Exam 15: The Lymphatic and Immune Systems

What action is initiated when lymph enters a lymph node through the afferent vessel?

Cancer cells can become trapped in lymph nodes, which may necessitate their surgical removal.

Name the two types of antibody tests used to screen for AIDS: _______________________________ and ____________________________________.

An important function of the spleen is to destroy and remove worn out red blood cells while preserving the hemoglobin.

Match each condition/disease with its description. -infectious disease caused by the Epstein-Barr virus

A severe and sometimes fatal allergic reaction is called ____________________.

Health care professionals who carefully follow prescribed precautions are at very low risk of contracting HIV from patients.

Which would be the spleen's first action in response to a deep knife wound in the leg?

Which organ can be seriously affected by infectious mononucleosis?

The function of the thymus is to produce lymph fluid.

How does inoculation protect the body against infectious diseases?

The ____________________ stores large amounts of red blood cells.

The types of immunity a person is born with is called _____ immunity.

An immunoglobulin is a protein that functions specifically as an antibody.

Hodgkin's disease is also known as the "kissing disease."

Which of the following actions have been shown to transmit HIV from one person to another?

The substance that diffuses from the capillaries into the tissue spaces is called _____.

Match each condition/disease with its description. -serious allergic reaction

A health care student is planning to get the hepatitis B series of injections. They have never had this vaccine before. How many injections would they anticipate receiving?

Which condition is believed to cause increased susceptibility to infections and slower healing in older adults?