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Complete the sentence
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an immune response in which B-cells transform into plasma cells and secrete antibodies is know as | Humoral immunity |
| lymphocytes, formed in thymus gland that act on antigens are | T-cells |
| an immune response in which T-cells destroy antigens is called | Cell-mediated immunity |
| lymphocytes that transform into plasma cells and secrete antibodies are called | B-cells |
| T-cell lymphocytes that inhibit the activity of B-cell lymphocytes | suppressor T-cells |
| antibodies-IgG, IgE, IgM, IgD | immunoglobulins |
| T-cell lymphocytes; stimulate antibody production; T4 cells | helper T-cells |
| Poisons (antigens) | toxins |
| T-cell lymphocytes; killer cells; T8 cells | cytotoxic cells |
| antiviral proteins secreted by T-cells | interferon's |
| transformed B-cells that secrete antibodies | plasma cells |
| syndrome marked by the enlargement of the spleen and associated with anemia and leukopenia | Hyperspleneism |
| an extraordinary hypersensitivity to a foreign protein; marked by hypotension, shock and respiratory distress | anaphylaxis |
| an antigen capable of causing allergy (hypersensitivity) | Allergen |
| disorder in which the immune system is suppressed by exposure to HIV | AIDS |
| removal of mediastinal organ | thymectomy |
| malignant tumor of the lymph nodes and spleen marked by Reed-Sternberg cell identified in lymph nodes | Hodgkin's disease |
| tissue that produce lymphocytes-spleen, thymus, tonsils and adenoids | lymphoid organs |
| swelling of tissues due to interstitial fluid accumulation | lymphedema |
| WBC's that are destroyed by HIV | T4 helper cells |
| test to separate immunoglobulins | immunoelectrophoresis |
| drug used to treat AIDS by blocking the growth of AIDS virus | Zidovudine (AZT) |
| test used to detect anti-HIV antibodies | ELISA |
| group of infectious diseases associated with AIDS | opportunistic infections |
| stationary lymph tissue along the path of lymph vessels | lymph nodes |
| large thoracic lymph vessel draining lymph from lower and left side of the body | left thoracic duct |
| organ near the stomach that produces, stores and eliminates blood cells | spleen |
| mass of lymph tissue in the nasopharynx | adenoids |
| organ in the mediastinum that produces T-cell lymphocytes | thymus |
| tiniest of lymph vessels | lymph capillaries |
| large lymph vessel in the chest that drains lymph from right upper part of the body | right lymphatic duct |
| fluid that lies between cells and becomes lymph as it enters the lymph capillaries | interstitial fluid |