Questions and Answers
Which type of lymphocyte is involved in cell-mediated immunity?
T lymphocyte
What is the primary function of secreted antibodies in humoral immunity?
Bind to extracellular microbes and toxins and assist in their elimination
How does cell-mediated immunity eliminate reservoirs of infection?
By killing infected cells that harbor intracellular microbes
What characteristic of the immune system allows it to mount larger and more effective responses to repeated exposures to the same antigen?
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Which property of the acquired immune response involves the ability to discriminate between self and non-self antigens?
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Which lymphocyte is specifically involved in the activation of macrophages to kill phagocytosed microbes?
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In what form are antibodies found within the humoral immunity response?
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What characteristic allows the immune system to recognize billions of different antigens?
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Which type of immunity involves the use of secreted antibodies to block infections?
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Which property of the acquired immune response involves the immune system being able to react against a variety of microbes while avoiding the host's own antigens?
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