Lymphatic and Immune Systems

Which of the following is NOT a function of the lymphatic system

• Innate defense against pathogens

• Transports lipids and lipid-soluble vitamins into the bloodstream

• Generates an immune response against antigens in the interstitial fluid

• Production and maturation of lymphocytes

Which statement is true?

• Macrophages are a type of neutrophil

• Endocytes are a type of leucocyte

• Macrophages are a type of phagocyte

• Phagocytes are a type of macrophage

• Hepatic macrophages are a type of endocyte

The jugular trunk drains fluid from:

• the neck

• the chest

• the head

• the superior vena cava

Lymphatic ducts are formed from a fusion of lymphatic ______

Which of the following is NOT a stage of tissue repair

• Inflammation

• Regeneration or Fibrosis

• Fever

• Organization

Interferons

• prevent proper tissue healing

• sound the alarm at damage sites

• are immune cells that target other immune cells and healthy cells

• limit viral production

Dendritic cells capture ____________ and deliver them to lymph nodes

• antigens

• antibodies

• any foreign substance

• neural signals

• white blood cells

Stroma is produced in

• red blood cells

• reticular cells

• dendritic cells

• interstitial fluid

• lymphocytes

Natural killer cells are

• the smallest of the white blood cells

• a parasite that inserts its own DNA into a host cell to reproduce

• cells with cytoplasmic extensions that grab foreign material

• large, granular lymphocytes

• another name for reticular cells

Lymphocytes that produce antibodies and remembers antigens to prepare future antibodies

• T-lymphocytes

• B-lymphocytes

• Neutrophils

• Natural Killer Cells

• Lymphoids