Roitt's Essential Immunology

Thirteenth Edition

Peter J. Delves, Seamus J. Martin, Dennis R. Burton, Ivan M. Roitt

Single Best Answer Questions

Chapter 2, Question 1.

1. The single best defining description of the classical pathway of complement activation is:

A It acts as a cascade

B It produces a C5 convertase

C In generates the membrane attack complex (MAC)

D It results in the splitting of C3 into C3a and C3b

E It utilizes complement component C1r