Mastery Quiz 2

Live attenuated vaccines contain:

Weakened versions of a pathogen

Which of the following antibodies is associated with hypersensitivity and allergic reactions (e.g., anaphylaxis) and has the shortest half-life?

IgE

Which of the following types of white blood cells are responsible for producing antibodies and killing viruses

Lymphocytes

Which of the following types of white blood cells are responsible for mounting an inflammatory response and release histamine?

Basophils

Herd immunity refers to:

Resistance to a disease in a highly vaccinated population

Which type of lymphocyte is responsible for antibody production?

B cells

Which of the following types of white blood cells are involved in mounting an allergic response and fight parasites?

Eosinophils

Which cells are involved in the adaptive immune response and immunologic memory?

Lymphocytes and antigen presenting cells

Which of the following antibodies is associated with a primary immune response and can be used to diagnose an acute infection or exposure to a pathogen?

IgM

Which of the following white blood cells are responsible for being the first responder to bacterial and fungal infections

Neutrophils