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Title: Antibodies, or immunoglobulins, are secreted by activated B cells or by their plasma-cell offspring ...
Post by: hobbydog25 on Feb 22, 2018
Antibodies, or immunoglobulins, are secreted by activated B cells or by their plasma-cell offspring in response to an antigen.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false



(Question 2) Which endocrine gland is most closely associated with the hypothalamus?
 
  A) thymus
  B) pineal gland
  C) thyroid gland
  D) pituitary gland



(Question 3) Artificially acquired passive immunity is conferred when one receives immune serum for poisonous snake bites.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false



(Question 4) Hormones of the hypothalamus stimulate the anterior pituitary gland to secrete its hormones. How would you classify this type of endocrine gland stimulation?
 
  A) hormonal
  B) humoral
  C) neural
  D) direct gene activation



(Question 5) Antigen-presenting cells (APCs) engulf antigens and present them to cells that will deal with them.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false



(Question 6) Water-soluble hormones, such as proteins and peptide hormones, activate target cells using ________.
 
  A) direct gene activation
  B) the second-messenger system
  C) steroid hormone action
  D) diffusion



(Question 7) B cells become immunocompetent in the thymus.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false



(Question 8) Identify the five basic taste receptors and describe what each type of receptor detects.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



(Question 9) B lymphocytes (B cells) and T lymphocytes (T cells) play an important role in the adaptive defense system.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false



(Question 10) Your elderly neighbor wears hearing aids. Without them, he can't hear you knocking on his door. Do you think he wears the hearing aids for sensorineural deafness or conduction deafness? Explain your choice and differentiate between the causes of these two types of deafness.
 
  What will be an ideal response?


Title: Antibodies, or immunoglobulins, are secreted by activated B cells or by their plasma-cell offspring ...
Post by: Za_bby97 on Feb 22, 2018
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Title: Antibodies, or immunoglobulins, are secreted by activated B cells or by their plasma-cell offspring ...
Post by: hobbydog25 on Feb 22, 2018
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