Newborns can be protected against certain digestive and respiratory infections when they receive what via their mother's milk? This antibody is also present in secretions like tears and nasal fluid.
IgD
IgA
IgE
IgM
The Correct Answer is B
A. IgD: IgD is mainly a B-cell receptor on naïve B cells and is not the dominant secretory antibody in mucosal secretions or breast milk.
B. IgA: Secretory IgA is abundant in breast milk (colostrum) and mucosal secretions (tears, saliva, nasal fluid) and helps protect infants’ mucosal surfaces from pathogens.
C. IgE: IgE is involved in allergy and parasitic defense and is not the primary protective antibody in breast milk or mucosal secretions.
D. IgM: IgM is the first antibody produced in primary responses and is mainly intravascular; it is not the dominant secretory antibody passed in milk.
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Correct Answer is A
Explanation
A. Diapedesis (transmigration): the cell is shown squeezing through the vessel wall (leaving the bloodstream), which is diapedesis (also called extravasation).
B. Phagocytosis: phagocytosis is ingestion of particles/pathogens by a phagocyte; the image shows movement out of a vessel, not engulfment of material.
C. Chemotaxis: Incorrect (related but not the pictured action) -chemotaxis is directed movement toward chemical signals; a leukocyte may chemotax once in the tissue, but the image specifically shows the mechanical passage through the endothelium (diapedesis).
D. Margination/Rolling: margination/rolling are earlier steps along the endothelium where leukocytes slow and adhere; the image shows a cell already squeezing through the wall, which is the next step (diapedesis).
Correct Answer is A
Explanation
A. Megakaryocytes: Megakaryocytes are large bone marrow cells whose cytoplasmic fragments become platelets (thrombocytes).
B. Macrophages: Phagocytic cells derived from monocytes; they do not produce platelets.
C. Monoblasts: Immature precursors that develop into monocytes/macrophages, not platelets.
D. Reticulocytes: Immature red blood cells (RBC precursors) released from bone marrow—not a source of platelets.
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