MBM 2201
NATIONAL UNIVERISTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
BACHELOR OF MEDICINE AND BACHELOR OF SURGERY DEGREE
PART 2 EXAMINATIONS
MBM 2201 : HAEMATOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
DATE : DECEMBER 2006
TIME : 3 HOURS
Instructions to Candidates
Answer all questions
SECTION A
1. Outline the complement cascade and explain the role that it plays in
immunological defences. (20)
2. With the aid of a diagram illustrate the successive steps in the differential
diagnosis of anaemias. (20)
SECTION B
3. For each of the following cell types describe briefly, their roles in the immune
response:
a) Thelper (4)
b) Tcytotoxic (4)
c) memory cells. (4)
4. Differentiate between the following terms:
(a) antigen and epitope (3)
(b) antibody-antigen affinity and avidity (3)
(c) allergy and anaphylaxis (3)
(d) cytolytic T cells and natural killer cells. (3)
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NATIONAL UNIVERISTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
BACHELOR OF MEDICINE AND BACHELOR OF SURGERY DEGREE
PART 2 EXAMINATIONS
MBM 2201 : HAEMATOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
DATE : DECEMBER 2006
TIME : 3 HOURS
Instructions to Candidates
Answer all questions
SECTION A
1. Outline the complement cascade and explain the role that it plays in
immunological defences. (20)
2. With the aid of a diagram illustrate the successive steps in the differential
diagnosis of anaemias. (20)
SECTION B
3. For each of the following cell types describe briefly, their roles in the immune
response:
a) Thelper (4)
b) Tcytotoxic (4)
c) memory cells. (4)
4. Differentiate between the following terms:
(a) antigen and epitope (3)
(b) antibody-antigen affinity and avidity (3)
(c) allergy and anaphylaxis (3)
(d) cytolytic T cells and natural killer cells. (3)
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