Immunity: Chapter 01, Overview of the Immune Response

Table of Contents

1. 1-1 Cells of the Immune System: Differentiation in the Bone Marrow
2. 1-2 Cells of the Immune System: Functional Characteristics
3. 1-3 Macrophage and Dendritic Cell Subsets
4. 1-4 Clonal Selection of Antigen-Specific Lymphocytes
5. 1-5 Major Histocompatibility Molecules and the Detection of Infection
6. 1-6 The Lymphoid System and Lymphocyte Circulation
7. 1-7 Architecture of Secondary Lymphoid Tissues
8. 1-8 The Course of an Immune Response

1-2 Cells of the Immune System: Functional Characteristics

Work through the following questions, checking all the correct answers. For each question there may be more than one correct answer.

1	Which of the following are phagocytic cells? a) eosinophils b) macrophages c) dendritic cells d) basophils CorrectWrong: b and c are correct.Your answer has been saved.

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Which of the following statements are true? a) Plasma cells are naïve lymphocytes that circulate through blood and lymph before they have encountered antigen. b) Neutrophils, basophils, mast cells and eosinophils all store inflammatory mediators in cytoplasmic granules. c) The two major classes of effector T lymphocytes are T helper cells and cytotoxic T cells. d) T helper cells activate B cells and macrophages. CorrectWrong: b, c and d are true.Your answer has been saved.