MEDICINE MCQ
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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Question
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a blood protein produced in response to an antigen
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not a body
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an immune defense to viruses only
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the cells responsible for attacking and defeating healthy tissue.
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Detailed explanation-1: -A protein made by plasma cells (a type of white blood cell) in response to an antigen (a substance that causes the body to make a specific immune response). Each antibody can bind to only one specific antigen. The purpose of this binding is to help destroy the antigen.
Detailed explanation-2: -antibody, also called immunoglobulin, a protective protein produced by the immune system in response to the presence of a foreign substance, called an antigen. Antibodies recognize and latch onto antigens in order to remove them from the body.
Detailed explanation-3: -An antibody is a protein component of the immune system that circulates in the blood, recognizes foreign substances like bacteria and viruses, and neutralizes them.
Detailed explanation-4: -Blood serum protein produced in response to injected antigens is Anti-body. Antibodies (also called immunoglobulins) are large Y-shaped proteins. They are found in the blood or other body fluids of vertebrates.
Detailed explanation-5: -Antibodies are naturally produced by plasma cells within the human body to mediate an adaptive immune response against invading pathogens.