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Students who perform well in this course keep up with assigned reading materials, attend lectures, do homework, and complete all quizzes and final.  To receive a good grade in this course, you should expect to spend ______ hours per week reading actively to prepare for class.

The HIV virus causes much of its damage to the immune system by infecting:

On the diagram above, label the following regarding the immune response and antibody concentrations found at each. Alt text: Line graph showing changes in serum antibody concentration over 7 weeks following two exposures to an antigen. The y-axis is labeled “Serum titer of antibodies”. The x-axis is labeled “Time (weeks)” and ranges from 0 to 7 weeks. Two antibody response curves are shown: A blue dashed line shows that after the first antigen exposure at approximately week 1 (labeled A), IgM rises rapidly to a small peak around week 1.5, then declines to near baseline by about week 2.5. Following the second antigen exposure at approximately week 4.5 (labeled B), it shows little or no increase and remains close to baseline through week 7. A solid red line shows that after the first exposure, it rises more slowly, reaching a modest peak around weeks 2.5–3, then gradually declines but remains above baseline. Following the second exposure at about week 4.5, it increases rapidly and steeply, reaching a much larger peak around week 6, before beginning to decline slightly by week 7.

All organisms in this picture SHOULD BE GRAM NEGATIVE. What most likely went wrong with the gram staining technique to produce this image?

A positive test result for IgM-specific antibody suggests:

Observe the demonstration plate of a catalase-negative Gram positive coccus.  This is a positive A test. The A disc contains bacitracin, and the P disc contains optochin.  Based on the observable test, the most likely genus and species of this organism is: 

Order the steps to perform an aseptic tube to tube transfer as specified in your course VUMIE Tips and Hints documentation, beginning with “Sterilize inoculating loop until red hot.”

Select each type of immunity that generally provides an immediate protective response:

The diagnosis of a specific recent/current infectious disease can be best accomplished by using which type of serologic test?

Match each White Blood Cell Line to one of its primary functions: (Use each only once)