An antigen reacts with a/an

When an antigen reacts with an antibody, it is guaranteed to exhibit an immune response.

Refers to the macromolecules that are capable of triggering an immune response by inducing the information of antibodies or sensitized T cells in an immunocompetent host

All immunogens are antigens, but not all antigens are immunogens.

What do immunogens induce in order to fight off the foreign body and elicit an immune response?

All of the following are factors involving immune response; EXCEPT:

Which of the following age groups are at higher risk of disease due to their biological properties?

Biological property that is affected by factors such as fatigue, stress, and malnutrition

The higher the _____________ the higher the immune response

_____________ is the ability of an immunogen to stimulate a host's response

Predisposition linked to MHC

These are non-immunogenic materials that when combined with a carrier, create new antigenic determinants

Epitopes are also called

Epitopes are the ___________ of the immunogen.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of immunogenecity?

Immunogens must have a molecular weight of at least ______________ to be recognized by the immune system.

Most active immunogens typically have a molecular weight of over

The greater the molecular weight the more _______ the molecule is as an immunogen

The increase in molecular weight is directly proportional to the increase of immune response

If a substance is more foreign, thus it is more likely to be immunogenic.

What trait of immunogen is described in this statement: if a substance is more foreign, thus it is more likely to be immunogenic.

______________ are powerful immunogens because they are made up of a variety of units known as amino acids

_____________ are less immunogenic than protein because they are smaller than proteins and have a limited number of sugers available to create their structures.

Pure _____________ and ____________________ are not immunogenic by themselves except when they are attracted to a suitable carrier molecule.

Epitopes are recognized by _________ or ___________

[type of epitope] amino acids following one another on a single chain

[type of epitope] results from the folding of one chain or multiple chains.

Which of the following are characteristics of Haptens? (2)

Aluminum salts that are a component of Hepatitis B vaccines are known as what?

It is a substance administered with an immunogen that increases the immune response in order to provide immunity to a particular disease.

What do haptens target to accelerate adaptive immune response?

Haptens should meet the criteria of causing minimal toxicity to humans, which is why more susbtances are not approved at this time.

Antigens that belong to the host; if an immune response occurs, it may result to an autoimmune disease.

Antigens from other members of the host's species, and are capable of eliciting an immune response.

Alloantigens are important to consider when doing procedures such as blood typing one patient.

Antigens from other species such as animals, plants, or microorganisms

Heteroantigens that exist in unrelated plants and animals but are either identical or closely related in structure so that antibody to one will cross react with an antigen of the other.