NOW TEST YOURSELF (2)
The answers are to be found amongst the words below.
TEST:
1. Which of the below are responsible for ADCC?
2. Which below describe the nature of interferons?
3. Which below describe the end product of the complement system?
4. What mechanisms are involved in the complement system?
5. What activates the classical pathway?
6. By what other name are the complement proteins C5, C6, C7, C8, and C9 known as?
7. Which below describe the action of opsonins?
8. By which routes may bacteria gain entry into the body?
9. Which below may result in a diminished innate immune response?
10. What secretions may aid the immune system?
ANSWERS:
Note that there may be more than one answer for each question.
Some of these answers may not be relevant to any of the above questions.
| Cell lysis | |
| Membrane attack system | |
| Invading micro-organisms | |
| Recognition unit | |
| Agents making micro-organisms susceptible to phagocytosis | |
| Large granular lymphocyte | |
| Broken skin | |
| Lysozyme | |
| Saliva | |
| Antibodies | |
| Old age | |
| Skin discoloration | |
| Destruction of viruses | |
| Alcohol | |
| Phagocytosis | |
| Classical pathway | |
| Cytotoxic drugs | |
| Hormones | |
| Attracting micro-organisms to phagocytes | |
| Tears | |
| Inhibit viral replication | |
| Hydrochloric acid | |
| The epidermis | |
| Effective against parasitic worms | |
| Opsonisation pathway | |
| Malnutrition | |
| Alternative pathway | |
| Mucous membranes | |
| Hair follicles | |
| Secreted by virally infected cells |