Exam 14: The Lymphatic System and Immunity

A vaccine works because it takes the place of the ____________________ to the pathogen.

In innate immunity, the function of neutrophils is ____________________, and the function of basophils is to produce ____________________.

In adaptive immunity, the process of complement fixation is activated by a(n) ____________________.

Which statement is NOT true of innate immunity?

The right lymphatic duct empties lymph into the:

Recovery from a disease provides:

An example of artificially acquired passive immunity is:

Which statement is true of the mechanism of cell-mediated immunity?

Natural killer cells are different from other lymphocytes because they:

The thoracic duct empties lymph into the ____________________ vein.

Ingested pathogens are usually destroyed by the ____________________ in the ____________________.

During the first exposure to a pathogen such as the chickenpox virus, antibodies are produced at a ____________________ rate of speed and in ____________________ amounts.

In adaptive immunity, the process of complement fixation destroys cellular antigens by ____________________.

Naturally acquired active immunity occurs when a person ____________________.

Lymph nodes and nodules contain ____________________ to phagocytize pathogens and ____________________ that produce antibodies.

The cells in the spleen that phagocytize pathogens are ____________________, and the cells that produce antibodies are ____________________.

Placental transmission of maternal antibodies to a fetus provides ____________________ acquired ____________________ immunity.

In adaptive immunity, the labeling of a foreign antigen by antibodies is called ____________________, and it results in ____________________ of the antigen.

Blood plasma becomes tissue fluid by the process of ____________________.

When the spleen destroys old RBCs, ____________________ is formed from the heme portion of the ____________________.