Chapter 12 - Lympatic And Immune Systems

Question 1

Substance producing a hypersensitivity reaction

Answer 1

Allergen

Question 2

Pertaining to or suffering from an allergy

Answer 2

Allergic

Question 3

Protein produced in response to an allergen

Answer 3

Antibody

Question 4

Hypersensitivity to a particular allergen

Answer 4

Allergy

Question 5

Defense mechanism arising from antibodies in the blood

Answer 5

Humoral

Question 6

Protected from an infectious disease

Answer 6

Immune

Question 7

State of being protected

Answer 7

Immunity

Question 8

The science and practice of immunity and allergy

Answer 8

Immunology

Question 9

Medical specialist in immunology

Answer 9

Immunologist

Question 10

Make resistant to an infectious disease

Answer 10

Immunize

Question 11

Administration of an agent to provide immunity

Answer 11

Immunization

Question 12

Specific protein evoked by an antigen; all antibodies are immunoglobulins

Answer 12

Immunoglobulin

Question 13

A circumscribed mass of tissue

Answer 13

Node

Question 14

An organism that attaches itself to, lives on or in, and derived its nutrition from another species

Answer 14

Parasite

Question 15

A disease causing microorganism

Answer 15

Pathogen

Question 16

Substance that makes an environment unclean or impure

Answer 16

Pollutant

Question 17

Poisonous substance formed by a cell or organism

Answer 17

Toxin

Question 18

Pertaining to a toxin

Answer 18

Toxic

Question 19

The state of being poisonous

Answer 19

Toxicity

Question 20

Cell surface protein to enhance the sensitivity of an antigen receptor

Answer 20

Coreceptor

Question 21

Agent able to destroy cells

Answer 21

Cytotoxic

Question 22

Lymphocytes with no surface markers, unlike T cells or B cells

Answer 22

Null cells

Question 23

Blood cell that ingests and destroy foreign particles

Answer 23

Phagocyte

Question 24

Ingest foreign particles and cells

Answer 24

Phagocytize

Question 25

Process of ingestion and destruction of foreign particles and cells

Answer 25

Phagocytosis

Question 26

Pertaining to phagocytes or phagocytosis

Answer 26

Phagocytic

Question 27

Cell derived from B lymphocytes and active in formation of antibodies

Answer 27

Plasma cell

Question 28

Single mass of lymphoid tissue in the midline at the back of the throat

Answer 28

Adenoid

Question 29

Vascular, lymphatic organ in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen

Answer 29

Spleen

Question 30

Surgical removal of the spleen

Answer 30

Splenectomy

Question 31

Enlarged spleen

Answer 31

Splenomegaly

Question 32

Mass of lymphoid tissue on either side of the throat at the back of the tongue

Answer 32

Tonsil

Question 33

Surgical removal of the tonsils

Answer 33

Tonsillectomy

Question 34

Inflammation of the tonsils

Answer 34

Tonsillitis

Question 35

Disease marked by chronic enlargement of lymph nodes spreading to other nodes in an orderly way

Answer 35

Hodgkin lymphoma

Question 36

Condition in which the spleen removes blood components at an excessive rate

Answer 36

Hypersplenism

Question 37

Pertaining to the groin

Answer 37

Inguinal

Question 38

Surgical excision of a lymph node

Answer 38

Lymphadenectomy

Question 39

Inflammation of a lymph node

Answer 39

Lymphadenitis

Question 40

Any disease process affecting a lymph node

Answer 40

Lymphadenopathy

Question 41

Radiographic image of lymph vessels and nodes following objecting of contrast material

Answer 41

Lymphangiogram

Question 42

Tissue swelling due to lymphatic obstruction

Answer 42

Lymphedema

Question 43

Any neoplasm of lymphatic tissue

Answer 43

Lymphoma

Question 44

Substance capable of triggering an immune response

Answer 44

Antigen

Question 45

Immune reaction directed against a persons own tissue

Answer 45

Autoimmune

Question 46

Ability to distinguish between different things

Answer 46

Discrimination

Question 47

Small molecules that has to bind to a larger molecule to form an antigen

Answer 47

Hapten

Question 48

Change in the chemistry of the gene

Answer 48

Mutation

Question 49

Ability of an organism to withstand the effects of an antagonistic agent

Answer 49

Resistance

Question 50

Able to resist

Answer 50

Resistant

Question 51

Relating to a particular entity

Answer 51

Specific

Question 52

State of having a fixed relation to a particular entity

Answer 52

Specificity

Question 53

Process by which cells or other particles adhere to each other to form clumps

Answer 53

Agglutination

Question 54

Stick together to form clumps

Answer 54

Agglutinate

Question 55

Weaken the ability of an organism to produce disease

Answer 55

Attenuate

Question 56

Weakened

Answer 56

Attenuated

Question 57

Group of proteins in serum that finish off the work of antibodies to destroy bacteria and other cells

Answer 57

Complement

Question 58

Defense mechanism arising from antibodies in the blood

Answer 58

Humoral immunity

Question 59

Serum taken from another human or animal that has antibodies to a disease

Answer 59

Immune serum

Question 60

Preparation to generate active immunity

Answer 60

Vaccine

Question 61

To administer a vaccine

Answer 61

Vaccinate

Question 62

Administration of a vaccine

Answer 62

Vaccination

Question 63

Antigen from someone else in the same species

Answer 63

Allogen

Question 64

Pertaining to allogen

Answer 64

Allogenic

Question 65

Skin graft from another person or cadaver

Answer 65

Allograft

Question 66

Reaction directed against foreign tissue

Answer 66

Alloimmune

Question 67

Immediate severe allergic response

Answer 67

Anaphylaxis

Question 68

Pertaining to anaphylaxis

Answer 68

Anaphylactic

Question 69

Compound liberated in tissues as a result of injury or an allergic response

Answer 69

Histamine

Question 70

Drug used to treat allergic symptoms because of its action antagonistic to histamine

Answer 70

Antihistamine

Question 71

Exaggerated abnormal reaction to an allergen

Answer 71

Hypersensitivity

Question 72

Failure of the immune system

Answer 72

Immunodeficiency

Question 73

Suppression of the immune response by an outside agent

Answer 73

Immunosuppression

Question 74

Rash of itchy wheals (hives)

Answer 74

Urticaria

Question 75

Inactive

Answer 75

Dormant

Question 76

Process to develop an infection

Answer 76

Incubation

Question 77

A malignancy often seen in AIDS patients

Answer 77

Kaposi sarcoma

Question 78

Washing out of a hallow cavity, tube or organ

Answer 78

Lavage

Question 79

An organism or a disease in a host with lower resistance

Answer 79

Opportunistic

Question 80

Virus that replicates in a host cell by converting its RNA core into DNA

Answer 80

Retrovirus

Question 81

Group of infectious agents that require living cells for growth and reproduction

Answer 81

Virus

Question 82

Pertaining to or caused by a virus

Answer 82

Viral