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Tiny Bombs in your Blood - The Complement System

Tim Horton
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Question 1

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What is one of the most important but largely unknown defenses of the human body?

  • Antibodies
  • White blood cells
  • The Complement System
  • Lymph nodes

Question 2

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Approximately how many complement proteins are saturating every fluid in your body right now?

  • 15 million
  • 15 billion
  • 15 trillion
  • 15 quintillion

Question 3

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What is the primary role of C3 in the Complement System?

  • To act as a distress beacon
  • To switch from passive to active
  • To neutralize water molecules
  • To produce antibodies

Question 4

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What happens when C3b protein finds a target?

  • It anchors tightly to the surface of the target
  • It gets neutralized by water molecules
  • It deactivates other proteins
  • It produces antibodies

Question 5

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What does the C3 Convertase platform do?

  • Activates more C3 proteins
  • Produces antibodies
  • Neutralizes water molecules
  • Destroys viruses directly

Question 6

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How do passive immune cells react to C3a proteins?

  • They become neutralized
  • They become active and follow the protein tracks
  • They produce antibodies
  • They deactivate other proteins

Question 7

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What is the role of phagocytes in the Complement System?

  • To produce antibodies
  • To swallow and kill enemies with acid
  • To neutralize water molecules
  • To deactivate complement proteins

Question 8

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What structure is formed by complement proteins on the surface of bacteria to kill them?

  • Antibody complex
  • Membrane Attack Complex
  • Neutralizing complex
  • Defensive barrier

Question 9

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Why are viruses particularly vulnerable to the Complement System?

  • They can’t produce antibodies
  • They need to travel from cell to cell and are defenseless outside of cells
  • They are neutralized by water molecules
  • They deactivate upon contact with C3 proteins

Question 10

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How do some bacteria evade the Complement System?

  • By producing antibodies
  • By becoming invisible through certain molecules
  • By neutralizing water molecules
  • By deactivating C3 proteins

Question 11

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What is the main purpose of the C3a protein?

  • To bind tightly to bacteria
  • To act as a distress beacon
  • To neutralize water molecules
  • To produce antibodies

Question 12

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What happens when complement proteins change their shape?

  • They deactivate
  • They can interact with other proteins and activate them
  • They produce antibodies
  • They neutralize water molecules

Question 13

Multiple Choice

What analogy is used to describe the activation of complement proteins?

  • A ticking clock
  • Falling dominoes
  • A chain reaction
  • Matches igniting a fire

Question 14

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How do complement proteins assist phagocytes?

  • By producing antibodies
  • By neutralizing water molecules
  • By acting as a glue to help catch bacteria
  • By deactivating other proteins

Question 15

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What is the final outcome of the Membrane Attack Complex on bacteria?

  • It produces antibodies
  • It neutralizes water molecules
  • It rips holes in bacterial membranes, causing them to die
  • It deactivates bacteria

Question 16

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Why is the Complement System particularly effective against viruses?

  • Viruses can’t produce antibodies
  • Viruses need to travel between cells and are defenseless outside of them
  • Viruses deactivate upon contact with C3 proteins
  • Viruses neutralize water molecules

Question 17

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What is the role of C3 Convertase in the complement cascade?

  • To deactivate other proteins
  • To produce antibodies
  • To activate more C3 proteins
  • To neutralize water molecules

Question 18

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How do some viruses avoid the Complement System?

  • By producing antibodies
  • By shutting down complement activation through specific proteins
  • By neutralizing water molecules
  • By deactivating C3 proteins

Question 19

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Why do we still get sick despite having the Complement System?

  • The Complement System is not always active
  • The Complement System is not effective against all pathogens
  • Pathogens adapt and find ways to evade the Complement System
  • The Complement System produces antibodies

Question 20

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What is a phagocyte?

  • A type of virus
  • A cell that swallows and kills pathogens with acid
  • A complement protein
  • A distress beacon
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