BIOL452: IMMUNOLOGY
Marcia C. Coss, PhD.

SAMPLE EXAMS

NOTE:Remember that the material covered on the exams from last semester may not correspond exactly to the material covered in the current semester.



BIOL452: IMMUNOLOGY              EXAM III

I. Matching: Choose the BEST answer from column B for items in column A.  USE EACH ANSWER ONLY ONCE (15 points)
 
___  1.  TH1  A.  Secretes IL-4 and IL-10
___  2.  TH2 B.  Mucin-like addressins
___  3.   IgA C.  Mediates positive selection of T cells
___  4.   IgE D.  Expresses mutated sIg
___  5.   IgG  E.  Cytotoxin
___  6.   Lymphoma F.  Mediates negative selection of T cells
___  7.   Granzyme G. Mediates centrocyte selection
___  8.   Centrocyte H.  Integrins 
___  9.   Centroblast I.   Opsonizer
___10.   Follicular dendritic cells J.   Large number of malignant cells in blood
___11.   Thymic cortical stromal cells K.  Malignant cells found in tissues
___12.   Bone marrow derived APCs L.  Bound to mast cells
___13.   Leukemia M. Secretes IFNg and IL-2
___14.   Selectins N.  Viral neutralization
___15.   ICAMs  O. Large, rapidly dividing activated B cell 

 

II. Define the following terms (2 points each)
 

1. Linked recognition
 

2. Extravasation
 

3. Affinity maturation

4. Primary focus

5. Allelic exclusion

6. Mitogen

III. Short but complete answers.

1. The immune response to infection can be divided into three phases. LIST and DESCRIBE these three phases. Include  A) the duration of each phase,    B) the mechanisms and cells mediating these events and    C) the outcome of each phase (9 points)
 
 

2. Describe the events of how dimeric IgA ends up in body secretions. (6 points)
 

3. What does ADCC mean? Describe the mechanism. (6 points)
 

4. What is meant by T cell priming? Describe how this occurs. (4 points)
 
 

5. How does the outcome of B7 binding CD28 and CTLA-4 differ? (4 points)
 
 

6. How do TI and TD antigens differ in the effect on B cells? (6 points)
 

7.DescribeTWO experiments that demonstrate the requirment of the thymus gland for T cell development. (5 points)
 

8. What is the difference between direct and indirect mechanisms of tissue damage by pathogens?  List and describe three examples for each mechanism. (8 points)
 
 

IV. Essay. Answer ONE (1) of the following questions. Be sure your answer is complete and in the form of an essay. (25 points each)

1. B cells are involved in the humoral immune response. Discuss the development and activation of B cells to plasma cell begining with their development within the bone marrow. Include in your discussion the events, locations, cells and molecules involved in the development and activation of B cells resulting in the production of secreted antibodies.

2. T cells have been described as having a central role in the adaptive immune response. Discuss the development and activation of T cells begining with their development within the thymus. Include in your discussion the phenotype of the developing thymocytes, as well as the events, locations, cells and molecules and events involved in the development and activation of the three different armed effector T cells.
 
 

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