Chapter 24 Part 2

Question 1

Which lymphoma type is more common, occurs in all age groups, characterized by enlarge spleen, anemia, and general malaise.

Answer 1

Non-Hodgkin disease

Question 2

Which lymphoma type has 90%-95% cure rate of spotted early? Characterized by painless, enlargement of one or more lymph nodes.

Answer 2

Hodgkin disease

Question 3

What is the largest single mass of lymphatic tissue in the body? Contains white and red pulp, is most often damaged in cases of abdominal trauma.

Answer 3

Spleen

Question 4

True or false: no other structure/ organ can adequately take over the functions of the spleen after splenectomy.

Answer 4

False: red bone marrow and liver can take over spleen function

Question 5

Egg- shaped masses of lymphatic tissue not surrounded by capsule are what? Examples of this?

Answer 5

Lymph nodules, tonsils and aggregated lymphatic follicles

Question 6

For innate immunity, what is the first line of defense? Prevents invasion of pathogens into interior body.

Answer 6

Barrier: skin and mucous membrane

Question 7

Innate immunity second line of defense?

Answer 7

Internal defenses: antimicrobial substances, phagocytes, natural killer cells, inflammation, fever

Question 8

What are the four signs/ symptoms of inflammation?

Answer 8

Redness, heat, swelling, pain

Question 9

An abnormally high body temperature, commonly occurring during infection and inflammation, happens due to hypothalamic thermostat reset is what?

Answer 9

Fever

Question 10

Substances that the immune system recognizes as foreign are known as what?

Answer 10

Antigens

Question 11

Sometimes tissue undergoes changes that cause the adaptive immune system to recognize them as foreign and attack them, thus leads to what kind of condition?

Answer 11

Auto-immune disease

Question 12

Name the two cell types that originate in red bone marrow that carry out adaptive immune responses

Answer 12

B cells and T cells

Question 13

Specific proteins that bind to and inactivate specific antigens are known as?

Answer 13

Antibodies

Question 14

Name the 3 major types of T cells?

Answer 14

Helper T cells, cytotoxic T cells, memory T cells

Question 15

What type of bat cells are like soldiers that battle with foreign invaders? Their name represents its function: “killing cells”.

Answer 15

Cytotoxic T cells

Question 16

What type of T cell remains in lymphatic tissues after original infection to more speedily recognize the same antigen if the same antigen should arrive at a later date? This allows for a faster immune reaction than first antigen.

Answer 16

Memory T cells

Question 17

What type of T cell aids other cells of the adaptive immune system in fighting invaders?

Answer 17

Helper T cells

Question 18

To reduce rejection risk, what is given to organ donor recipients?

Answer 18

Immunosuppressive drugs

Question 19

What condition is characterized by an assortment of infections due to progressive destruction of immune system cells in a persons body who has been afflicted by human immunodeficiency virus?

Answer 19

AIDS

Question 20

What type of cell stays in lymphatic tissues? When activated, these develop into plasma cells, which then secret specific antibodies which inactivate specific antigens.

Answer 20

B cells

Question 21

The antibody levels during subsequent infections of certain antigens that is far greater and is more intense is a primary or secondary response?

Answer 21

Secondary response

Question 22

During initial contact with a Specific antigen, antibodies aren’t present for a few days then slowly rise followed by a slow decline is a primary or secondary response?

Answer 22

Primary response

Question 23

This extreme, sometimes life-threatening allergic reaction to an antigen (allergen) in a hypersensitive person, characterized by airways constriction and shock due to vasodilation and fluid loss from blood.

Answer 23

Anaphylactic shock

Question 24

During old age the immune system is weaker and..

Answer 24

More prone to infections