The Complement System

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What is the main function of the complement system in higher vertebrates?

Support digestion and nutrient absorption

Protect the host from microbes and remove debris (correct)

Assist in muscle development and repair

Promote cell survival and regulate blood flow

Where are the proteins and glycoproteins of the complement system mainly synthesized?

Liver hepatocytes (correct)

Spleen

Lymph nodes

Bone marrow

Which component is at the heart of the immune system of the complement system?

C5

Factor D

Factor B

C3 (correct)

How many fluid-phase and membrane proteins does the complement system of higher vertebrates consist of?

Nearly 60 Signup and view all the answers

What is the likely evolutionary origin of the complement system?

Protection of oldest multicellular organism on earth Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of the complement system in higher vertebrates?

Protecting the host from microbes and removing debris Signup and view all the answers

Where are the proteins and glycoproteins of the complement system mainly synthesized?

Liver hepatocytes Signup and view all the answers

What is the central and most abundant plasma component of the complement system?

C3 Signup and view all the answers

How many fluid-phase and membrane proteins does the complement system of higher vertebrates consist of?

Nearly 60 Signup and view all the answers

What is the likely evolutionary origin of the complement system?

Protection of oldest multicellular organisms on earth Signup and view all the answers

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What is the main function of the complement system in higher vertebrates?

Where are the proteins and glycoproteins of the complement system mainly synthesized?

Which component is at the heart of the immune system of the complement system?

How many fluid-phase and membrane proteins does the complement system of higher vertebrates consist of?

What is the likely evolutionary origin of the complement system?

What is the main function of the complement system in higher vertebrates?

Where are the proteins and glycoproteins of the complement system mainly synthesized?

What is the central and most abundant plasma component of the complement system?

How many fluid-phase and membrane proteins does the complement system of higher vertebrates consist of?

What is the likely evolutionary origin of the complement system?

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