McGraw-Hill Online Learning Center Test<BLURT>

McGraw-Hill Online Learning Center Test

1. Review the animation and answer the following questions.

In the immune response, complement refers to

A. a series of serum proteins.
B. the fit between antigen and antibody.
C. a specific branch of the immune response.
D. cell-mediated defenses.

2. All of the following are true of complement proteins EXCEPT A. they stimulate the activity of phagocytic cells.
B. they act on foreign cells.
C. they act on virus-infected cells.
D. the destruction proceeds more quickly the first time a foreign material invades the body.

3. Complement proteins lead to the destruction of foreign cells by A. signalling to cytotoxic T-cells.
B. combining to poke holes in the cell surface.
C. interfering with DNA replication of the invaders.
D. destroying surface proteins of the invaders.

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