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Liz T4 Lymph
AP2 ST120 Test 4 Lymphatic System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The abnormal accumulation of interstitial fld | Lymphedema |
| Lymphatic vessels that exit from a lymph node | Efferent vessels |
| Complement proteins aid in the process of | Increase inflammatory response, Assist the lysis of antigens, & Attract phagocytes (All of the above) |
| What powerful natural body agent inhibits the synthesis of proteins that viruses require for multiplication | Interferons |
| T/F - The Palatine tonsils are AKA Adenoids | FALSE - The Pharyngeal Tonsils are AKA the Adenoids |
| T/F - The activity of the thymus is dependent on the hormone thyroxine | FALSE |
| T/F - Chemotaxis refers to the attraction of antigens to injured tissues | TRUE |
| T/F - Interferon are produced in R/T an infection | TRUE |
| A specialized fld that is formed in the tissue spaces and is transported by way of specialized lymphatic vessels | Lymph Fluid |
| Any ds process that usually involves the lymph glands | Lymphadenopathy |
| What causes blood plasma to be filtered through the capillaries into microscopic places bt tissue and cells | Pressure created by the pumping of the heart |
| What is the specialized lymph capillary structures located in the wall of the small intestines | Lacteals |
| Plasma that flows out of the capillaries of the circulatory system into spaces bt the tissue cells | Interstitial spaces |
| What lymphatic system organ filters microorganism and foreign matter from the blood | Spleen |
| All are Granulocytes EXCEPT | Monocytes and Lymphocytes (Eosinophils, Basophils, Neutrophils are) |
| Plasma cells secrete copious amount of ___ into the blood | Antibodies |
| ___ is the name given the pouch like structure that empty into the thoracic duct | Cisterna chili |
| Lymph nodes have ___ afferent vessels | Four |
| What lymphatic organ is location behind the stomach | Spleen |
| What are the 2 terminal vessels in the Lymphatic System | Thoracic duct, R lymphatic duct |
| Our first line of defense against microbes include | Skin, Mucus membranes, & Secretions (All of the above) |
| T/F - The lymphatic system parallels the circulatory system | TRUE |
| Groups of lymph cells located beneath the epithelial layer of mucus membrane | Lymph nodules |
| The #1 organ injury in MVAs despite being protected by the lower ribs | Spleen |
| Lymphatic nodules of the ileum | Peyer's Patch |
| Lymph nodes have ___ efferent vessels | One |
| Responsible for absorbing fat-soluble nutrients in the small intestines | Lacteal |
| What lymphatic organ is highly vascular & friable | Spleen |
| Secretes mucus to line the membranes & "catch" microbes | Goblet Cells |
| Lymphatic system includes all of the following EXCEPT | Thyroid (Thymus, Spleen, Tonsils, Lymph Fld, Lymph Nodes, and Lymph Vessels are) |
| T/F - Lymphatic vessels like the vein of the circulatory system have valves | TRUE |
| What lymphoid tissue is found in the mediastinum | Thymus |
| Bleeding from the spleen | Splenorrhagia |
| Gland produces T cells before birth & plays a lesser role in adulthood | Thymus |
| Where are the Lingual Tonsils located | Base of the tongue |
| Where are the adenoids located | Nasopharynx |
| An ___ is a substance such as a virus that the body regards as foreign | Antigen |
| A ds-fighting protein created by the immune system in r/t the presence of the specific antigen | Antibody |
| B cells function to produce what type of immunity | Humoral |
| ____ is released to protect other cells by interfering with the ability of the virus to reproduce as it moves from cell to cell | Interferon |
| A new cancer site that results from spreading process from one body system to another | Metastasis |
| A/n ____ is an agent that suppresses the immune system | Immunosuppressant |
| The immunity that develops after a person has had a ds is an example of | Natural Active Immunity |
| The lymphatic tissue that hangs from the lower portion of the cecum | Vermiform Appendix |
| Although HIV can invade several types of cell it has the most obvious effect in certain types of | T-cells |
| Once in the tissues, monocytes develop into phagocytic cells | Macrophages |
| Activated B cells will divide rapidly and develop clones of two types of cells. One is the plasma cell, the other is the ___ | Memory cells |
| B cells function in ___ immunity | Humoral |
| Sensitized T cell function in ___ immunity | Cell-Mediated |
| ___ is the tissue fluid that enters & travels through the lymphatic vessels | Lymph |
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