Exam 6: Adaptive Immunity

A 16-year-old is bitten by a rabid dog while jogging in the park.Upon admission to the emergency department,the nurse will administer which of the following to help prevent infection?

An immunology nurse is caring for a patient.While planning care,which principle will the nurse remember? The primary role of IgA1 is to prevent infections in the:

A 5-month-old child is admitted to the hospital with recurring respiratory infections.A possible cause of this condition is:

Which of the following characteristics is shared by both the secretory and systemic immune systems?

A 6-month-old infant is brought to the pediatrician for recurrent colds.The child is fed formula,and the other family members have not been ill.The primary care provider tells the mother that the child's immune system is not yet competent,but will be about 60% of an adult system around age _____ months.

A patient has done research on monoclonal antibodies on the Internet.Which statement indicates a correct understanding? Pure monoclonal antibodies are produced by:

A cell that is produced in the thymus and interacts with MHC class II molecules would have which of the following surface proteins?

A 20-year-old female is applying for nursing school and is required to be tested for immunity against several illnesses.Testing that looks at which of the following would be the best to determine immunity?

The predominant antibody of a typical primary immune response is:

An experiment is designed to determine specific cell types involved in cell-mediated immune response.The experimenter is interested in finding cells that attack cells that have specific antigens.Which cells should be isolated?