MT: Immune/ Lymphatic

When a splinter goes into the skin, what harmful things does it bring with it?

• Leukocytes

• Lymphocytes

• Pathogens

• Allergens

How do the immune cells in your body recognize the harmful things that cause disease?

• Pollen

• Allergen

• Pathogen

• Antigen

When a pathogen is recognized, the first response is inflammation, which dilates blood vessels and allows leukocytes to enter the infected area.

Which chemical message triggers inflammation?

• Histamine

• Dopamine

• Antigen

• Allergen

What are the Y-shaped protein weapons that B lymphocytes use to destroy pathogens?

• Antimicrobials

• Antibodies

• Antibiotics

• Antihistamines

When inflammation needs to be reduced, the eosinophils (leukocyte) release a chemical message that causes blood vessels to become narrow again.

This is also the name of OTC drugs that help reduce the symptoms of seasonal allergies.

• Allergens

• Antigens

• Histamines

• Antihistamines

In the lymphatic system, there are vessels, nodes (junctions) and the liquid lymph flowing through them.

Which term describes lymph nodes?

• Lymphatic

• Lymphangial

• Lymphadenal

• Lymphocyte

What is the benign growth (tumor) of the thymus?

• Thyrosis

• Thyroma

• Thymosis

• Thymoma

Which condition describes when a blocked lymph vessel causes it to swell with lymph?

• Lymphoplasm

• Lymphoma

• Lymphotrophy

• Lymphedema

With tonsillitis, the tonsils swell and increase the risk of further infection. The response is the surgical removal of the tonsils, called

• Tonsillocentesis

• Tonsilloplasty

• Tonsillectomy

• Tonsillotomy

This is a general term for any cancer that begins with any kind of lymphatic cell, including thymus, lymph node spleen or bone marrow.

• Lymphedema

• Lymphitis

• Lymphotrophy

• Lymphoma