lymphatic system & immunity

Question 1

a specialized fuild formed in the tissue spaces and transported by lymphatic vessels

Answer 1

lymph

Question 2

five parts/ structures of the body that make up the lymphatic system

Answer 2

lymph, lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, thymus, spleen

Question 3

2 types of vessels that are mircoscopic

Answer 3

Lymphatic & blood capilliaries

Question 4

describe the movement of flow of lymph

Answer 4

one way

Question 5

2 terminal vessels of the lymphatic system

Answer 5

right lymphatic and thoracic duct

Question 6

the largest of the 2 terminal vessels of the lymphatic system ( recieves fluid from about 3/4 of the body)

Answer 6

thoracic duct

Question 7

lymphatic vessels have a “beaded” appearance caused by _____ that assist in maintaining the flow of lymph

Answer 7

valves

Question 8

an enlarged pouch-like structure of the lymphatic systme

Answer 8

cisterna chyli

Question 9

lymph is filtered by these structures

Answer 9

lymph nodes

Question 10

lymph from the right upper extremity and from the right side of the head, neck and upper torso flows into this

Answer 10

right lymphatic duct

Question 11

part of the lymphatic system locatedin the mediastinum

Answer 11

thymus

Question 12

part of the lymphatic system that is important in the maturation of specialized lymphocytes

Answer 12

thymus

Question 13

T-lymphocytes, specialized lymphocytes that circulate in the spleen, tonsils and lymph nodes are delvoped here

Answer 13

thymus

Question 14

moderate exercise increses or decreases the immune system

Answer 14

increases

Question 15

strenuous exercise increases or decreases the immune system

Answer 15

decreases

Question 16

they help protect against bacteria that may invade tissues in the area around the openings between the nasal & oral cavities

Answer 16

tonsils

Question 17

the largest lymphoid organ in the body

Answer 17

spleen

Question 18

the organ holds one pint of blood for future needs

Answer 18

spleen

Question 19

this organ removes (via filtration & phagocytosis) many bacteria and other foreign substances

Answer 19

spleen

Question 20

this organ destroys worn out RBC’s

Answer 20

spleen

Question 21

onces RBC’s are destroyed, this organ salvages the iron found in hemoglobin for future use

Answer 21

spleen

Question 22

the name for the removal of the spleen

Answer 22

splenctomy

Question 23

a breastfed infant is receiving an active or passive immunity

Answer 23

passive

Question 24

a child has just had an inoculation. he has recieved an active or passive immunity

Answer 24

active

Question 25

2 types of protien molecules that are critical to the immune system functioning effectively

Answer 25

antibodies & complements

Question 26

these are protein compounds that are normally found in the body; produced to suppress of destroy antigenss

Answer 26

antibodies

Question 27

3 phagocytes of the immune system

Answer 27

nuetrophils
monocytes
macrocytes

Question 28

2 types of lymphocyes

Answer 28

t-cells
b-cells

Question 29

once in the tissues, monocytes develop into these phagocytic cells

Answer 29

macrophages

Question 30

some of these phagocytes cells are like police officers; they patrol through the tissues to engolf bacteria wherever they find them

Answer 30

Macrophages

Question 31

Macrophages found in the small air sacs of the lungs are called ____

Answer 31

dust cells

Question 32

Macrophages found in the spaces between liver cells are called ____

Answer 32

kupffer’s cells

Question 33

these are the most numerous cells of the immune system

Answer 33

lymphocytes

Question 34

these are cells responsible for antibody production

Answer 34

lympocytes

Question 35

these are primitive cells in the bone marrow that can become any type of cell

Answer 35

stem cells