neoplasia . Answer: New growth, commonly a tumor. May be malignant
or benign
▶ Apoptosis . Answer: Programmed cell death, normal occurrence in the
body
▶ Ischemia . Answer: Deficit of oxygen in the cells
▶ Hypoxia . Answer: Reduced oxygen in the tissues
▶ Iatrogenic . Answer: illness or disease process because a medical
process was done ex: CAUTI
▶ Autosomal Recessive Disorders . Answer: Has to have two recessive
genes to have disease, only one recessive gene to be carrier ex: Cystic
fibrosis, PKU (phenylketonuria), Tay-Sachs
▶ Cystic fibrosis . Answer: autosomal recessive disorder that causes thick
mucous secretions
▶ PKU (phenylketonuria) . Answer: autosomal recessive disorder that
causes an inability to metabolize phenylalanine. Can cause mental
retardation. Pt must follow strict very low protein diet
▶ Tay-Sachs . Answer: autosomal recessive disorder that causes an
enzyme to not be produced causing fatty proteins build up causing
destruction of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord
