Exercise: Antigen

Questions for: Antigen

Lymphocytes are activated by antigen in the
A:
blood stream
B:
bone marrow
C:
liver
D:
lymph nodes
Answer: D
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During the lag period between antigen contact and detection of adaptive immunity,
A:
antigen is hidden from the immune system in macrophages
B:
innate immune effectors are eliminating antigen
C:
innate immunity blocks the activation of adaptive immune effector cells
D:
new B and T cells with the appropriate antigen specificity must be produced in the bone marrow
Answer: B
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Very low doses of antigen may induce
A:
hypersensitivity
B:
immunological ignorance
C:
low zone tolerance
D:
low zone immunity
Answer: C
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Which of the following is incorrect with regard to antigen epitopes?
A:
An epitope may be shared by two different antigens
B:
A protein molecule usually contains multiple epitopes
C:
B cells bind only processed antigen epitopes
D:
Epitopes may be linear or assembled
Answer: C
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A molecule that can be covalently linked to a non-immunogenic antigen to make it an immunogen is called a (n)
A:
adjuvant
B:
carrier
C:
hapten
D:
mitogen
Answer: B
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