What Is the Principle of the Flocculation Test

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Multiple Choice

What is the principle of the flocculation test?

• A) The antigen is incorporated into the agar and the test wells hold the antibody. The antibody and antigen combine at a specific concentration and produce a zone of equivalence.
• B) Antibodies are mixed with labeled antigen, and a sandwich reaction occurs.
• C) Antibodies and antigens combine then precipitate out of solution to the bottom of the tube.
• D) The antigen-antibody reaction forms a macroscopically visible clump that remains in solution.

Reflect on the progress and goals of psychoneuroimmunology as a multidisciplinary field.

Understand the basic structure and function of the nervous system, including its subdivision into the central, peripheral, autonomic, and somatic nervous systems.

Identify the roles and functions of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems.

Describe the endocrine system and its interaction with the nervous system.

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