8. Immunotherapy is based on the theory that A. Patients with cancer will achieve a remission of the disease process B. Patients have a defect in their immune system C. Transferring lymphocytes from one tumor patient to another will kill tumor cells D. Drugs will retard cellular division and decrease the growth of tumors

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Q: Primary immunodeficiency disorders

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Q: 6. Define the following: a. Autologous cells b. Allogenic cells Xenogenic cells C.

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Q: Severe combined immunodeficiency A. can be induced by exposure to strong radiation. B. is an example…

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Q: 8. Give the general side effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

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Q: 4. Which of the following statements about antibodies is incorrect? A. Antibodies are secreted by…

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Q: 2. In what types of diseases have MSCs been used to modulate the immune response?

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Q: 24. Phagocytes a. Engulf and ingest foreign material b.) Are also known as T lymphocytes C. Are not…

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Q: 10. Injecting antibodies from a human donor who is immune to a disease is ... A. natural active…

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Q: B. With antibiotics C. With antimetabolic drugs and alkylating agents D. With steroids

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Q: 25. which of the follwoing are antigen-presenting cells a. mast cells, dendritic cells, and B cells…

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