Lymphatic

Question 1

What is the term for vulnerability or lack or resistance?

Answer 1

Susceptibility

Question 2

It is the ability to ward off damage or disease through our defenses.

Answer 2

Immunity or resistance

Question 3

It is a general type of immunity that refers to defenses that are present at birth.

Answer 3

Innate immunity

Question 4

They are bean-shaped and function as a type of filter.

Answer 4

Lymph nodes

Question 5

What is the largest single mass of lymphatic tissue in the body?

Answer 5

Spleen

Question 6

They are egg-shaped masses of lymphatic tissue also referred to as “Mucosa-Associated Lymphatic Tissue (MALT)”

Answer 6

Lymphatic nodules

Question 7

What are the 5 cardinal signs of inflammation?

Answer 7

Rubor (redness)
Calor (heat/warmth)
Tumor (swelling)
Dolor (pain)
Functio laesa (loss of function)

Question 8

Two properties that distinguish adaptive from innate immunity:

Answer 8

Specificity and Memory

Question 9

The only class of antibody or immunoglobulin that crosses placenta from mother to fetus.

Answer 9

Immunoglobulin G (IgG)

Question 10

What antibody or immunoglobulin is found in breast milk and secretions such as sweat, tears, saliva, and mucus?

Answer 10

Immunoglobulin A (IgA)