15 Flashcards

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What is the primary function of the lymphatic system?
A) Transport oxygen
B) Drain excess fluid from tissues
C) Regulate blood pressure
D) Produce hormones

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Answer: B) Drain excess fluid from tissues

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What is lymph?
A) A type of blood cell
B) A clear fluid containing white blood cells
C) A solid tissue
D) A hormone

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Answer: B) A clear fluid containing white blood cells

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Which structure is responsible for filtering lymph?
A) Spleen
B) Thymus
C) Lymph nodes
D) Bone marrow

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Answer: C) Lymph nodes

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What role do lymphocytes play in the immune system?
A) Transport oxygen
B) Produce hormones
C) Fight infections
D) Clot blood

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Answer: C) Fight infections

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Which organ is primarily involved in the maturation of T lymphocytes?
A) Spleen
B) Thymus
C) Lymph nodes
D) Bone marrow

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Answer: B) Thymus

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What is the function of the spleen?
A) Produce red blood cells
B) Filter blood and recycle iron
C) Produce hormones
D) Store lymph

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Answer: B) Filter blood and recycle iron

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What type of immunity is provided by the lymphatic system?
A) Innate immunity
B) Adaptive immunity
C) Both A and B
D) None of the above

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Answer: C) Both A and B

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Where does lymph eventually return to the circulatory system?
A) Right atrium
B) Left atrium
C) Aorta
D) Jugular vein

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Answer: A) Right atrium

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Which type of lymphocyte is primarily responsible for producing antibodies?
A) T cells
B) B cells
C) Natural killer cells
D) Macrophages

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Answer: B) B cells

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What is the function of the tonsils?
A) Filter blood
B) Produce insulin
C) Trap pathogens in the throat
D) Regulate fluid balance

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Answer: C) Trap pathogens in the throat

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Which vessel is responsible for transporting lymph away from lymph nodes?
A) Lymphatic ducts
B) Lymphatic capillaries
C) Veins
D) Arteries

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Answer: A) Lymphatic ducts

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What condition results from the accumulation of lymph fluid in tissues?
A) Edema
B) Hemorrhage
C) Lymphoma
D) Leukemia

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Answer: A) Edema

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Which lymphatic structure plays a role in filtering pathogens from the blood?
A) Lymph nodes
B) Thymus
C) Spleen
D) Both A and C

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Answer: D) Both A and C

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Which type of lymphatic vessel is most permeable?
A) Lymphatic ducts
B) Lymphatic capillaries
C) Blood vessels
D) Arteries

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Answer: B) Lymphatic capillaries

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What role do macrophages play in the lymphatic system?
A) Produce antibodies
B) Filter lymph and engulf pathogens
C) Transport lymph
D) Stimulate T cell production

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Answer: B) Filter lymph and engulf pathogens

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What type of cancer affects the lymphatic system?
A) Carcinoma
B) Lymphoma
C) Sarcoma
D) Melanoma

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Answer: B) Lymphoma

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What is the role of the Peyer’s patches?
A) Produce hormones
B) Filter blood
C) Monitor intestinal bacteria and pathogens
D) Store lymph

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Answer: C) Monitor intestinal bacteria and pathogens

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What is the primary function of the immune system?
A) Transport nutrients
B) Protect the body from pathogens
C) Regulate temperature
D) Produce hormones

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Answer: B) Protect the body from pathogens

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Which type of immunity is present at birth and provides immediate defense?
A) Adaptive immunity
B) Innate immunity
C) Acquired immunity
D) Passive immunity

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Answer: B) Innate immunity

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What type of cells are primarily responsible for the adaptive immune response?
A) Red blood cells
B) T cells and B cells
C) Macrophages
D) Platelets

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Answer: B) T cells and B cells

21
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Which component of the immune system is responsible for producing antibodies?
A) T cells
B) B cells
C) Natural killer cells
D) Neutrophils

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Answer: B) B cells

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What is the role of the thymus in the immune system?
A) Produce antibodies
B) Mature T lymphocytes
C) Filter blood
D) Store red blood cells

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Answer: B) Mature T lymphocytes

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What are antigens?
A) Proteins that fight infections
B) Substances that trigger an immune response
C) Cells that transport oxygen
D) Hormones that regulate blood pressure

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Answer: B) Substances that trigger an immune response

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Which type of immune response is activated by T cells?
A) Humoral immunity
B) Cell-mediated immunity
C) Passive immunity
D) Innate immunity

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Answer: B) Cell-mediated immunity

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What is the function of macrophages in the immune system?
A) Produce antibodies
B) Engulf and digest pathogens
C) Transport oxygen
D) Regulate temperature

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Answer: B) Engulf and digest pathogens

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Which white blood cells are primarily involved in allergic reactions?
A) Neutrophils
B) Eosinophils
C) Monocytes
D) Lymphocytes

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Answer: B) Eosinophils

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What is the main purpose of inflammation?
A) To decrease blood flow
B) To initiate tissue repair and fight infection
C) To regulate body temperature
D) To produce hormones

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Answer: B) To initiate tissue repair and fight infection

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What can happen if the immune system mistakenly attacks the body’s own cells?
A) Immunity
B) Allergic reaction
C) Autoimmune disease
D) Infectious disease

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Answer: C) Autoimmune disease

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Which immune response is primarily responsible for the destruction of intracellular pathogens, like viruses?
A) Humoral immunity
B) Cell-mediated immunity
C) Innate immunity
D) Passive immunity

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Answer: B) Cell-mediated immunity

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What is the primary purpose of phagocytosis in the immune system?
A) To produce antibodies
B) To engulf and destroy pathogens
C) To stimulate inflammation
D) To transport oxygen

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Answer: B) To engulf and destroy pathogens