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Which cells produce highly reactive oxygen species during an oxidative burst?
Which cells produce highly reactive oxygen species during an oxidative burst?
Which cells are involved in allergic reactions such as hay fever?
Which cells are involved in allergic reactions such as hay fever?
Which cells are phagocytic and involved in antigen presentation?
Which cells are phagocytic and involved in antigen presentation?
Which cells are part of the innate immune system?
Which cells are part of the innate immune system?
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Which branch of the immune system is responsible for causing fevers?
Which branch of the immune system is responsible for causing fevers?
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What is the main advantage of the adaptive immune response?
What is the main advantage of the adaptive immune response?
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Which type of white blood cell is responsible for phagocytosis?
Which type of white blood cell is responsible for phagocytosis?
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Where does hematopoiesis primarily take place?
Where does hematopoiesis primarily take place?
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Which cells release cytotoxic granules to kill target cells infected with intracellular organisms or cancer cells?
Which cells release cytotoxic granules to kill target cells infected with intracellular organisms or cancer cells?
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Which cells can bind directly to an antigen without the need for presentation on an MHC molecule?
Which cells can bind directly to an antigen without the need for presentation on an MHC molecule?
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Which cells help coordinate the efforts of macrophages and B cells by secreting cytokines?
Which cells help coordinate the efforts of macrophages and B cells by secreting cytokines?
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Which cells kill target cells that present a specific antigen on an MHC-1 molecule?
Which cells kill target cells that present a specific antigen on an MHC-1 molecule?
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Which type of immune response is immediate but non-specific and lacks memory?
Which type of immune response is immediate but non-specific and lacks memory?
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What happens if a pathogen is a virus living and replicating in the cytoplasm of infected cells?
What happens if a pathogen is a virus living and replicating in the cytoplasm of infected cells?
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What happens to most B and T cells as the invading pathogen dies off?
What happens to most B and T cells as the invading pathogen dies off?
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