Immune

Question 1

What all does the immune system include?

Answer 1

lymphatic system
red bone marrow
leukocytes/WBC

Question 2

Where are lymph nodes located?

Answer 2

neck
armpits
groin area

Question 3

Where all is lymphatic tissue located?

Answer 3

tonsils
adenoids
thymus
spleen
Peyer's patches

Question 4

Function of tonsils

Answer 4

protect against pathogens entering the body through the mouth and throat

located in the pharynx (throat)

Question 5

Function of thymus

Answer 5

maturation chamber for the immature T cell that are formed in the bone marrow

Question 6

Function of the spleen

Answer 6

cleans the blood of dead cells and pathogens

Question 7

Function of Peyer’s patches

Answer 7

protect the digestive system from pathogens

located in the small intestine

Question 8

What does the body’s general immune defense include?

Answer 8

skin
ciliated mucous membrane
glandular secretions
gastric secretions
normal bacterial popultions

Question 9

Responses to an infection

Answer 9

localized redness
tissue repair
fluid seeing healing agents

Question 10

What acts the complement system to repel bacterial and pathogens?

Answer 10

plasma proteins

Question 11

Which 3 types of WBCs form the foundation of the body’s immune system?

Answer 11

Macrophages
T lymphocytes
B lymphocytes

Question 12

Function of macrophages

Answer 12

phagocytes that alert T cells to the presence of foreign substances

Question 13

Function of T lymphocytes

Answer 13

directly attack cells infected by viruses and bacteria

Question 14

Function of B lymphocytes

Answer 14

target specific bacteria for destruction

Question 15

When is an immune response antibody-mediated?

Answer 15

when the response is to an antigen

Question 16

When is an immune response cell-mediated?

Answer 16

when the response is to already infected cells

Question 17

Where are leukocytes produced?

Answer 17

red bone marrow

Question 18

Function of dendritic cells

Answer 18

present antigen (foreign particles) to T cel

Question 19

Short living phagocytes that respond quickly to invades

Answer 19

Neutrophils

Question 20

Function of basophils

Answer 20

alert the body of invasion

Question 21

Function of eosinophils

Answer 21

large, long-living phagocytes that defend against multicellular invaders

Question 22

Function of Helper T Cells

Answer 22

helps the body fight infections by producing antibodies and other chemicals

Question 23

Function of Killer T Cells

Answer 23

destroy cells that are infected with a virus or pathogen and tumor cells

Question 24

Function of Suppressor T Cells

Answer 24

stop or “suppress” the other T cells when the battle is over

Question 25

Function of Memory T Cells

Answer 25

remain in the blood on alert in case the invader attacks again

Question 26

Function of B Lymphocytes

Answer 26

produces antibodies

aka B cells

Question 27

Proteins on the surface of bacteria, viruses, and fungi

Answer 27

Antigens

Question 28

Adaptive immunity

Answer 28

encounters infection or has an immunization

Question 29

Naturally acquired active immunity

Answer 29

exposed and builds immunity without an immunization

Question 30

Artificially acquired active immunity

Answer 30

exposed and builds immunity due to a vaccine

Question 31

Naturally acquired passive immunity

Answer 31

happens during pregnancy; antibodies move from the mother’s bloodstream to the fetus

also occurs during breast feeding

Question 32

Artificially acquired passive immunity

Answer 32

immunization given in recent outbreaks or emergency situations