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wk4 multichoice
Week4 multiple choice lymphatic system
Question | Answer |
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Formation of lymph | Lymphopoisis |
Interstitial fluid | found in the spaces between cells and becomes lymph once it enters the lymph capillaries |
All of the following are part of the immune system except | Platelets |
all of the following describe areas of the lymph node concentration except | bone marrow |
B-cells, plasma cells and antibodies are part of | humoral immunity |
helper or suppressor cells are types of | T-cells |
Examples of immunoglobulins (yellow tube) | IgA, IgG, IgE |
Oropharngeal lymph tissue | Tonsils |
mediastinal T-cell producer | thymus |
Nasopharyngeal lymph tissue | adenoids |
abdominal organ that filters erythrocytes and activates lymphocytes | spleen |
produces lymphocytes and monocytes and all other blood cells | bone marrow |
Cytotoxic cells are | T-cell lymphocytes |
interferon's and interleukin's are | antiviral proteins produced by t cell lymphocytes |
slight increase in the number of lymphocytes | lymphocytosis |
pertaining to poison | (toxo)Toxic |
computerized x-ray imaging in the transverse plane | CT scan |
HIV is | the virus that causes AIDS |
Malignant tumor of the lymph nodes | Hodgkin's disease |
viral infection causing blisters of the skin of lips, nose or genitals | Herpes simplex |
cancer arising from the lining cells of capillaries, producing bluish-red skin nodules | Kaposi sarcoma |
major lung infection with fever, cough, chest pain and sputum. Treatment is with Bactrim | Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) |
protozoan (parasitic) infection associated with AIDS. produces pneumonitis, hepatitis and encephalitis | toxoplasmosis |
fungal infection associated with AIDS. Involves the brain, meninges, lungs and skin | cryptococcosis |
Atopy is | a hypersensitive or allergic state |