Which of the Following Components Make Up a Light Chain

question 37

Multiple Choice

Which of the following components make up a light chain of an immunoglobulin (Ig) molecule, of any class, with regions symbolized as C or V, H or L?

• A) one C region and one V region
• B) one H region and one L region
• C) three H regions and one L region
• D) two C regions and two V regions

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Definitions:

Renal Corpuscle

Glomerulus and Bowman’s capsule that encloses it.

Glomerulus

Mass of capillary loops at the beginning of each nephron, nearly surrounded by Bowman’s capsule.

Bowman's Capsule

A cup-shaped structure in the kidney's nephrons, forming the beginning of the tubular component, which encloses the glomerulus and is involved in the filtration of blood.

Glomerulus

A network of capillaries located in the kidney, playing a key role in the filtration of blood to form urine.