The Lymphoid Organs

Question 1

The most important function of the complement is to

Answer 1

Lyse bacterial cells and mammalian cells

Question 2

Are the organs that are involced in the production of the immune cells

Answer 2

Lymphoid Organs

Question 3

Sites of three important processes in Lymphoid Organs

Answer 3

Maturation
Differentiation
Proliferation

Question 4

The growth of the cell from the time it is produced until such time that it is functional

Answer 4

Maturation

Question 5

Specialization of the cell as to wether it
will become the cell of the innate immunity or the adaptive immunity or the activation of the cells of the adaptive immunity is also known as differentiation wether it becomes a T cell or B cell

Answer 5

Differentiation

Question 6

Multiplication of the cells into many copies
of the same cells

Answer 6

Proliferation

Question 7

Maturation is in what category

Answer 7

Primary

Question 8

Sites of maturation

Answer 8

Primary
Thymus and Bone Marrow

Question 9

Thymus is located along the

Answer 9

Sternum

Question 10

where the T cell actually matures

Answer 10

Thymus

Question 11

are subpopulation of lymphocytes which are actually produced in the bone marrow but they migrate early on to the thymus where they mature.

Answer 11

T cells

Question 12

_________ which is the covering and it is where newly migrated cells go

Answer 12

Cortex of thymus

Question 13

✓ ___________ is located towards the center and is
the area for newly formed cells which replaces the old ones.

Answer 13

Medulla of the thymus

Question 14

Where all the blood cells are actually produced

Answer 14

Bone Marrow

Question 15

Are the sites of differentiation and proliferation
Where the first encounter of the antigen takes place for the adaptive immunity

Answer 15

Secondary

Question 16

sites of differentiation and proliferation in Secondary

Answer 16

Spleen
Lymph Nodes
MALT
Cutaneous Immune System

Question 17

Two compartment/parts of the spleen

Answer 17

Red pulp
White pulp

Question 18

Site of sequestration of RBC

Answer 18

Red pulp of spleen

Question 19

Site of sequestration of phagocytes

Answer 19

White pulp of spleen

Question 20

Lymph nodes are divided into

Answer 20

Cortex
Paracortex
Medulla

Question 21

Why do lymph nodes swell during respiratory infection?

Answer 21

Because if the antigen will enter through the respiratory tract and your cells will encounter them, the nearest outpost is your lymph nodes

Question 22

Site for B cells

Answer 22

Cortex of lymph nodes

Question 23

Site for T cells and antigen presenting cells

Answer 23

Paracortex

Question 24

Site for the macrophages

Answer 24

Medulla of lymph nodes

Question 25

MALT is also called the

Answer 25

Mucous Associated Lymphoid Tissue

Question 26

Location of MALT

Answer 26

GALT - Gut Associated Lymphoid Tissue (stomach) Peyer’s patches - found in Ileum BALT - Bronchi Associated Lymphoid Tissue (respiratory)

Question 27

Immune cells located just below the skin

Answer 27

Cutaneous Immune System