Exam 15: The Lymphatic and Immune Systems

Match each condition/disease with its description. -cancer of the lymph nodes

If a person has been fully immunized as a child, there is no need for vaccines during adulthood.

It is possible for a person who is experiencing no symptoms of AIDS to carry and transmit HIV to others.

Unbroken skin and mucus are examples of _____.

The _________________________ can be considered a supplement to the circulatory system.

There are three pairs of tonsils named ____________________, ____________________, and ____________________.

Drugs are used to control the HIV virus by blocking ______________________________.

____________________ acts as an intermediary between the blood in the capillaries and the body's tissues.

Match each condition/disease with its description. -condition caused by antibodies binding to the bronchi and bronchioles

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends the use of ______________________________ when engaging in sex to reduce the chance of transmitting HIV.

Match each condition/disease with its description. -infection of the tonsils

Match each condition/disease with its description. -serious, usually fatal, disease caused by suppression of the immune system

Match each condition/disease with its description. -autoimmune disease in which the skin and blood vessels thicken

By what means is lymph fluid pushed through the lymph vessels?

Match each condition/disease with its description. -inflammation and swelling of the lymph nodes

It is not uncommon for a person who contracts HIV to live without serious symptoms for as long as 10 years.

Which of the following best describes an opportunistic infection?

The body's ability to resist pathogens is called ____________________.

_________________________ are tiny, oval-shaped structures ranging in size from a pinhead to an almond.

Which of the following diseases suppresses the body's immune system?