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Med Term Mid Term
Med Term Mid Term Ch.6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which of the following is not one of the organs of the immune system? | Liver |
| The lymphocytes known as ____ cells secrete antibodies into the blood in response to the presence of foreign substances | B |
| B cells change into these cells, which produce proteins called immunoglobulins. | Plasma Cells |
| What does the T in T cells stand for? | Thymus |
| Which of the following is associated with specific immunity rather than nonspecific immunity. | Macrophages |
| The inflammatory response is part of ____ immunity | nonspecific |
| This type of immunity is developed through exposure to a disease | active immunity |
| Maternal immunity develops when a mother passes her antibodies to her child through ____. | placenta and breast milk |
| This combining form means gland | Aden/o |
| What does the combining form auto- mean? | self |
| An immunoglobulin that is specific to an antigen and that protects an individual from disease is called a(n) ____. | antibodies |
| Which of the following sets of lymph nodes are found below the waist? | popliteal |
| The term humors refers to ____. | watery fluids in body |
| The ____ is the lymphoid tissue located on either side of the pharynx. | palentine tonsil |
| Phagocytosis is the process of ____. | ingesting and destroying cells or foreign substances. |
| The ____ is the drainage sac for the lymph of the abdominal and lumbar regions. | cisterna chyli |
| Lymphatic tissue is the only tissue in the body that ____. | reaches adult growth during childhood. |
| A mother's immunity provides her newborn protection for ____. | several months |
| What happens to the immune system as a person ages? | functions less efficiently |
| When a body fights disease, the cells that it attacks and attempts to destroy are called ____. | antigens |
| This autoimmune disorder, also called thyrotoxicosis, attacks the follicle membrane in the thyroid. | Graves' disease |
| This autoimmune disorder has its onset in young adulthood, and is most common in females. | systemic lupus erythematosus |
| When does the thymus reach its maximum size, and what happens afterward? | It reaches its maximum size during puberty, after which it shrinks and becomes fatty tissue |
| The most common allergy is hay fever, which was named in ____ in ____. | England;1865 |
| Anaphylactic shock results from ____. | severe allergic reaction |
| ____ is a local anaphylactic reaction resulting from swelling within the respiratory tract. | asthma |
| A person with AIDS is especially at risk for this type of cancer | lymphoma |
| This infection, caused by a fungus normally found in the gastrointestinal tract, can cause systemic infection in a person with AIDS | candidiasis |
| This bacterial infection usually affects birds, but has also been found to be an opportunistic infection in AIDS patients | Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAI) complex |
| This progressive immunodeficiency disorder involves many systems, particularly the nervous system | ataxia telangiectasia |
| Graves' disease is an autoimmune condition of the ____. | thyroid |
| Hemolytic anemia is an autoimmune disorder caused by antibodies directed against ____. | red blood cells |
| ____ is an immunologic disorder characterized by thickening of the skin. | Scleroderma |
| The ____ is the largest lymphoid structure | spleen |
| "Shotty" refers to a rubbery, freely movable, abnormal-feeling ____. | lymph node |
| This immunoglobulin is the most common and crosses the placenta and assists with passive and recall immunity | IgG |
| Which immunoglobulin accounts for about 5-10 percent of the total immunoglobulins in the blood and acts as the first line of defense? | IgM |
| The presence of HIV is assessed with this test. | ELISA and Western Blot |
| When testing the immune system, a gallium scan is used to enhance the visibility of ____. | lymphoid tissue |
| ____ are the mainstay of treatment for bacterial infections. | Antibiotics |
| The drug AZT is used to combat ____. | HIV |
| For what is an antihistamine prescribed? | allergies |
| Which of the following drug is an antifungal agent? | Mycostatin |
| Which of the following drugs is not an antiviral agent? | Bactrim |
| The ____ is (are) the immune system's first line of defense against the outside environment. | tonsils |
| Of these medical abbreviations discussed in Chapter 6, which refers to a surgical procedure? | T |
| The function of the lymph nodes is to | filter lymph fluid |
| Lymph fluid flows into the ____ and the ____ before being emptied into the veins of the neck. | right lymphatic duct; thoracic duct |
| Lymph in the abdomen is often referred to as ____. | chyle |
| Once they enter the tissue to fight infection, monocytes mature into ____. | macrophages |
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