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Identify the following regarding cell-mediated immunity as either correct or inc

ID: 38305 • Letter: I

Question

Identify the following regarding cell-mediated immunity as either correct or incorrect.

a) The cellular immune response is mediated by T cells.

b) CD8* T-cells are T cytotoxic (Tc) cells that bind to MHC class I molecules and can differentiate into an effector cyotoxic T Lymphocyte (CTL).

c) T helper (Th) cells differentiate primarily into two different subsets, Th1 and Th10.

d) The recognition of antigens by a T cell requires that an antigen-presenting cell (APC) first process them.

e) The cell-mediated response functions to target and effectively remove freely circulating pathogens where antibodies can come in contact with them.

f) Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) can use perforin, a pore-forming protein, to kill self cells that have been altered by infection with a pathogen.

g) T cells are classified by their clusters of differentiation (CD), which serve as receptors. The most important CD classes for cell-mediated immunity are CD4 and CD6.

h) T cells, like B cells, are specific for a particular antigen.

i) T helper cells aid in both the humoral and cellular immune response.

j) CD4* T cells are helper cells that bind to the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) II class molecules on B cells and antigen-pressing cells (APCs).

Explanation / Answer

a: correct

b: correct

c: incorrect

d: correct

e: incorrect

f: correct

g: correct

h: correct

i: incorrect

j: incorrect