Lymphatic System Review

Lymph flows:

• in a circular path like blood
• away from the heart
• toward the heart
• into the venules

Which of the following would be filtered out by the lymph nodes?

• red blood cell debris
• bacteria
• proteins
• water

Macrophages (big eaters) are derived from what cells?

• cells of the thymus gland
• erythrocytes formed in the bone marrow
• neutrophils formed in the spleen
• monocytes formed in the bone marrow

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Which of the following is a sign of inflammation?

• fever
• hypertension
• edena
• capillary constriction

Which of the following is not a lymphoid organ?

• thymus gland
• liver
• Peyer's patches
• tonsils

Peyer's patches are found:

• in the pharynx
• in the thorax near the chest
• in the pancreas
• in the small intestines

Which cells produce large quantities of antibodies once "activated" or stimulated to do so?

• plasma cells
• helper T cells
• memory B cells
• cytotoxic T cells

These chemicals affect the "thermostat" in your hypothalamus causing a fever:

• myosin
• antibody
• antigen
• pyrogen

Any bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.

• organism
• antibody
• pathogen
• antigen

Another name for the specific defense system is:

• immune system
• first line of defense
• blood-brain barrier
• cell mediated defense system