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Functions of primary lymphoid organs
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site of B and T lymphocyte development and education
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provide a collection of T and B lymphocytes with receptors specific for diverse antigens for secondary lymphoid tissue
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production/differentiation of dendritic cells from progenitor cells
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central tolerance (render T and B cells tolerant to self antigens)
Question 2
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Which are primary lymphoid organs
Question 3
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Which are secondary Lymph Tissues
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Bursa (B-cells)
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Tonsil/spleen
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Jejunal Peyer's Patch
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Bone Marrow
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Thymus (T-cells)
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Lymph and Hemal nodes
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Lymphoblasts invade the [blank_start]thymus[blank_end] from the bone marrow where they become [blank_start]thymocytes[blank_end]. These cells then mature to become [blank_start]T-lymphocytes[blank_end].
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thymus
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thymocytes
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T-lymphocytes
Question 5
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There is a difference between immature and naive T-cells.
Question 6
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Immature t-lymphocytes are called [blank_start]thymocytes[blank_end].
Question 7
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Recognition of a self-major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecule is [blank_start]positive[blank_end] selection.
Elimination of a cell with high affinity for self peptides is [blank_start]negative[blank_end] selection.
Death by neglect of cells that so not recognize their MHC is negative selection.
Question 8
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Expression of accessory molecules during thymocyte maturation
1) signaling component of T-cell receptor - [blank_start]CD3[blank_end]
2) T-helper cells - [blank_start]CD4[blank_end]
3) Cytotoxic T cells - [blank_start]CD8[blank_end]
Question 9
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Label this image
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T-cell receptor
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Polymorphic residue of MHC molecule
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MHC
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self peptide
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anchor residue of peptide
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"pocket" of MHC molecule
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T cell contact residue of peptide
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thymocyte or T-lymphocyte
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thymic epithelial cell or dendritic cell
Question 10
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Question 11
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Question 12
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MHC class 1 binding leads to mature [blank_start]CD8+[blank_end] T cell
MHC class 2 binding leads to mature [blank_start]CD4+[blank_end] T cell
Question 13
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Single-positive thymocytes leave the thymus as a single memory cell and are very important for viral immunity. (they are also more prevalent in pigs)
Question 14
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AIRE gene encodes for..
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self peptides
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insulin
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thyroid hormone
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collagen
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T-cell receptors
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B-cell receptors
Question 15
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[blank_start]Autoimmune regulator gene[blank_end] ([blank_start]AIRE[blank_end]) control expression of over 400 tissue specific proteins.
They are expressed by [blank_start]thymic[blank_end] [blank_start]medullary epithelial[blank_end] cells with MHC molecules.
[blank_start]AIRE[blank_end] genes are important for developing [blank_start]thymocytes[blank_end] to become [blank_start]self-tolerant[blank_end].
Question 16
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[blank_start]Thymulin[blank_end] - zinc containing peptide produced by thymic epithelial cells important for T- cell function.
[blank_start]Thymic stromal lymphopoietin[blank_end] - regulate positive selection (produced from Hassall's corpuscles)
Question 17
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Zinc is not essential for T cells and skin enzymes.
Question 18
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Which are consequences of not having a thymus (mice and cats)
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no T cells in secondary lymphoid tissue
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No t cells in primary lymphoid tissue
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no T cells in circulation
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defective rejection of graft tissue
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intact rejection of graft tissue
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defective t cell mediated immunity
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antibodies to protein antigen decreased, other antibodies are okay
Question 19
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Which of the following processes is preserved in nude mice or nude cats
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graft tissue rejection
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t cell immunity
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circulating antibody levels
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B lymphocyte concentrations
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CD4 and CD8 lymphocyte concentration
Question 20
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Thymecotmy at birth in calves has little effect on T cell immunity compared to rodents because the thymus is fully developed at birth.
Question 21
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Where are B cells developed mainly for primates and rodents.
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Bone Marrow
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ileal peyer's patches
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bursa
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appendix
Question 22
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When is the Peyer's patch in the ileum involuted by
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12 mo
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11 mo
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at birth
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15 mo
Question 23
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When is the discontinuous jejunal peyer's patch involuted by?
Question 24
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What is the role of the bursa
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generate BcR diversity
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MHC expression
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positive selection
Question 25
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What occurs within the cortex of the Bursa
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stromal cells present self-antigens on surface receptors to B cells
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negative selection of self reactive B cells
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B cell proliferation and rearrangement of genes occurs
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In the [blank_start]medulla[blank_end] of the bursa, stromal cells present [blank_start]self-antigens[blank_end] on the surface receptors (sIgM) to B cells. [blank_start]Negative[blank_end] selection occurs when B cells are [blank_start]self reactive[blank_end].
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medulla
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self-antigens
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Negative
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self reactive
Question 27
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Effects of bursectomy or removal of ileal peyer's patch
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total lymphocyte pool would slightly decrease
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humoral immunity (antibody concentration markedly altered)
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there would be no circulating T-lymphocytes
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dendritic cells in tissues would decrease
Question 28
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Lymphocyte cones each have the same specificity for epitopes because there is not diverse set of genes.
Question 29
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What is gene rearrangement in primary or central organs unique to?
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innate immune system
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adaptive immune system
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vertebrates
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invertebrate
Question 30
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the insertion of upstream DNA or the addition of gene rearrangement (occurs in the bursa or its species equivalent -ileal peyer's patch-)
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gene interconversion
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gene mutation
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gene conversion
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gene morphing
Question 31
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Somatic hypermutation only happens to [blank_start]B cells[blank_end]. It is a [blank_start]point[blank_end] mutation that occurs in the [blank_start]germinal[blank_end] centers during [blank_start]antigen[blank_end] exposure.
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B cells
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point
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germinal
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antigen
Question 32
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What do each of the letters stand for when it comes to receptor chain regions (gene segments)
V- [blank_start]variable[blank_end]
D- [blank_start]diverse[blank_end]
J- [blank_start]junctional[blank_end]
c- [blank_start]constant[blank_end]
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variable
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diverse
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junctional
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constant
Question 33
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B cell receptor chains
[blank_start]light[blank_end] - VJC
[blank_start]heavy[blank_end] - VDJC
T-cell receptors chain pairs
Gamma and Delta
[blank_start]Gamma[blank_end] - VJC
[blank_start]delta[blank_end]- VDJC
Alpha and Beta
[blank_start]Alpha[blank_end]- VJC
[blank_start]Beta[blank_end] - VDJC
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light
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heavy
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Gamma
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delta
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Alpha
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Beta
Question 34
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When does receptor gene rearrangement occur in each lymphocyte?
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during the mutation process
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during the selection process
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during the migration process
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after each lymphocyte leaves and enters circulation
Question 35
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Receptor gene rearrangement is a random process (like shuffling cards).
Question 36
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RAG or [blank_start]recombination[blank_end] [blank_start]activating[blank_end] [blank_start]gene[blank_end] 1 and 2, is a gene that initiates [blank_start]VDJ[blank_end] recombination.
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recombination
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activating
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gene
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VDJ
Question 37
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Which of the following are members of the nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ) pathway of DNA repair?
Question 38
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Which B cell chain rearranges first? (heavy or light)
Question 39
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The B cell gets a few tries to rearrange its heavy chain.
Question 40
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Which gene loops out a segment of DNA to be broken from the main segment for use in recombination?
Question 41
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RAG knows where to cut because the gene sequence has [blank_start]recombinase[blank_end] [blank_start]signaling[blank_end] [blank_start]sequences[blank_end] flanked by the [blank_start]VDJ[blank_end] gene segments.
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recombinase
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signaling
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sequences
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VDJ
Question 42
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[blank_start]12[blank_end] base pairs make about [blank_start]1[blank_end] turn of the DNA helix.
[blank_start]23[blank_end] base pairs make about [blank_start]2[blank_end] turns of the DNA helix.
Question 43
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The region begin targeted by RAG is flanked first by the conserved [blank_start]heptamer[blank_end] region, then comes the [blank_start]spacer[blank_end] region (which is removed for the [blank_start]helix[blank_end]), and finally the conserve [blank_start]nonamer[blank_end] region.
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heptamer
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spacer
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helix
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nonamer
Question 44
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[blank_start]chemotaxis[blank_end]: movement of a cell in response to a chemical stimuli
[blank_start]chemokine[blank_end]: a family of cytokines with the ability to induce direct chemotaxis
[blank_start]integrins[blank_end]: transmembrane cell adhesion proteins and signaling receptors (ex CD11b/CD18)
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chemotaxis
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chemokine
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integrins
Question 45
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CCR7 is the [blank_start]T[blank_end] cell receptor that interacts with the chemokine receptor for chemokines CCL[blank_start]19[blank_end] and CCL[blank_start]21[blank_end] which are both crucial for T-cell trafficking.
Question 46
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CXCR5 is a [blank_start]B[blank_end] cell receptor that interacts with the chemokine CXCL[blank_start]13[blank_end] to traffic B cells.
Question 47
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[blank_start]Dendritic[blank_end] cells take up bacterial [blank_start]antigens[blank_end] in the skin (at the site of infiltration) and then move to enter a draining lymphatic vessels using [blank_start]chemokines[blank_end] to migrate. Antigen bearing dendritic cells enter the draining lymph nodes, where they settle in the [blank_start]T-cell[blank_end] areas.
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Dendritic
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antigens
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chemokines
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T-cell
Question 48
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Where do CCR7 naive and memory T-cells migrate.
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LN follicle
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Cortex
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Paracortex
Question 49
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Where do CXCR5 presenting B-cells migrate?
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paracortex
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cortex
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LN follicle
Question 50
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Where do CCR7 presenting dendritic cells migrate.
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paracortex
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LN follicle
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cortex
Question 51
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Which chemokines do dendritic cells use to migrate through tissues (3)
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CCL19
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CCL21
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CXCL13
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CXCL12
Question 52
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Hemolymph nodes contain B cells in cortex and T-cells at the center. They also have gamma/delta T cells.
Question 53
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function of splenic red pulp
Question 54
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Functions of splenic white pulp
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marginal zones - macrophage APC
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follicles - B lymphocytes reside
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periarteriolar sheath (PALS) - t cells
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no high endothelial venules
Question 55
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The [blank_start]sinusoidal[blank_end] type of spleen has an abundance of venous sinuses which store large amounts of blood for quick release. It common in horses, dogs, and humans.
The [blank_start]nonsinusoidal[blank_end] type of spleen has poorly developed sinuses. It is most prominent in cats and ruminants.
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sinusoidal
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nonsinusoidal
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nonsinusoidal
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sinusoidal
Question 56
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The spleen does not contract and the smooth muscle located around the ellipsoid capillary is used to control in and out flow.
Question 57
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Bone marrow can act as a secondary lymphoid organ by memory cell colonization, and a release of large quantities of antibodies in rodents and other species when a large dose of antigen is encountered.
Question 58
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