Exam 28: The Lymphatic and Immune Systems

Sherry is a 17-year-old patient who arrives at the office complaining of fever, headache, frequent cough, and being tired all the time. She is concerned because her boyfriend has similar symptoms and was recently diagnosed with mononucleosis. Which of the following precautions should you take while you are working with Sherry?

Which of the following is unique to an individual, is present on every cell in that person's body, and activates T cells?

Which type of immunity results from exposure to an antigen?

Which immunoglobulin is thought to control the activity of B cells?

Which of the following does not describe the spleen?

Major proteins in serum that attack pathogens and can also attract macrophages to pathogens and stimulate inflammation are called ________.

Mucous membranes and skin are examples of which type of nonspecific body defense?

Which nonspecific defense activates cells in the body to attack pathogens?

Which of the following describes a primary immune response?

Which of the following identifies how far cancer cells have spread?

Which of the following secrete chemicals that produce holes in the membranes of harmful cells but do not have to recognize a specific antigen to start destroying pathogens?

If lymph cannot be pushed through the vessels, ____.

Which of the following does not describe the thymus?

Which of the following describes the spleen?

Lymphocytes called ________ cells primarily target cancer cells, killing these harmful cells on contact by secreting chemicals that produce holes in the membranes, causing them to burst.

When normal cells create growths, the growths are called ________, meaning they are not cancerous.

Which of the following causes a rapid drop in blood pressure and is a life-threatening event?

The body's mechanisms to protect itself against pathogens in general are called nonspecific defenses or ________ immunity

Which type of activated T cells prevents a person from having the same disease twice?

Which of the following is an excessive immune response that involves IgE antibodies?