Lymphatic system

Which term means "cell eating?"

• Pinocytosis
• Phagocytosis
• Leukocyte
• Leukosis

Where do T cells mature?

• blood
• bone marrow
• thymus
• tonsils

Which type of cells make antibodies?

• A cells
• B cells
• M cells
• T cells

In which condition does the body turn against itself and mistakenly attack normal cells?

• autoimmune disease
• allergy
• Hodgkin's disease
• cardiovascular disease

What is the body's hypersensitive response to an outside substance that is otherwise harmless?

• autoimmune disease
• allergy
• Hodgkin's disease
• cardiovascular disease

Which tissue produces lymphocytes and filters out impurities and harmful substances from the lymph?

• spleen
• tonsils
• thymus
• lymph nodes

How is lymph moved through lymphatic vessels?

• Contractions of the small intestine
• Blood cells carry lymph through the vessels
• Contractions of the heart
• Contractions of skeletal muscle around the vessels

Skin, mucus, hairs and sebaceous secretions all contribute to the effectiveness of which type of nonspecific defense?

• Interferons
• Complement system
• Physical barriers
• Phagocytes

Macrophages...

• Keep bacteria from replicating
• Bind to viruses
• "Eat" foreign cells
• Alert killer T cells

what pathogen can be treated by antibiotics

• virus
• bacteria
• protozoa
• fungi