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Moi University: MSB 103, DSB 103
Moi University: MSB 103, DSB 103
MOI UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
END OF TERM III EXAMINATION (ETE III) 2009/2010
COURSE: MSB 103 : BLOOD & IMMUNE MECHANISM
PROGRAMME: M.B.Ch.B, DSB 103 YEAR OF STUDY: 1(ONE)
DATE: 27TH SEPTEMBER, 2010 TIME: 9.00 A.M. - 12.00 NOON
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:-
(i) Write your University Registration Number on every piece of paper you use.
(ii) Do not write your names on any piece of paper you use.
(iii) This paper consists of four (4) sections, headed: Section A - Human
Anatomy, Section B - Medical Biochemistry, Section C - Medical Physiology,
Section D - Immunology. All to be answered in a total time of three (3)
hours.
(v) Answer all the questions in all the four (4) sections.
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5. Concerning erythrocytes
6. Regarding leucocytes
(a) In normal adults, there are about 6000 – 10000 leucocytes per microliter of
blood
(b) Neutrophils constitute 30 – 40 per cent of leucocytes
(c) Specific granules of an eosinophil contain crystalline core
(d) Basophilic specific granules contain heparin and histamine
(e) T lymphocytes originate in the bone marrow and migrate to the thymus
7. Related to thymus
8. About spleen
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(a) Coenzyme A
(b) 2,3-Diphosphoglycerate
(c) Heme
(d) NAD+
(e) Coenzyme Q
(a) Asparagine
(b) Histidine
(c) Threonine
(d) Aspartate
(e) Glutamine
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
(e) Five
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(a) Vitamin A
(b) Vitamin B1
(c) Vitamin B6
(d) Vitamin D
(e) Vitamin C
6. The proteoglycans are different from other glycoproteins because the disaccharide
unit contains:
(a) Glycine
(b) Proline
(c) Tryptophan
(d) Hydroxyproline
(e) Hydroxylysine
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9. How many porphobilinogen molecules are required for the formation of heme?
(a) Two
(b) Three
(c) Four
(d) Five
(e) Six
(a) Platelets
(b) B-lymphocytes
(c) Mast cells
(d) T-lymphocytes
(e) RBC
(a) Hair
(b) Teeth
(c) Wool
(d) Nails
(e) Hoofs
(a) FE3+
(b) NADP+
(c) NADPH
(d) CO
(e) NADH
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(a) O2
(b) 2, 3-diphosphoglucerate
(c) CO2
(d) H+
(e) H2O
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3. Which of the following are organs where activation of T and B cells usually
occurs
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(a) B-cells
(b) T-helper cells
(c) Vaginal epithelial cells
(d) All of the above
6. Which of the following statements is false. ‘For almost every foreign antigen you
may encounter……….’
7. A transfusion of type O blood given to a person who has type A blood would
result in:
(a) The recipient’s O antigen reacting with the donated anti-O antibodies
(b) The recipient’s anti-A antibodies clumping the donated red blood cells
(c) The recipient’s anti-B and anti-O antibodies reacting with the donated red
blood cells if the donor was a heterozygote (OB) for blood type
(d) No reaction because type O is a universal donor
8. A patient with B-blood has ____________ antigen on the surface of red blood
cells:
(a) B and Rh
(b) A and Rh
(c) B and O
(d) B
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(a) Albumin
(b) Phaglobulin
(c) Formed elements in blood
(d) Beta globulins
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(a) Are released into the circulation as immature cells called reiculocytes
(b) Have a multi-lobed nucleus
(c) Increase in numbers on exposure to estrogens
(d) Secrete colony stimulating factors
18. The following statement is true about gas carriage by the blood:
(a) After leaving the lungs, each liter of blood contains 20ml of oxygen
(b) Hemoglobin is half saturated with oxygen when then PO2 is about
25mmHg
(c) As the PCO2 rises the affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen is increased
(d) Fetal hemoglobin has higher oxygen saturation compared to maternal
hemoglobin
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(a) People who are blood group O must have 2 parents who are both blood
group O
(b) People who are blood group A will produce anti-A anibody
(c) In group O the H antigen is left unchanged
(d) Anti-A and Anti-B antibodies are usually IgG
23. Which of the following generally does NOT apply to bone marrow
26. Erythrocyte:
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(a) Forms a smaller percentage of body weight in thin persons than in fat ones
(b) Can be measured by an indicator dilution technique using Evans T-blue te
indicator
(c) Comprises half to two thirds of body weight in young adults
(d) Is a smaller proportion of body weight in men than in women
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SECTION D: IMMUNOLOGY
(60 Minutes)
INSTRUCTIONS:-
(iii) FOR EACH MCQ, SELECT ONLY ONE APPROPRIATE OPTION AND
INDICATE BY CIRCLING IT.
EXAMPLE:
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(a) A faster decline in antibody concentration after the steady state has been
reached
(b) Increased probability of detecting cross-reactive antibodies
(c) Longer Iag phases
(d) Longer persistence of antigen in circulation
(e) The need for greater doses of stimulating antigen
4. Which one of the following is the most likely consequences of injecting human
albumin intravenously into a previously immunized rabbit with anti-human
albumin antibodies in circulation
(a) Spleen
(b) Liver
(c) Lymph nodes
(d) Tonsil
(e) Bone marrow
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(a) C4b2b
(b) C3bBb
(c) C4b2b3b
(d) C5b-9
(e) Factor 4
9. Which one of the following is the most potent classical complement pathway
activator
(a) IgG
(b) IgA
(c) IgE
(d) IgD
(e) IgM
11. Immature double negative thymocytes express the following cell markers
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13. Which of the following ligand-receptor interactions plays a major role in the
effector stage of CD8-mediated cytotoxicity
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(a) Apoptosis
(b) Clonal deletion
(c) Clonal proliferation
(d) Cytotoxicity
(e) Somatic hypermutation
19. Antibody exerts feedback control on immune response in the following ways
EXCEPT:
(a) IgG suppress specific IgG synthesis by antibody blocking and recept cross-
linking
(b) Passively administered IgM together with an antigen enhances the immune
respose
(c) Immune complexes may enhance or suppress immune responses using Fc
dependent mechanisms
(d) Anti-idiotypic antibodies cannot down regulate the immune responses
(e) None of the above
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