Learning Objectives for "The Adaptive Immune System: Cell-Mediated Immunity: An Overview"

After completing this section you should be able to perform the following objectives.

1. Briefly compare humoral immunity with cell-mediated immunity.

2.* Define cell-mediated immunity and state what it is most effective against.

3.* State three different ways by which cell-mediated immunity protects the body.

4.* Define gene translocation and relate it to each T-lymphocyte being able to produce T-cell receptor with a unique shape.

5. Define the following:

a. combinatorial diversity

b. junctional diversity

6*. In terms of cell-mediated immunity, state what is meant by anamnestic response and discuss its role in immune defense.

7. Briefly describe why there is a heightened secondary response during anamestic response.

(*) = common theme throughout the course

• RETURN TO "THE ADAPTIVE IMMUNE SYSTEM: CELL-MEDIATED IMMUNITY: AN OVERVIEW"

Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology
The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
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Based on a work The Grapes of Staph at https://cwoer.ccbcmd.edu/science/microbiology/index_gos.html.