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What is the name of the lymphoid tissue located within the lining of major tracts like respiratory, digestive and urinogenital?

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Important Questions on Human Health and Diseases

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Statement (S): Natural killer cells form the body's most important cells of defence, and they destroy the infected cells or altered self cells in an antibody-independent manner.

Reason (R): The reaction time of NK cells is fast as they are always in an active form to identify and destroy even small cancer cells well before they form a tumor.

Which of the following is true?

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The yellowish fluid "colostrum" secreted by mammary glands of mother during the initial days of lactation has abundant antibodies (IgA) to protect the infant. This type of immunity is called as:
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Study the following:
Statement I : TH cells are involved in humoral and cell mediated immunity.
Statement II : Natural killer cells are a type of lymphocytes.

The correct option among the following is

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Which of the following immunoglobulins does constitute the largest percentage in human milk?
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In higher vertebrates, the immune system can distinguish self and non-self cells. If this property is lost due to genetic abnormality and it attacks self cells, then it leads to:
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Read the following statements
I) TC lymphocytes are involved only in cell mediated immunity.
II) Thymus gland of mammals is a secondary lymphoid organ.
III) The part of antibody that recognises and binds to an antigen is called epitope.
IV) Interleukins are primarily involved in differentiation of the cells of immune system.

Among the above, the incorrect statements are

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Injection of an antidote against snakebite is an example of
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Which one of the following statements is incorrect with respect to human antibodies?
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Which of the following immune responses is responsible for the rejection of kidney graft?
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The cells which remove unwanted substances and microbes that attack the liver by phagocytosis are
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Transplantation of tissues/organs fails often due to non-acceptance by the patient's body. Which type of immune-response is responsible for such rejections?
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Match the following about immune system

List I List I
A Complement proteins I Stimulate phagocytosis
B Tc cells II Microglia in brain
C Cytokines III Inflammation
D Mononuclear phagocytes IV Membrane attack complex
    V Cell mediated immunity

The correct answer is

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Grafted kidney may be rejected in a patient due to:
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Match the following:

  Set-I   Set-II
(A) Vaccination (I) Artificial passive immunity
(B) Granzyme release (II) Cell-mediated immunity
(C) Lysozyme mediated (III) Artificial active immunity
(D) Antivenin (IV) Innate immunity

The correct match is

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Identify the odd one from the following :
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Which one of the following immune processes is most effectively controlled by anti histamines?
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Identify the wrong statement with reference to immunity.
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Colostrum, the yellowish fluid, secreted by mother during the initial days of lactation is very essential to impart immunity to the newborn infants because it contains:
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MALT constitutes about _______ percent of the lymphoid tissue in human body.