Exam 15: The Lymphatic and Immune Systems

When a person is infected with a virus, but does not develop symptoms of that virus, the person is said to be ____________________.

Match each condition/disease with its description. -failure of the immune system to protect itself against foreign material

___________________________________ progressively destroys the body's T4-lymphocytes, the immune system's key infection fighters.

Match each condition/disease with its description. -chronic, multisymptom, inflammatory, autoimmune disease

Infants must be protected against all types of infection, because they are born without any type of immunity.

What is the meaning of autoimmunity?

The general term for inflammation and swelling of a lymph node is _____.

Hodgkin's disease is usually fatal.

Which of the following is the major reason why tonsils are not surgically removed as frequently today as in the past?

Lymph vessels are located in almost all the tissues and organs that have blood vessels.