Ch. 34 Quiz

The body's defense network against infection is the:

• cardiovascular system

• respiratory system

• immune system

• circulatory system

Which may be the only sign of infection in a patient with neutropenia?

• fever

• redness

• swelling

• pain

The body's first line of defense is:

• inflammation

• phagocytosis

• antibodies and antigens

• skin and mucous membranes

A patient with leukemia has a platelet count of 48,000 / mm. Based on this report, this patient is at risk for:

• infection

• anemia

• bleeding

• sepsis

The most numerous white blood cells are the:

• neutrophils

• basophils

• lymphocytes

• eosinophils

Substances that make the antigen more recognizable to neutrophils, monocytes, and macrophages are:

• eicosanoids

• eosinophils

• antibodies

• cytokines

A condition that puts a person at risk for infection is:

• anemia

• thrombocytopenia

• eosinophils

• neutropenia

The body's ability to determine self from non-self is called:

• tolerance

• phagocytosis

• immunity

• inflammation

When there is a breakdown of tolerance, what types of diseases occur?

• autoimmune

• viral

• bacterial

• cancers

Lymphoid tissue found in the small intestine where it transitions into the large intestine, contains both macrophages and b and t lymphocytes.

• peyer patches

• lymph nodes

• thymus

• eicosanoids