Chapter 14 - Lymphatic/Immune

Question 1

Adaptive Immunity

Answer 1

Ability to recognize and remember specific antigens and attack them

Question 2

Adenoids

Answer 2

Mass of lymphatic tissue in the nasopharynx

Question 3

Antibody

Answer 3

Protein produced by B cells that destroy antigens

Question 4

Antigen

Answer 4

Substance that the body recognizes as foreign and starts an immune response

Question 5

Axillary nodes

Answer 5

Lymph nodes in the armpit

Question 6

B Cell

Answer 6

Lymphocyte that matures into a plasma cell to secrete antibodies

Question 7

Cell-mediated immunity

Answer 7

T cells that respond to antigens and destroy them

Question 8

Cervical Nodes

Answer 8

lymph nodes in the neck region

Question 9

complement system

Answer 9

proteins in the blood that help antibodies kill their target

Question 10

cytokines

Answer 10

proteins secreted by cytotoxic T cells to aid in antigen destruction

Question 11

cytotoxic T cell

Answer 11

lymphocyte that directly kills antigens

Question 12

dendritic cell

Answer 12

antigen-presenting cell

Question 13

helper T cell (CD4-positive T cell)

Answer 13

lymphocyte that aids B cells and stimulates T cells

Question 14

humoral immunity

Answer 14

B cells produce antibodies after exposure to specific antigens; a type of adaptive immunity

Question 15

immunity

Answer 15

body’s ability to resist toxins, infection, foreign organisms that damage tissues and organs

Question 16

immunoglobulins

Answer 16

antibodies such as IgA, IgE, IgG, IgM, and IgD secreted by plasma cells in response to the presence of an antigen

Question 17

immunotherapy

Answer 17

use of immune cells, antibodies, or vaccines to treat or prevent disease

Question 18

inguinal nodes

Answer 18

Nodes in the groin region

Question 19

interferons

Answer 19

proteins secreted by T cells to aid and regulate immune response

Question 20

interleukins

Answer 20

proteins that stimulate the growth of B & T lymphocytes

Question 21

Interstitial fluid

Answer 21

fluid in the spaces between cells

Question 22

lymph

Answer 22

thin, watery fluid found within lymphatic vessels and collected from tissues throughout the body

Question 23

lymph capillaries

Answer 23

tiniest lymphatic vessels

Question 24

lymphoid organs

Answer 24

lymph nodes, spleen, thymus gland

Question 25

*lymph node*

Answer 25

collection of stationary solid lymphatic tissue along lymph vessels

Question 26

lymph vessel

Answer 26

carrier of lymph throughout the body

Question 27

macrophage

Answer 27

large phagocyte found in lymph nodes and other tissues of the body

Question 28

mediastinal nodes

Answer 28

lymph nodes in the area between the lungs in the thoracic cavity

Question 29

mesentric nodes

Answer 29

lymph nodes in the mesentery

Question 30

monoclonal antibody

Answer 30

antibody produced in a laboratory to attack antigens and destroy cells

Question 31

natural immunity

Answer 31

protection that an individual is born with to fight infection such as neutrophils, monocytes, macrophages, etc.

Question 32

paraaortic nodes

Answer 32

lymph nodes near the aorta in the lumbar area of the body

Question 33

plasma cell

Answer 33

lymphocyte that secretes antibodies

Question 34

*right lymphatic duct*

Answer 34

lymphatic vessel in the chest that drains lymph from the upper right part of the body

Question 35

*spleen*

Answer 35

organ in the LUQ of the abdomen that destroys worn out red blood cells

Question 36

suppressor T cell

Answer 36

lymphocte that inhibits the activity of B & T cells

Question 37

T cell

Answer 37

lymphocyte that acts directly on antigens to destroy them or produce chemical that are toxic to antigens

Question 38

tolerance

Answer 38

ability of T lymphocytes to recognize and accept the body's own antigens as "self" or friendly so the body doesn't react against the body

Question 39

*thoracic duct*

Answer 39

large lymphatic vessel that drains lymph from the lower and left side of the body

Question 40

*thymus gland*

Answer 40

lymphoid organ in the mediastinum that conditions T cells to react to foreign cells and aids in the immune respnse

Question 41

tonsils

Answer 41

masses of lymphatic tissue in the back of the oropharynx

Question 42

toxin

Answer 42

poison

Question 43

vaccination

Answer 43

exposure of an individual to a foreign proteins that provokes an immune response

Question 44

vaccine

Answer 44

weakened or killed microorganisms, toxins, or other proteins given to induce immunity to infection or disease

Question 45

immun/o

Answer 45

protection

Question 46

axill/o

Answer 46

armpit

Question 47

lymph/o

Answer 47

lymph

Question 48

all/o

Answer 48

other

Question 49

-oid

Answer 49

resembling, derived from

Question 50

lymphaden/o

Answer 50

lymph node (gland)

Question 51

splen/o

Answer 51

spleen

Question 52

thym/o

Answer 52

thymus gland

Question 53

tox/o

Answer 53

poison

Question 54

ana-

Answer 54

again, anew

Question 55

auto-

Answer 55

self

Question 56

hyper-

Answer 56

excessive

Question 57

-phylaxis

Answer 57

protection

Question 58

inter-

Answer 58

between

Question 59

retro-

Answer 59

behind

Question 60

-stitial

Answer 60

pertaining to standing or positioned

Question 61

-cytosis

Answer 61

condition of cells

Question 62

-edema

Answer 62

swelling

Question 63

-globulin

Answer 63

protein