Self Quiz for The Adaptive Immune System: B4. T8-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 and function of T8-lymphocytes:

_____ Epitopes of antigens are recognized by T8-lymphocytes by way of their ____________. (ans)

_____ The TCR/CD8 molecules of naive T8-lymphocytes recognize ________________________ on antigen-presenting dendritic cells. (ans)

_____ After activation, T8-lymphocytes proliferate and differentiate into _____________________ (ans)

a. peptides from exogenous antigens bound to MHC-II molecules
b. peptides from endogenous antigens bound to MHC-I molecules
c. MHC-I molecules
d. toll-like receptors
e. B-cell receptors
f. T-cell receptors
g. plasma cells
h. cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTLs)
i. natural killer cells (NK cells)

2. State the overall function of activated T8-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.