MIC 205 EXAM 4 (ASU-DAYDIFF)
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
\.What line are specific defenses? - ANSWERS✔-Third Line
\.What constitutes the third line? - ANSWERS✔-Lymphocytes, anti bodies
\.What is specific immunity? - ANSWERS✔-The bodies ability to recognize and
defend against pathogens
\.What is the immune system best at fighting: recognized pathogens or new ones?
- ANSWERS✔-Recognized pathogens
\.What must the specific defense recognize? - ANSWERS✔-Foreign from self
\.What is an antigen? - ANSWERS✔-Something that triggers a specific immune
response
\.What is an epitope? - ANSWERS✔-region or fragment of a molecule with
antigenic properties
\.What is the purpose of the lymphatic system? - ANSWERS✔-Fluid return network
that screens body for antigens
, \.What is lymph? - ANSWERS✔-excess tissue fluid carried by lymphatic vessels
\.What are lymphocytes? - ANSWERS✔-white blood cells (T & B Cells)
\.What are lymphatic vessels? - ANSWERS✔-One way lymph system that conducts
from tissues into the circulatory system
\.What do lymphnodes house? - ANSWERS✔-Leukocytes that recognize anitgens
\.Where are lymphnodes? - ANSWERS✔-Neck, groin, armpit, and abdomen
\.What does the spleen do? - ANSWERS✔-filters pathogens in the blood
\.What is clonal deletion? - ANSWERS✔-The process of destroying B and T cells
that react to self antigens
\.What extra molecule must T cells recognize? - ANSWERS✔-MHC
\.What is the self vs nonself b cell charectoristic? - ANSWERS✔-Clonal deletion
creates nonself recognizers
\.What is the heterogenicity charectoristic of B cells? - ANSWERS✔-Randomization
of variable receptor regions
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
\.What line are specific defenses? - ANSWERS✔-Third Line
\.What constitutes the third line? - ANSWERS✔-Lymphocytes, anti bodies
\.What is specific immunity? - ANSWERS✔-The bodies ability to recognize and
defend against pathogens
\.What is the immune system best at fighting: recognized pathogens or new ones?
- ANSWERS✔-Recognized pathogens
\.What must the specific defense recognize? - ANSWERS✔-Foreign from self
\.What is an antigen? - ANSWERS✔-Something that triggers a specific immune
response
\.What is an epitope? - ANSWERS✔-region or fragment of a molecule with
antigenic properties
\.What is the purpose of the lymphatic system? - ANSWERS✔-Fluid return network
that screens body for antigens
, \.What is lymph? - ANSWERS✔-excess tissue fluid carried by lymphatic vessels
\.What are lymphocytes? - ANSWERS✔-white blood cells (T & B Cells)
\.What are lymphatic vessels? - ANSWERS✔-One way lymph system that conducts
from tissues into the circulatory system
\.What do lymphnodes house? - ANSWERS✔-Leukocytes that recognize anitgens
\.Where are lymphnodes? - ANSWERS✔-Neck, groin, armpit, and abdomen
\.What does the spleen do? - ANSWERS✔-filters pathogens in the blood
\.What is clonal deletion? - ANSWERS✔-The process of destroying B and T cells
that react to self antigens
\.What extra molecule must T cells recognize? - ANSWERS✔-MHC
\.What is the self vs nonself b cell charectoristic? - ANSWERS✔-Clonal deletion
creates nonself recognizers
\.What is the heterogenicity charectoristic of B cells? - ANSWERS✔-Randomization
of variable receptor regions
