Midterm Review Flashcards
Interstitial fluid is known as lymph when it?
enters the lymphatics
These spherical bodies consisting of tightly packed cells can be found in lymph nodes and other lymphoid organs?
lymphatic follicles
Which of the following best describes the route that lymph takes as it moves through a lymph node?
afferent lymphatic vessels–subcapsular sinuses–medulla sinuses—hilus
All of the following are functions of the spleen except?
stores and breaksdown products of WBC for later use
Which of the following is true concerning the tonsils?
Pharyngeal tonsils are also called adenoids
The skin and tears are examples of this type of immunity?
Non specific immunity
Breast milk is an example of this type of immunity?
Naturally acquired passive immunity
Exposure to measles results in immunity to that disease, what is the name of this type of immunity?
natural acquired active immunity
This type of phagoctye is the most abundant type of white blood cell?
neutrophils
What amount of interstitial fluid can be found in tissue spaces any given day?
3 liters
Lymph capillaries can be found in which of the following areas?
between blood capillaries in loose connective tissue
All of the following are lymphatic trunks except?
Paired thoracic trunks
The thoracic duct has an enlarged pouch like structure which is a storage area for lymph called?
cisterna chyli
Lymphocytes such as tcells and bcells arise from this type of tissue?
red bone marrow
All of the following can be considers non specific types of immunity except?
serous membrane
The average normal body temperature for a human being is?
37 degrees celsius
These types of cells maintain a blueprint of antigens that have infected the body?
memory cells
A vaccination for chicken pox using a dead form of the antigen is classified as what type of immunity?
Artificial acquired active immunity
This type of lymphocyte is also called a null cell?
natural killer cells
What is an antigen?
anything that can cause a systemic immune response resulting in cellular memory
What type of vitamins can be stored in the liver?
fat soluble
This type of phagocyte changes into a macrophage when it leaves blood and enters tissues?
monocytes
The falciform ligament is attached to the?
anterior abdominal wall and liver
These types of cells secrete antibodies into the blood to form an army of protection?
plasma cells
Sensitized Tcells?
produce cell mediated immunity
The lymphocyte known as a tcell has to migrate and mature in this lymph organ?
thymus
The lymph vessel that drains fats from the intestine are called?
lacteals
There are more afferent vessels travelling towards a lymph node then there are efferent vessels travelling away from the node?
true
How does lymph move through the lymphatic system?
with the help of contraction and relaxation of skeletal muscles
Which part of the body does the thoracic duct drain?
the left half of the head,neck and chest, the left upper extremity and the entire body inferior to the ribs
Which of the following does not apply to antibodies?
they are also called complement proteins
The complement binding sites are?
also called the antibody antigen complex
This type of phagocyte has a short life span in the tissue once it leaves the bone marrow?
neutophils
The function of the gall bladder is?
storage of bile
When discussing the human liver the quadrate lobe is?
located posterior inferior to the left lobe
This structure is a remnant of the fetal umbilical vein?
round ligament
Which of the following is not part of the portal triad?
hepatic portal vein
Bile is composed of all of the following except?
carbohydrates
All of the following are functions of the liver except?
storage of vitamin c
Which of the following is true concerning the liver?
it weighs about 3 pounds
