Lymphatic/Immune System

What is the name of the lymphatic tissue found in the back of the throat?

• thymus

• spleen

• tonsils

• liver

What is the name of the fluid inside the lymphatic vessels?

• Plasma

• Lymph

• Blood

• Tissue fluid

What do we call the bean-shaped structures that are scattered around the body as part of the lymphatic system?

• lymph capillaries

• tonsils

• spleen

• lymph nodes

What is the function of lymph nodes?

• carry excess lymph fluid away from tissues

• drain lymph back into the circulatory system

• filter foreign particles from the lymph

• absorb fat from the gut

What do we call the large lymphatic vessels that drain lymph back into the circulatory system?

• lymph capillaries

• lymph veins

• lymph nodes

• lymph ducts

Foreign proteins that gain access to the body through cuts and scrapes, through the digestive or circulatory systems, or through the urinary and reproductive systems are called ____.

• mineralocorticoids

• immunoglobulins

• antigens

• antibodies

Special lymphatic vessels that absorb fats and transport them from the digestive tract to the blood are called ____.

• peyer"s patch

• vili

• trabeculae

• lacteals

Immunity that can be acquired naturally, such as when we are exposed to a bacterial or viral infection, or that can be acquired artificially, such as when we receive a vaccine, is known as ____.

• antigen presentation

• passive immunity

• active immunity

• congenital immunity

Cells that are descendants of activated T and B cells produced during an initial immune response, which exist in the body for years, enabling it to respond quickly to future infections, are known as ____.

• memory cells

• killer B's

• suppressor T cells

• killer T cells

Lymphocytes that produce antibodies and provide humoral immunity, which is particularly effective against circulating bacterial and viral infections, are called ____.

• A lymphocytes

• B lymphocytes

• D lymphocytes

• T lymphocytes