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UAMS IMMUNOLOGY (ACTUAL 2025/2026) EXAM 1
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
immunization (vaccination) - ...(answer)..injecting antigen to cause immunity by
inducing a protective immune response against specific organism or its associated
toxin prior to the encounter with the pathogen
immunology - ...(answer)..study of host rxns when foreign substances are
introduced
serology - ...(answer)..study of noncellular components in the blood (ag/ab)
antigen (immunogen) (ag) - ...(answer).."foreign" substance that stimulates the
generation of an immune response. ags can be harmful or harmless
environmental substances
antibody (immunoglobulin) (ab) - ...(answer)..glycoprotein; made in response to
ag
epitope - ...(answer)..ab binding site; single ag site
immunity - ...(answer)..increased resistance to infection which often follows
recovery from an initial exposure
immunological homeostasis - ...(answer)..confers health by responding and
controlling infection with moderation
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innate/natural immunity - ...(answer)..nonspecific; protection always present in
healthy individuals; normal body fxns; first line of defense
ag nonspecific, rapid response (minutes), and no memory (splinter story) -
...(answer)..what are the characteristics of natural/innate immunity?
adaptive/acquired immunity - ...(answer)..specific; induced/stimulated by non self
foreign substances that invade tissue or against infected cells and tumors; defend
against specific invaders thus protection result of prior experience with ag;
mediated by lymphocytes
ag specific, slow response (days), and memory - ...(answer)..what are the
characteristics of adaptive/acquired immunity?
epithelial barriers, phagocytes, and inflammation - ...(answer)..what are some
examples of innate/natural immunity in the body?
humoral immunity and cell mediated immunity - ...(answer)..what are the types of
adaptive/acquired immunity?
humoral immunity - ...(answer)..which adaptive/acquired immunity is mediated
by abs produced by B lymphs-> secreted into circulation/mucosal fluids ->finally
neutralize and eliminate extracellular microbes/microbial toxins?
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cell mediated immunity - ...(answer)..which adaptive/acquired immunity is
mediated by T lymphs and products in which some T lymphs produce substances
to activate phagocytes and destroy intracellular microbes and kill host cells
harboring intracellular microbes?
active and/or passive - ...(answer)..what are two ways adaptive/acquired
immunity is induced?
active - ...(answer)..which stimulated pathway in adaptive/acquired immunity
involves abs made by the host, infection or vaccination, and induces long lived
resistance?
EX: use of vaccines against HVB, measles, polio, etc.
passive - ...(answer)..which stimulated pathway in adaptive/acquired immunity
involves abs made externally by another or conferred by transfer of abs from an
actively immunized individual or animal; rapidly confers immunity but short lived?
EX: newborn protected by acquiring abs from mother's placenta and milk
acute phase reactants - ...(answer)..serum constituents made in the liver;
nonspecific rapid first defense
complement and c reactive protein (CRP) - ...(answer)..what are the two major
acute phase reactants?
UAMS IMMUNOLOGY (ACTUAL 2025/2026) EXAM 1
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
immunization (vaccination) - ...(answer)..injecting antigen to cause immunity by
inducing a protective immune response against specific organism or its associated
toxin prior to the encounter with the pathogen
immunology - ...(answer)..study of host rxns when foreign substances are
introduced
serology - ...(answer)..study of noncellular components in the blood (ag/ab)
antigen (immunogen) (ag) - ...(answer).."foreign" substance that stimulates the
generation of an immune response. ags can be harmful or harmless
environmental substances
antibody (immunoglobulin) (ab) - ...(answer)..glycoprotein; made in response to
ag
epitope - ...(answer)..ab binding site; single ag site
immunity - ...(answer)..increased resistance to infection which often follows
recovery from an initial exposure
immunological homeostasis - ...(answer)..confers health by responding and
controlling infection with moderation
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innate/natural immunity - ...(answer)..nonspecific; protection always present in
healthy individuals; normal body fxns; first line of defense
ag nonspecific, rapid response (minutes), and no memory (splinter story) -
...(answer)..what are the characteristics of natural/innate immunity?
adaptive/acquired immunity - ...(answer)..specific; induced/stimulated by non self
foreign substances that invade tissue or against infected cells and tumors; defend
against specific invaders thus protection result of prior experience with ag;
mediated by lymphocytes
ag specific, slow response (days), and memory - ...(answer)..what are the
characteristics of adaptive/acquired immunity?
epithelial barriers, phagocytes, and inflammation - ...(answer)..what are some
examples of innate/natural immunity in the body?
humoral immunity and cell mediated immunity - ...(answer)..what are the types of
adaptive/acquired immunity?
humoral immunity - ...(answer)..which adaptive/acquired immunity is mediated
by abs produced by B lymphs-> secreted into circulation/mucosal fluids ->finally
neutralize and eliminate extracellular microbes/microbial toxins?
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cell mediated immunity - ...(answer)..which adaptive/acquired immunity is
mediated by T lymphs and products in which some T lymphs produce substances
to activate phagocytes and destroy intracellular microbes and kill host cells
harboring intracellular microbes?
active and/or passive - ...(answer)..what are two ways adaptive/acquired
immunity is induced?
active - ...(answer)..which stimulated pathway in adaptive/acquired immunity
involves abs made by the host, infection or vaccination, and induces long lived
resistance?
EX: use of vaccines against HVB, measles, polio, etc.
passive - ...(answer)..which stimulated pathway in adaptive/acquired immunity
involves abs made externally by another or conferred by transfer of abs from an
actively immunized individual or animal; rapidly confers immunity but short lived?
EX: newborn protected by acquiring abs from mother's placenta and milk
acute phase reactants - ...(answer)..serum constituents made in the liver;
nonspecific rapid first defense
complement and c reactive protein (CRP) - ...(answer)..what are the two major
acute phase reactants?
