Microbiology with Diseases by Body System, 5e
CHAPTER 16 Adaptive Immunity
Multiple Choice
Modified True/False
Matching
First Section
Visualize It!
1. See Figures 16.10 and 16.12,
Short Answer
1. Antigen processing is an essential prerequisite for all adaptive immune responses. In
these cases the antigens are small and not composed of repeating subunits. The antigens
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Critical Thinking
1. A pump in the lymphatic system would interfere with functions that help fight microbial
2. See p 469, Table 16.1 Innate defenses are present at birth, whereas adaptive defenses
3. Microorganisms are structurally complex, and although they may have many antigenic
4. Class I MHC proteins, which are produced by nearly all cell types in the body, function
in antigen presentation of the antigenic determinants from intracellular parasites; without
Microbiology with Diseases by Body System, 5e
7. The various antibody classes have somewhat different roles in immunity. Immunoglobulin
8. olecules, particularly proteins but also
9. Plasma cells actively secrete antibodies, which are proteins; therefore, the cells are filled
11. The complement cascade can be initiated in two ways: some complement factors react to
common bacterial antigens as part of the innate defenses, and other complement factors
Concept Mapping
1. Secreted immunoglobulins
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4. Antigens