IMMUNOLOGY Question Papers (Supple, 2007)

SET : 1

1. a)What is meant by innate immunity and explain about its importance in newly born baby.

b)Explain about the acquired immunity.

2. a)What is meant by humoral immunity and what are the components involved in it.

b)What are different T cell antigen receptors and list their functions.

3. What are monoclonal antibodies and explain its importance?

4. What is meant by cell mediated immunity and explain about the different components involved in it.

5. Define hybridoma and explain monoclonal antibody production?

6. Explain flow cytometry and discuss its role in antigen - antibody interactions?

7. Discuss the consequences and regulation of type I hypersensitivity?

8. Define tumor antigens and give their significance in immunology?

SET : 2

1. What is meant by immunity and explain about the various components involved in the immune system.

2. Discuss about the different classes of immunoglobulin and explain about their role in immunity.

3. Write a short notes on :

a) Congenic

b) MHC class I

c) MHC class II

d) MHC class III

4. What macrophages and what is its role in cell mediated immunity. What are langerhan cells and what is its role in cell mediated immunity.

5. Explain the process of formation and selection of hybrid cells?

6. Explain different types of antigen – antibody interactions?

7. Discuss about the purified macromolecules as vaccines?

8. Describe the cancer theraohy in detail?

SET : 3

1. What is meant by immunity and explain about the various components involved in the immune system.

2. Define antibody and describe about their structure in detail with a neat diagram?

3. What are monoclonal antibodies and explain its importance?

4. What are interferons and explain about various types of cytokines.

5. Explain about immunosupression in detail along with an example.

6. Explain different types of antigen – antibody interactions?

7. Give an account on type I hypersensitivity?

8. Give an account on the functional classification of cancer – associated genes?

SET : 4

1. What is meant by hematopoesis and explain its role in the generation of various immune cells.

2. Discuss about the B cell mediated immunity and explain about the basic structure of immunoglobulin.

3. What are monoclonal antibodies and explain its importance?

4. Discuss about various types of cell mediator defence mechanism.

5. Define hybridoma and explain monoclonal antibody production?

6. Explain different types of forces that causes antigen – antibody interactions?

7. Discuss the consequences and regulation of type I hypersensitivity?

8. Explain the mechanisms of immunity to tumor antigens?