1. Define the term innate immunity 2. List several mechanisms of innate defense and give a brief description of each one
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1. Define the term innate immunity 2. List several mechanisms of innate defense and give a brief description of each one 3. Identify the body's first line of defense 4. Describe chemotactic factors released from the mast cell 5. What is the function of interferon? 6. Define the following terms: antigens, antibodies, antigenic determinants, combining sites, clone 7. What two terms are synonyms for combining sites? 8. When an antigen-antibody complex is formed, what region on the antigen molecule fits what region on the antibody molecule? 9. Activated B cells develop into clones of what two kinds of cells? 10. What cells synthesize and secrete copious amounts of antibodies? 11. Explain the function of memory cells 12.Antibodies belong to what class of compounds? Diagram and describe the structure of an antibody 13. Explain the two basic tenets of Burnet's clonal selection theory 14. What are cytokines? Lymphotoxins? 15. Differentiate between the classifications of natural and artificial immunity. 16.Describe the process behind the functioning of modern vaccines. 17. What are monoclonal antibodies, and how do they function?