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Chabner, Language of Medicine 8th Edition, Chpt 14 Lymphatic & Immune Systems

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1) Formation of lymph   lymphopoiesis  
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2) interstitial fluid (contains, or is...)   found in spaces between cells, becomes lymph when it enters lymph capillaries  
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3 ) All of the following are part of the immune system except : Lymphocytes, Platelets, Monocytes, Phagocytes, Antibodies   Platelets (are not part of the immune system)  
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4 ) All of the following describe areas of lymph node concentration except: inguinal, axillary, bone marrow, mediastinal, cervical   bone marrow (is not an area of lymph node concentration)  
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5) B cells, plasma cells, and antibodies are part of   Humoral immunity  
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6) Helper or suppressor cells are types of   T Cells  
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7) Examples of immunoglobulins   IgA, IgG, IgE  
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8) Oropharyngeal lymph tissue   tonsils  
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9) Mediastinal T Cell producer   thymus  
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10) Nasopharyngeal lymph tissue   adenoids  
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11) Abdominal organ that filters erythro-cytes and activates lymphocytes   spleen  
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12) Produces lymphocytes and monocytes - and all other blood cells   bone marrow  
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13) Cytotoxic cells are ..   T Cell lymphocytes  
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14) Interferons and interleukins are   antiviral proteins produced by T cell lymphocytes  
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15) slight increase in numbers of lymphocytes (is called?)   lymphocytosis  
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16) pertaining to poison   "toxic"  
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17) computerized x-ray imaging in the transverse plane   CT Scan  
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18) HIV is ... ? the virus that...   the virus that causes AIDS  
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19) (this disease, characterized by) malignant tumor of lymph nodes   Hodgkin disease  
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20) Viral infection causing blisters on skin of lips, nose, or genitals   herpes simplex  
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21) cancer arising from the lining cells of capillaries, producing bluish-red skin nodules   Kaposi sarcoma  
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22) Major lung infection with fever, cough, chest pain and sputum. Treatment is with Bactrim   Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia  
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23) Protozoan (parasitic) infection associated with AIDS. Produces pneumonitis, hepatitis, and encephalitis   toxoplasmosis  
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24) fungal infection associated with AIDS. Involves brain and meninges, lungs and skin:   cryptococcosis  
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25) "atopy" is   a hypersensitivity or allergic state  
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26) T cell lymphocytes that inhibit the activity of B cell lymphocytes   supressor T cells  
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27) Antibodies -- IgG, IgE, IgM, IgD   immunoglobulins  
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28) T cell lymphocytes, stimulate antibody productions; T4 cells   helper T cells  
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29) poisons (antigens)   toxins  
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30) T cell lymphocytes; "killer cells", T8 cells   cytotoxic cells  
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31) Anti-viral proteins secreted by T cells   interfereons  
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32) transformed B cells that secret antibodies   plasma cells  
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33) Syndrome marked by enlargement of the spleen and associated with anemia, leukopenia, and anemia   hypersplenism  
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34) An extraordinary hypersensitivity to a foreign protein; marked by hypotension, shock, respiratory distress   anaphylaxis  
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35) an antigen capable of causing allergy (hypersensitivity)   allergen  
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36) (illness)disorder in which the immune system is supressed by exposure to HIV   AIDS  
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37) removal of a mediastinal organ (thymus)   thymectomy (surgical excision of the thymus)  
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38) Malignant tumor of lymph nodes and spleen marked by Reed-Sternberg cell identified in lymph nodes   Hodgkin disease  
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39) tissues that produce lymphocytes -- spleen, thymus, tonsils, and adenoids are the ...?   Lymphoid Organs  
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40) swelling of tissues due to interstitial fluid accumulation   lymphedema  
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41) white blood cells that are destroyed by HIV   T4 helper lymphocytes  
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42) test to separate immunoglobulins   immunoelectrophoresis  
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43) drug used to treat AIDS by blocking the growth of AIDS virus   zidovudine  
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44) test used to detect anti-HIV antibodies   ELISA  
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45) group of infectious diseases associated with AIDS   opportunistic infections.  
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