Self Quiz for The Adaptive Immune System: B6. B-Lymphocytes

Study the material in this section and then write out the answers to these questions.
Do not just click on the answers and write them out. This will not test your understanding of this tutorial.

1. Match the following in terms of activation of B-lymphocytes by T-dependent antigens:

_____ Epitopes of antigens are recognized by B-lymphocytes by way of their ____________. (ans)

_____ Once engulfed by APCs, protein antigens are degraded into peptides by organelles called ____________. (ans)

_____ B-lymphocytes bind peptides to grooves in _________________. (ans)

_____ The B-lymphocyte then presents the MHC/peptide complex to the ___________________. (ans)

_____ B-lymphocytes eventually differentiate into antibody-secreting cells called ___________________. (ans)

a. TCR of T4-lymphocytes
b. TCR of T8-lymphocytes
c. MHC-I molecules
d. MHC-II molecules
e. B-cell receptors
f. CD4 molecules
g. plasma cells
h. lysosomes
i. proteasomes

2. State the overall function of B-lymphocytes in adaptive immunity. (ans)

3. Multiple Choice (ans)

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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.