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16 Cards in this Set
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What are the 5 different classes of circulating antibodies?
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IgG, IgM, IgA, IgD, and IgE
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What is the major type of antibodies in the blood?
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IgG, lesser amounts are found in lymph and tissue fluid
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Which type of antibody bind to pathogens and their toxins?
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IgG
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What type of antibodies activate the complement system?
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IgG
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What type of antibodies can cross teh placenta from a mother to her fetus, so the newborn has a temporary, partial immune response?
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IgG
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What type of Antibody are pentimers?
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IgM
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What are the 1st antibodies prosduced by a newborn's body?
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IgM
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What are the 1st antibodies to appear in the blood soon after an infection begins and the first to disappear before an infection is over?
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IgM
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What antibodies activate the complement system?
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IgM and IgG
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What type of antibodies are monomers or dimers?
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IgA
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What are the main type of antibody found in body secretions: saliva, teras, mucus, and breast milk?
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IgA
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What type of antibody binds to pathogens and prevents them from reaching the bloodstream?
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IgA
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What is the main function of IgD antibodies?
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Serve as antigen receptors on immature B cells.
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What type of antibody serves as antigen receptors on immature B cells?
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IgD
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What type of antibodies are responsible for prevention of parasitic worm infections, but can also cause immediate allergic responses?
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IgE
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how is antibody-mediated immunity most useful to the body?
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1. Neutralizing foreign poisons
2. protectin agains microbes which exist OUTSIDE of our body's cell membranes (extracelluar bacteria and extracellular viruses). |
