Quiz 12: The Lymphatic System

Question 1

What are troublesome small molecules or incomplete antigens that may mount an attack that is harmful rather than protective called?

Answer 1

Haptens

Question 2

T cells or B cells that are capable of responding to a specific antigen by binding to it with antigen-specific receptors that appear on the lymphocyte’s surface are considered ________.

Answer 2

Immunocompetent

Question 3

Fluids that have escaped the cardiovascular system are picked up by the ________.

Answer 3

Lymphatic system

Question 4

The binding of complement proteins to certain sugar or proteins on a foreign cell’s surface is called ________.

Answer 4

Complement fixation

Question 5

All lymph flows in a one-way system toward the ________.

Answer 5

Heart

Question 6

Excess accumulation of fluid, which impairs the exchange of materials within the tissues, is called ________.

Answer 6

Edema

Question 7

What small proteins are secreted by virus-infected cells to help defend cells that have not yet been infected?

Answer 7

Interferons

Question 8

Peyer’s patches and the tonsils are part of the collection of small lymphoid tissues that protect the upper respiratory and digestive tracts from infection and are referred to as ________.

Answer 8

MALT or mucosa-associated lymphatic tissue

Question 9

Redness, heat, swelling, and pain are the four most common indicators of ________.

Answer 9

Acute inflammation

Question 10

Bacteria and tumor cells are removed from lymph by ________.

Answer 10

Lymph nodes